Insanity 30: All Hope Is Gone PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Kelstral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kelstral
vs
Jenkins

191 cm
26
214 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

193 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoine Kelstral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelstral throws the left hand but Jenkins avoids the punch easily.
Jenkins has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kelstral is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Kelstral.
Jenkins jabs Kelstral right on the nose. Kelstral blinks but takes it well.
Antoine Kelstral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelstral missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelstral misses with a straight right.
Kelstral throws a lazy uppercut

and Jenkins counters with a single leg into guard. Kelstral didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jenkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throwing strikes from guard but Kelstral blocks nicely.
Kelstral is looking to stand up but Jenkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Jenkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Jenkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jenkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jenkins trying to control but Kelstral is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins won't allow Kelstral to get back to his feet.
Jenkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jenkins is working Kelstral over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jenkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kelstral on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kelstral tries to get out of the position.
Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jenkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelstral knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jenkins on the ground.
Jenkins postures up in Kelstral's guard and throws a big left but Kelstral blocks it.
Jenkins forces his way into half guard.
Kelstral is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jenkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jenkins controlling the action here.
Jenkins wants to pass to mount but Kelstral is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Kelstral is working from the bottom.
Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jenkins connects with a nice short shot to Kelstral's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jenkins connects with a nice short shot to Kelstral's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelstral is staying active underneath Jenkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Jenkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kelstral with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown. Kelstral fights it but they end up in guard.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelstral avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Jenkins 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.
Kelstral is looking to stand up but Jenkins isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelstral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kelstral is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins advances to half guard.
Kelstral wants to get back to his feet.
Jenkins winds up and cracks Kelstral with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jenkins is looking to take a break and control but Kelstral is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jenkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jenkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to control but Kelstral is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jenkins connects with a nice short shot to Kelstral's temple.
Kelstral on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kelstral on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jenkins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kelstral!
Jenkins landing punches.

Kelstral is rocked!

That's four 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!
Jenkins lands a big elbow - Kelstral is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kelstral is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Leonard Jenkins!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin MacOwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

White
vs
MacOwan

201 cm
20
240 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

191 cm
27
270 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin MacOwan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says MacOwan as he avoids it easily.
MacOwan scores with a punch to the head.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. MacOwan tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MacOwan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
MacOwan throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White blocks a jab.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
MacOwan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
MacOwan's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White looks for a takedown but MacOwan sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacOwan misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White closes the distance and clinches up with MacOwan, looking for a takedown. White pushes MacOwan against the cage but MacOwan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
MacOwan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White is breathing heavily.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacOwan.
MacOwan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
MacOwan lands a lovely overhand right.

White is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacOwan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacOwan scores with a jab to the body.
MacOwan pounces like a tiger and cracks White with a vicious hook! White is down but not out! MacOwan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin MacOwan!
Kevin MacOwan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Laury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Park Young-Gwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young-Gwon has chosen Korean National Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Laury
vs
Young-Gwon

188 cm
25
217 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

194 cm
20
223 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Laury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Park Young-Gwon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young-Gwon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young-Gwon.
Laury misses with a looping right.
Laury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Young-Gwon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laury throws out the jab.
Laury throws a hook but Young-Gwon blocks it.
Laury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young-Gwon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Young-Gwon scores with a hook to the body. Laury takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Young-Gwon gets a clinch.
Young-Gwon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laury wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laury tries to break free but Young-Gwon pushes him back against the cage.

Laury is fighting off a takedown attempt but Young-Gwon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Laury to the mat. Laury regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Young-Gwon stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young-Gwon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laury throws an overhand right that lands on Young-Gwon's shoulder, as Young-Gwon tries to avoid the shot.
Young-Gwon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laury looks to land a right hand but Young-Gwon moved out of range.
Young-Gwon misses with a series of wild punches.
Young-Gwon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Young-Gwon swinging wildly here.
Young-Gwon throws a series of punches but Laury avoids them all with ease.
Young-Gwon scores with a jab. Laury acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Young-Gwon scores with a one two! Laury had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Matt Laury has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young-Gwon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laury's head.
Young-Gwon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young-Gwon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young-Gwon staying out of range there.
Young-Gwon misses with the combination.
Laury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Young-Gwon.
Young-Gwon swinging wildly here.
Laury looks to throw the jab but Young-Gwon is out of range.
Laury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Park Young-Gwon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laury throws a right hand that misses
and Young-Gwon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matt Laury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laury missing with a left hand there. Young-Gwon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young-Gwon avoids the body shot from Laury.
Laury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young-Gwon tries to bum rush Laury with a series of wild strikes but Laury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laury misses with an uppercut. Young-Gwon saw that one coming.
Young-Gwon staying out of range there.
Young-Gwon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young-Gwon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Laury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young-Gwon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Laury misses.
Young-Gwon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laury misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young-Gwon on the side of the head.
Young-Gwon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laury was well out of range. Poor timing from Young-Gwon.
A punch combination from Laury misses.
Laury misses with a wild body shot.
Laury misses with the combination.
Young-Gwon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Laury misses.
Young-Gwon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young-Gwon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Young-Gwon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young-Gwon misses with a few strikes there.
Laury throws a series of punches but Young-Gwon moves out of range.
Laury throws a right hand that misses
and Young-Gwon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Park Young-Gwon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Laury's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Young-Gwon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laury is trying to break the clinch but Young-Gwon is controlling him.
The referee calls for Young-Gwon to work.
Laury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young-Gwon lands with a light punch inside.
Laury tries to circle away but Young-Gwon has him pinned against the cage.

