LFC 6 - Jeggins vs Pencil PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jugdish Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eight Twinky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eight Twinky will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Patel
vs
Twinky

188 cm
25
204 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jugdish Patel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eight Twinky!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Patel is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Patel has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Twinky is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Patel yanks on the arm and Twinky is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Patel.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jugdish Patel!

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nueve Cinco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nueve Cinco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Spong
vs
Cinco

183 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nueve Cinco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cinco darts in and clinches Spong up against the cage.
Spong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cinco blocks it with crossed arms.
Spong scores a nice knee to the body.
Cinco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spong misses with a knee strike.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cinco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cinco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cinco blocks it with crossed arms.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but Cinco blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong misses with a knee strike.
Cinco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cinco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cinco misses with a knee to the head.
Spong tries a knee to the head but Cinco blocks it.
Spong pushes Cinco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cinco throws an elbow but misses.
Spong scores with a shot to the side of Cinco's head.
Spong blocking some punches.
Cinco misses with the head strike.
Cinco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Cinco is blocking nicely.
Spong tries to work over Cinco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cinco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cinco.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spong trying to land knees to the body.
Spong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cinco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spong is breathing heavily.
Cinco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cinco has a couple of punches blocked by Spong.
Spong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cinco blocks it with crossed arms.
Cinco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cinco managing to block the knees to the body from Spong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cinco.
Spong crunches a lovely knee into Cinco's ribcage.
Spong tries a knee to the head but Cinco blocks it.
Cinco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cinco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cinco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong misses with a knee to the head.
Cinco throws an elbow that misses.
Cinco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cinco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cinco throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Spong missing with knees to the body.
Cinco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spong avoids the elbow strike from Cinco, against the cage.
Cinco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spong misses with a knee strike.
Cinco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spong blocks it with crossed arms.
Cinco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spong lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spong missing with knees to the body.
Spong working Cinco over with knees to the body.
Cinco throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cinco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spong, pushing him back against the cage.
Spong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cinco blocks it with crossed arms.
Cinco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spong scores a nice knee to the body.
Spong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spong lands a nice uppercut.
Spong lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Spong.
Bryan Spong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spong tries a knee to the head but Cinco blocks it.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spong tries a knee to the head but Cinco blocks it.
Spong with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cinco blocks it with crossed arms.
Cinco lands a right hand.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Cinco is blocking nicely.
Cinco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cinco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Cinco is blocking nicely.
Spong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cinco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong lands a knee to the head.
Cinco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cinco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong misses with a knee to the head.
Spong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spong dodges an elbow strike from Cinco.
Spong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cinco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spong trying to land knees to the body.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Cinco tries to land a knee to the head but Spong blocks with his arms.
Cinco tries a knee to the head but Spong blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spong obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spong lands an elbow that stopped Cinco in his tracks for a moment.
Cinco looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cinco misses with a knee strike.
Spong tries a knee to the head but Cinco blocks it.
Cinco looking to throw knees to the head but Spong is blocking nicely.
Cinco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cinco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spong blocks it with crossed arms.
Spong misses with a knee strike.
Spong blocks an elbow strike.
Spong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cinco tries to land a knee to the head but Spong blocks with his arms.
Cinco misses with a knee strike.
Spong misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cinco misses with a knee to the head.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Cinco is blocking nicely.
Cinco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Cinco is blocking nicely.
Spong tries a knee to the head but Cinco blocks it.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Cinco is blocking nicely.
Cinco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spong misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cinco avoiding damage as Spong throws knees to the body.
Cinco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Cinco is blocking nicely.
Cinco misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Spong dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Spong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spong tries a knee to the head but Cinco blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spong obliges.
Spong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cinco avoids it.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cinco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Cinco is blocking nicely.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spong.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but Cinco blocks with his arms.
Cinco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cinco managing to block the knees to the body from Spong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cinco tries to land a knee to the head but Spong blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spong missing with knees to the body.
Cinco misses with the head strike.
Cinco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cinco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spong missing with knees to the body.
Spong dodges an elbow strike from Cinco.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.
Cinco misses with some punches.
Cinco misses with a knee to the head.
Cinco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spong trying to land knees to the body.
Cinco misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong avoids the elbow strike from Cinco, against the cage.
Cinco tries to land a knee to the head but Spong blocks with his arms.
Cinco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cinco misses with an elbow strike.
Spong tries to throw a body punch but Cinco avoids it by throwing Spong back against the cage.
Cinco avoiding damage as Spong throws knees to the body.
Cinco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spong blocks it with crossed arms.
Cinco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spong tries a knee to the head but Cinco blocks it.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but Cinco blocks with his arms.
Spong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cinco is defending well for now.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Cinco throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cinco misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Spong fails to land.
Cinco tries to land a knee to the head but Spong blocks with his arms.
Spong landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cinco.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Cinco is blocking nicely.
Cinco misses with a punch on the inside.
Cinco misses with an elbow strike.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cinco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cinco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spong misses with a body punch.
Spong looking to throw knees to the head but Cinco is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cinco.
Spong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nueve Cinco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cinco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cinco misses with a knee to the head.
Cinco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cinco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spong blocks it with crossed arms.
Cinco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spong has a couple of punches blocked by Cinco.
Bryan Spong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spong.

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 Bryan Spong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spong, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Spong!
Bryan Spong spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micky Feck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Feck
vs
Smith

185 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
24
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Atlantis

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Micky Feck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gilbert Smith!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Feck shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Feck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Feck misses with a straight left.
Feck throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Smith goes for a double leg but Feck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Feck continues to drive forward.
Feck misses with a body punch.
Feck wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Feck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Feck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feck tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Feck gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Micky Feck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Smith.
Feck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith blocking some punches.

Smith ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smith no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Feck has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Feck is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Feck scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Feck working some strikes from top position.
Feck throws a big right hand that misses.

Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Feck defends it easily.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Feck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Feck haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feck landing with the ground and pound.
Feck pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Feck slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Feck wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
Feck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Feck lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith is looking to control Feck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feck works his way into side control.
Smith is not content to let Feck control the position.
Feck lands some shots froms side control.
Feck looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Feck smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smith is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Feck has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Feck grinds an elbow into Smith's temple.

Smith is rocked!

It looks like Gilbert Smith has been cut.
Feck is staying tight to Smith's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Feck working the head with strikes.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Feck finish him?
Smith looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feck lands a strong strike to the head of Smith. That's dazed him! Feck looking to finish here. Smith is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Feck lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micky Feck!
In defeat, Gilbert Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'I cane out and gave it my best came up short but ill be back and this time ill be the winner'.

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Yulaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Leigertwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yulaw
vs
Leigertwood

183 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 The Island, Gabriel Yulaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dexter Leigertwood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yulaw closes the distance and clinches.
Yulaw is struggling to control the position.
Yulaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yulaw effectively controlling the action here.
Yulaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yulaw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leigertwood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Yulaw.
Leigertwood letting Yulaw take a breather here.
Leigertwood fails to pull guard.
Leigertwood tries to pull guard but Yulaw forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yulaw has Leigertwood pressed against the cage.
Yulaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yulaw lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yulaw landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yulaw lands a good knee to the midsection. Leigertwood won't want to take too many of those.

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

Yulaw takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Yulaw.
Yulaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yulaw lands a nice knee to the body.
Yulaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Leigertwood jumps guard.
Leigertwood looks winded!
Yulaw wants to stand but Leigertwood has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Leigertwood looking to control.
Our spies down at at Elite Training Facility inform us that Leigertwood has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Yulaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leigertwood on the ground.
Leigertwood looking for a sweep. Not yet Leigertwood, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Leigertwood has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Yulaw doesn't defend quickly enough and Leigertwood has managed to lock this one up! Can Yulaw escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Leigertwood on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dexter Leigertwood!
During a confident post fight interview, Dexter Leigertwood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nich DiMag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Dobrik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

DiMag
vs
Dobrik

175 cm
25
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nich DiMag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jan Dobrik!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DiMag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dobrik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DiMag doesn't manage to clinch there - Dobrik circles away.
DiMag misses with a double jab.
DiMag misses with an uppercut. Dobrik saw that one coming.
DiMag throws a leg kick
and Dobrik counters with a head kick.
Dobrik checks the leg kick.
DiMag moves in looking to clinch but Dobrik pushes him off.
DiMag tries to clinch up but Dobrik circles away and keeps his distance.
Dobrik swats away the attempt to clinch by DiMag.
The fight stays on the outside here - DiMag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DiMag looks to land a combination but Dobrik avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