Young-Gwon breaks from the clinch.
Laury is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Laury misses with an uppercut.
Laury throws the left hand but Young-Gwon avoids the punch easily.
Laury throws a lazy right hand but Young-Gwon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young-Gwon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laury misses with a right hand
and Young-Gwon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young-Gwon ducks under a wild hook from Laury.
Laury misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laury throws a hook to the side of Young-Gwon's head but Young-Gwon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laury misses with a wild body shot.
Young-Gwon lands with a shot to the body.
Young-Gwon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young-Gwon throws a right and a left that Laury avoids nicely.
Young-Gwon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Laury is rocked!

Young-Gwon closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Laury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young-Gwon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Laury with a big uppercut! Laury tries to clinch up but Young-Gwon pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Laury to the mat! Laury covers up and Young-Gwon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Park Young-Gwon!
Park Young-Gwon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Glazkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauline Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanson has chosen Pauline Pantsdown - I Don't Like It as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Glazkov
vs
Hanson

192 cm
27
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
21
208 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Glazkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauline Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glazkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been informed that Hanson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Glazkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanson throws out the jab.
Glazkov throws a jab when Hanson was well out of range.
Glazkov wants to clinch up but Hanson keeps it at a distance.
Glazkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanson circles away.
Glazkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glazkov looks to clinch
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Glazkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanson.
Glazkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Glazkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Glazkov tries to clinch but Hanson moves out of range.
Glazkov tries to clinch but Hanson is having none of it.
Glazkov tries to clinch up
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Tyler Glazkov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glazkov wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Hanson.
Glazkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glazkov moves out of range as Hanson strikes.
Hanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pauline Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glazkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Glazkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanson connects with a single shot there.
Hanson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glazkov doesn't seem bothered though.

Glazkov clinches up against the cage.
Hanson lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glazkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.

Hanson breaks from the clinch.
Glazkov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov wants to clinch up but Hanson keeps it at a distance.
Glazkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanson scores with a hook to the body. Glazkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Glazkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanson lands a jab to Glazkov's midsection.
Hanson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Glazkov.
Glazkov moves away from the strike by Hanson.
Glazkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Glazkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanson throws out the jab.
Hanson scores with a nice head shot.
Glazkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Glazkov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Glazkov moves to clinch but Hanson breaks away
and Hanson counters with a left to the body.
Hanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Glazkov blocks the leg kick.
Glazkov takes one to the side of the head.

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

Glazkov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson cracks the inside of Glazkov's front leg.
Oh Glazkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanson punishes Glazkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Glazkov is breathing heavily.
Glazkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Glazkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Hanson connects with a body shot.

Hanson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Glazkov sprawling to the canvas! Glazkov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hanson finish him?!
Hanson throws an uppercut from hell that sends Glazkov clean off his feet! He's out cold! Hanson stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pauline Hanson!
As Pauline Hanson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: My language has been murdered. My language has been murdered. My shopping trolley murdered. My groceries just gone!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul McKilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hanson
vs
McKilly

174 cm
21
178 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

186 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul McKilly!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson throws a right hand that McKilly ducks under and follows up with a left that McKilly also avoids with ease.
We've been told by Hanson's head coaches at Diamond In The Rough Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
An inside leg kick from Hanson misses.
Hanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanson throws a head kick that McKilly semi-blocks.