DiMag moves into the clinch.
Dobrik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
DiMag looking to throw knees to the head but Dobrik is blocking nicely.
Dobrik managing to block the knees to the body from DiMag.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dobrik avoids it.
DiMag landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dobrik is trying to break free.
Dobrik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dobrik tries to break free but DiMag pushes him back against the cage.
DiMag looking to throw knees to the head but Dobrik is blocking nicely.
Dobrik managing to block the knees to the body from DiMag.
Stalling in the clinch from DiMag.
DiMag is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
DiMag with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DiMag lands with a light punch inside.
Dobrik wants to break the clinch but can't.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dobrik wants to break free but DiMag has control.
DiMag missing with knees to the body.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
DiMag tries to land knees in the clinch but Dobrik avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DiMag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dobrik is defending well for now.
DiMag is breathing heavily.
Dobrik working hard to break the clinch.
Dobrik can't break the clinch.
DiMag with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
DiMag is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dobrik is looking to break free of the clinch but DiMag has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DiMag has Dobrik pressed against the cage, preventing Dobrik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dobrik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DiMag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobrik.
Dobrik is looking to break free of the clinch but DiMag has double underhooks.
DiMag with an attempt at a knee that misses.
DiMag using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dobrik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dobrik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dobrik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DiMag has him pressed against the cage.
Dobrik is looking to break free of the clinch but DiMag has double underhooks.
Dobrik wants to get back to striking at distance but DiMag won't allow it.
DiMag tries a knee to the head but Dobrik blocks it.
DiMag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobrik.
DiMag tries to stall but Dobrik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
DiMag missing with knees to the body.
DiMag with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the head but Dobrik blocks with his arms.
DiMag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Dobrik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dobrik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dobrik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DiMag taking a breather.
Dobrik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
DiMag misses with the head strike.
Dobrik tries to break free but DiMag pushes him back against the cage.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the head but Dobrik blocks with his arms.
Dobrik managing to block the knees to the body from DiMag.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dobrik working hard to break the clinch.
DiMag wants to stall.
DiMag tries to land knees in the clinch but Dobrik avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dobrik swats away the attempt to clinch by DiMag.
DiMag fails with an attempt to clinch.
DiMag wants to clinch up but Dobrik keeps it at a distance.
DiMag misses with a low kick.

DiMag closes the distance and pushes Dobrik back into the cage.
Dobrik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
DiMag missing with knees to the body.
DiMag using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dobrik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dobrik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nich DiMag has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
DiMag misses with a knee strike.
Dobrik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DiMag misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrik can't break the clinch.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the head but Dobrik blocks with his arms.
DiMag has Dobrik pressed against the cage, preventing Dobrik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dobrik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DiMag scores a nice knee to the body.
DiMag prevents Dobrik from breaking the clinch.
DiMag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dobrik is defending well for now.
Dobrik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dobrik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DiMag missing with knees to the body.
Dobrik tries to break the clinch but DiMag is controlling the position.
Dobrik is trying to break free.
DiMag slowing the pace effectively.
DiMag misses with a punch on the inside.
DiMag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobrik.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrik is trying to push DiMag away but DiMag has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
DiMag missing with knees to the body.
Dobrik managing to block the knees to the body from DiMag.
Dobrik is trying to break the clinch but DiMag is controlling him.
Dobrik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
DiMag tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dobrik is trying to break the clinch but DiMag has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dobrik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
DiMag misses with some punches.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dobrik avoids it.
Dobrik tries to break free but DiMag pushes him back against the cage.
DiMag missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DiMag tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dobrik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dobrik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dobrik tries to break the clinch but DiMag is controlling the position.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the head but Dobrik blocks with his arms.
DiMag trying to land knees to the body.
Dobrik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dobrik tries to break free but DiMag pushes him back against the cage.
Dobrik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dobrik has had enough of the clinch but DiMag keeps him there for the moment.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
DiMag tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dobrik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dobrik is trying to force a seperation but DiMag has the dominant position.
DiMag trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrik is trying to break the clinch but DiMag has him pressed against the cage.
Dobrik wants to get back to striking at distance but DiMag won't allow it.
Dobrik tries to break free but DiMag pushes him back against the cage.
DiMag prevents Dobrik from breaking the clinch.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the head but Dobrik blocks with his arms.
Dobrik wants to get back to striking at distance but DiMag won't allow it.
Dobrik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
DiMag missing with knees to the body.
Dobrik tries to circle away but DiMag has him pinned against the cage.
DiMag tries to land knees in the clinch but Dobrik avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dobrik is looking to break free of the clinch but DiMag has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nich DiMag dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dobrik keeps the fight on the outside.
DiMag throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dobrik counters with a head kick.
DiMag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dobrik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DiMag doesn't manage to clinch there - Dobrik circles away.

DiMag moves into the clinch.
Dobrik avoiding damage as DiMag throws knees to the body.
DiMag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobrik.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the head but Dobrik blocks with his arms.
Dobrik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dobrik has had enough of the clinch but DiMag keeps him there for the moment.
Dobrik blocking some punches.
DiMag keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dobrik's efforts to push away.
Dobrik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DiMag has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dobrik avoids it.
DiMag tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dobrik is trying to force a seperation but DiMag has the dominant position.
Dobrik avoiding damage as DiMag throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from DiMag fails to land.
Dobrik working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
DiMag tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dobrik tries to break the clinch but DiMag is controlling the position.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dobrik avoids it.
DiMag throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dobrik blocks it with crossed arms.
Dobrik avoiding damage as DiMag throws knees to the body.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DiMag doesn't manage to clinch there - Dobrik circles away.
DiMag throws a right hand that Dobrik ducks under and follows up with a left that Dobrik also avoids with ease.
DiMag moves in looking to clinch but Dobrik pushes him off.
DiMag moves in looking to clinch but Dobrik pushes him off.
DiMag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DiMag is looking to clinch.
Dobrik keeps the fight on the outside.
Dobrik circles away from the clinch attempt.
DiMag tries to clinch there but Dobrik circles away.
Dobrik swats away the attempt to clinch by DiMag.
DiMag wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DiMag tries to clinch up but Dobrik circles away and keeps his distance.

DiMag closes the distance and clinches.
Dobrik is looking to break free of the clinch but DiMag has double underhooks.
Dobrik wants to get back to striking at distance but DiMag won't allow it.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dobrik avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Dobrik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dobrik avoids it.
Dobrik can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DiMag is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
DiMag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dobrik avoids it.
Dobrik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DiMag has him pressed against the cage.
Dobrik is trying to break the clinch but DiMag has him pressed against the cage.
DiMag misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dobrik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
DiMag is pushing Dobrik up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Dobrik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DiMag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobrik.
Dobrik wants to get back to striking at distance but DiMag won't allow it.
Nich DiMag is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dobrik tries to circle away but DiMag has him pinned against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nich DiMag showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DiMag has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwan Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gwan Dylan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hopkins
vs
Dylan

182 cm
25
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

200 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Ace of Spades Clothing

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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gwan Dylan!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dylan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hopkins wants to get back to his feet.
Dylan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hopkins trying to control but Dylan postures up.
Dylan throwing shots but Hopkins is blocking nicely.
Hopkins looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopkins pushes Dylan off but Dylan dives into side control.

Dylan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hopkins has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dylan trying to control the action but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
Dylan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dylan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hopkins, who protects the arm well.
Dylan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hopkins is not content to let Dylan control the position.
Hopkins is trying to control Dylan's posture but Dylan avoids it.
Dylan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hopkins keeps working.
Hopkins is looking to regain half guard here but Dylan keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hopkins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dylan.

Dylan is trying to get an arm triangle but Hopkins is defending well.
Hopkins regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is in trouble now - Dylan has advanced to mount!
We've been hearing good reports from Hopkins'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.
Dylan with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Dylan looking to finish with strikes here!
Dylan unloads with some shots from mount but Hopkins bucks and avoids them well.
Dylan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dylan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dylan wants to control the pace but Hopkins is squirming around nicely.
Dylan scoring with strikes but Hopkins is staying in there.
Hopkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to control but Dylan is having none of it.
Dylan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dylan trying to control but Hopkins is having none of it.
Hopkins manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Dylan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hopkins regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dylan.
Hopkins is trying to control the position but Dylan postures up.
Dylan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hopkins is looking for a triangle here but Dylan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dylan wants to control but Hopkins is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dylan taking a break here but Hopkins is having none of it and regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dylan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hopkins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dylan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hopkins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hopkins.
Hopkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hopkins connects with a body shot.

Dylan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hopkins on his heels. He'll look to pass Hopkins's guard now, I'm sure.
Dylan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dylan trying to control but Hopkins is working from the bottom.

Hopkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Hopkins looking to control.
Dylan is stalling in the full guard.
Gwan Dylan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dylan looking to sit in guard and control but Hopkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan working a defensive guard here.

Dylan has an active guard here but Hopkins has managed to pass into half guard.

Dylan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hopkins pulls his head out easily.
Dylan tries to get to full guard but Hopkins has control of the leg.
Hopkins is keen to just control but Dylan is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan manages to get to full guard.
Hopkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dylan is proving hard to escape from.
Dylan is trying to control the position but Hopkins postures up.
Hopkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Dylan is retaining full guard.
Dylan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hopkins's guard.
Dylan passes Hopkins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dylan moves into full mount! Hopkins won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to hold on but Dylan pushes him away.
Dylan won't let Hopkins get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dylan looking to control but Hopkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dylan is trying to take his opponent's back.
Dylan unloads with some shots from mount but Hopkins bucks and avoids them well.
Hopkins regains half guard.
Dylan throwing shots but Hopkins is blocking nicely.
Hopkins wants to improve his position but Dylan is controlling well.
Dylan is trying to control the action in half guard but Hopkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hopkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dylan pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dylan tries to pass to full mount but Hopkins defends it.
Dylan stalling away here and it's allowed Hopkins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dylan wants to pass the guard but Hopkins is keeping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins working a defensive guard here.
Dylan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dylan keeps trying to improve his position.
Dylan postures up.
Dylan wants to control from the top but Hopkins keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gwan Dylan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hopkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hopkins throws a series of punches but Dylan avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Hopkins. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with the combination.
Hopkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dylan slips under a jab.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hopkins throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Dylan colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Hopkins as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Dylan is left battered and dazed whilst Hopkins and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Hopkins!
An out of breath Dwayne Hopkins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuba Boulwiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Boulwiha
vs
Silva

185 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
280 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuba Boulwiha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boulwiha has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boulwiha thinking.
Silva cracks Boulwiha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Boulwiha should have avoided that one.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boulwiha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boulwiha is defended easily by Silva.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuba Boulwiha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Boulwiha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.

Silva sends Boulwiha crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Silva is motioning to the referee to let Boulwiha up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Yuba Boulwiha has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boulwiha fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a huge right that knocks Boulwiha out cold! Silva is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva is the new heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penncil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Jeggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Jeggins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Penncil
vs
Jeggins

173 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penncil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Jeggins!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penncil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jeggins but Jeggins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Penncil tries to clinch but Jeggins is having none of it.

Jeggins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jeggins wants to pass to mount but Penncil is defending the position.
Penncil is looking to improve his position.
Penncil might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Penncil trying to hold on to Jeggins's head to control him but Jeggins postures up.

Jeggins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jeggins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penncil keeps working.
Penncil tries to get to full guard but Jeggins has control of the leg.
Jeggins wants to take a breather but Penncil is having none of it.

Jeggins seems to be working for a kimura but Penncil defends the submission attempt.
Jeggins stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeggins frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jeggins moves to the back position.
Penncil's coaches at Elite Training Facility have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penncil is in bad spot here.

Penncil showing good submission defense here.
Jeggins gets his hands free as Penncil looks to control.

Jeggins working for the choke.
Jeggins punches Penncil on the ear.
Jeggins not allowing Penncil to control his hands.

Penncil is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jeggins gets his way!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Jeggins working for the choke.
Jeggins is hanging on to Penncil's back as he tries to escape.
Penncil manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jeggins's guard. Nice work there by Penncil.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Jeggins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jeggins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penncil is one step ahead there.

Penncil is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jeggins looking for a sweep. Not yet Jeggins, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penncil trying to control but Jeggins is working from the bottom.
Jeggins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penncil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Penncil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jeggins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jeggins keeping moving, preventing Penncil from controlling successfully.
Penncil looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because BJ Penncil just wasn't active enough.
Penncil shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jeggins as he jumps to the side.
Jeggins moves out of range as Penncil throws a body kick.
BJ Penncil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeggins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penncil. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jeggins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeggins has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Penncil!
We've been informed that Jeggins has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Jeggins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jeggins wants to control the pace but Penncil is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeggins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jeggins throws some wild stikes that Penncil manages to avoid easily.
Penncil is looking to get to half guard.
Penncil slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Penncil trying to hold on to Jeggins's head to control him but Jeggins postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penncil wants to get back to full guard.

Jeggins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penncil has managed to free his arm - good work.

Penncil actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Penncil drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penncil trying to control but Jeggins is working from the bottom.
Penncil preventing the sweep.
Jeggins keeping full guard, as Penncil tries to pass.
Jeggins looking for a sweep. Not yet Jeggins, not yet.
Jeggins keeping full guard, as Penncil tries to pass.
Penncil trying to control the position from guard on top but Jeggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penncil wants to pass the guard but Jeggins is keeping the position.
Jeggins tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jeggins looking for a guillotine here but Penncil defends easily.
Jeggins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeggins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penncil!
Penncil is in all sorts of trouble here.
Penncil reaches up to try and control the position but Jeggins seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Penncil rolls and tries to escape and now Jeggins has his back!
Penncil trying to control the position but Jeggins manages to sink in the hooks.

Jeggins is looking for the choke from the back position but Penncil is controlling his hands well.
Penncil wants to escape the position.

Penncil defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jeggins's arms.
You can see the frustration on Penncil's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Jeggins is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Penncil defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jeggins trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penncil tries to break free.
Jeggins tries to keep control of the position but Penncil is staying busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penncil turns into Jeggins and is now in his guard.
Penncil won't allow Jeggins to sweep him here.
Jeggins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jeggins wants to sweep here but Penncil controlling him for the moment.
Penncil is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jeggins wants to sweep here but Penncil controlling him for the moment.
Penncil forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeggins is trying to get back to full guard.
Penncil tries to pass to full mount but Jeggins defends it.
Penncil prevents Jeggins from improving his position.
Jeggins moves into full guard.
Jeggins is trying to keep Penncil in close.
Dick Jeggins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penncil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jeggins is keeping the position for now.
Jeggins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penncil is one step ahead there.
Jeggins keeping full guard, as Penncil tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jeggins has his foot on Penncil's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Penncil works his way back into a safe position though.
Jeggins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jeggins keeping moving, preventing Penncil from controlling successfully.
Penncil passes Jeggins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Penncil frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jeggins working to try and regain half guard.

Penncil with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penncil with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

Penncil wants to finish this one by submission but Jeggins is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Penncil.
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 BJ Penncil will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Penncil closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jeggins is looking to control Penncil's arms but Penncil gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jeggins has his back to the cage.
Jeggins seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

Jeggins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Penncil is trying to keep an underhook but Jeggins manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jeggins moves nicely into side control.
Jeggins working away.
Penncil tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jeggins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jeggins advances to full mount.

Penncil defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jeggins.
Penncil sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeggins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jeggins is looking to work his way around to Penncil's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Jeggins prevents Penncil from getting the reversal.

Jeggins jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Penncil is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Penncil and Jeggins has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jeggins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penncil is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Penncil gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jeggins is taking a breather. Penncil says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Penncil wants to control but Jeggins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Penncil is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jeggins is looking for a kimura here.
Penncil gets full guard.
Jeggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Penncil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeggins tries to free his leg and advance position but Penncil is retaining full guard.
Penncil is trying to control the position but Jeggins postures up.

Penncil looking for a guillotine here but Jeggins defends easily.

Penncil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jeggins wants to pass the guard but Penncil is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeggins trying to control but Penncil is working from the bottom.
Jeggins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jeggins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penncil swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Penncil is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jeggins is aware though and is defending well.
Jeggins is stalling in the full guard.
Jeggins passes Penncil's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Penncil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jeggins passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeggins fails to take his opponent's back.
Jeggins unloads with some shots from mount but Penncil bucks and avoids them well.
Penncil is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Jeggins wants to finish this one by submission but Penncil is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jeggins.
Jeggins with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeggins misses with a head shot.
Penncil is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jeggins looking to ground and pound but Penncil is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jeggins is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Penncil to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Penncil shrugs it off.
Penncil is trying desperately to improve position.
Penncil slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Jeggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jeggins 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Jeggins!
Dick Jeggins is the new middleweight champion!
Dick Jeggins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.