It looks like Paul McKilly has been cut.
McKilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses.
Hanson misses with a combination
and McKilly counters with a two punch combo.
Hanson swats away the attempt to clinch by McKilly.
McKilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson throws a body kick that misses.
Hanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanson misses with a few strikes there.
Hanson throws a sloppy head kick and McKilly moves out of range easily.
McKilly is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKilly dodges the punch combination from Hanson.
Dave Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson misses with a head kick.
Hanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKilly.
McKilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McKilly checks a low kick from Hanson.
Hanson misses with a straight right.
Hanson swats away the attempt to clinch by McKilly.
Hanson tries a head kick but it misses.
McKilly is looking to clinch.
McKilly staying out of range there.
Hanson scores with a punch to the head.
McKilly looks to throw the jab but Hanson is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McKilly misses its intended target.
Hanson misses with a head kick.
Hanson throws a series of strikes that have McKilly backpedaling.
McKilly lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson swats away the attempt to clinch by McKilly.
Hanson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hanson misses with a head kick.
McKilly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hanson misses with a hook. McKilly ducked under it nicely.
Hanson throws a low kick but McKilly avoids it.
Jab by McKilly.
Hanson misses with a double jab.
McKilly avoids the head kick by Hanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanson. That's going to slow McKilly down.
McKilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hanson looks to land a left hand but McKilly moved out of range nicely.
Hanson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McKilly's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McKilly is looking to clinch but Hanson is avoiding it.
McKilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from McKilly.
McKilly moves in looking to clinch but Hanson pushes him off.
McKilly slips a jab from Hanson.
A punch combination from Hanson misses.
Hanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKilly circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McKilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKilly.
Hanson misses the shot to the body.
Hanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McKilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from McKilly.
McKilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKilly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hanson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hanson!
A jab from Hanson does it's job there.
McKilly moves in looking to clinch but Hanson pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Hanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul McKilly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McKilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Hanson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McKilly moves in looking to clinch but Hanson pushes him off.
Hanson throws a combination that misses
and McKilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanson misses with a kick to the body.
Hanson misses with a double jab.
McKilly connects with the punch.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanson circles away.
Hanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McKilly is out of range.
Hanson throws a shot from downtown. McKilly moves away and avoids it.
Hanson swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hanson takes one to the side of the head.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses.
Hanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Hanson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKilly circles away quickly and effectively.
McKilly might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McKilly moves in looking to clinch but Hanson pushes him off.
Hanson swats away the attempt to clinch by McKilly.
Hanson misses with a hook. McKilly ducked under it nicely.
Dave Hanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
McKilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McKilly thuds his right hand into Hanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKilly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McKilly moves in looking to clinch but Hanson pushes him off.
Hanson lands a head kick. McKilly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McKilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McKilly wants to clinch.
McKilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.
McKilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKilly lands with a straight right. Hanson didn't see that one coming.
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting McKilly counter with a right hand.
McKilly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McKilly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McKilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dave Hanson is winning the standup battle so far.
McKilly tries to clinch but Hanson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - McKilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanson swats away the attempt to clinch by McKilly.
Hanson throws a head kick but McKilly moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Hanson.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanson lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McKilly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook 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!
Hanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McKilly is out of range.
Hanson throws a wild body kick that McKilly sees coming a mile off.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from McKilly.
Hanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McKilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
A telegraphed right hand from McKilly misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKilly lands a jab to Hanson's midsection.
A head kick misses from Hanson.
McKilly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanson's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul McKilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul McKilly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McKilly tries to clinch up.
Hanson throws a hook but McKilly blocks it.
McKilly blocks a head kick by Hanson.
McKilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanson throws a right hand that misses
and McKilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for McKilly.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKilly is looking to clinch but Hanson is avoiding it.
Hanson throws a push kick but McKilly slaps the foot to one side.
McKilly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Hanson is rocked!
A head kick misses from Hanson.
Oh Hanson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanson staying out of range there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McKilly cracks Hanson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKilly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKilly is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Hanson hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul McKilly!
A relieved looking Paul McKilly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Yamato
vs
Dragon

182 cm
20
169 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamato throws a series of punches but Dragon avoids them all with ease.
Yamato misses with a hook to the body
and Dragon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragon slips a straight right by Yamato.

Dragon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yamato!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dragon lands a nice forearm strike.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Dragon!
Peter Dragon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teller has chosen This Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Lucas
vs
Teller

190 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Heisenberg

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matheus Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Teller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas throws a combination that misses
and Teller counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Teller.
Matheus Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Teller.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucas swinging wildly here.
Lucas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucas misses the target.
Lucas throws a lazy uppercut
and Teller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas blocks a head kick by Teller.
Teller scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Matheus Lucas has been cut.
Teller lands a hook that stumbles Lucas back into the cage. Teller follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Lucas to the canvas! Teller pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Lucas has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jackson Teller!
In his post fight interview, Jackson Teller gave a big smile as he said 'I lost that title fight and it left a bad taste in my mouth. Tonight I dominated again and will string together a few wins and make my way back to the title. SAMCRO!!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Slate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Slate
vs
Gonzalez

173 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

165 cm
19
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Slate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slate.
Slate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Slate blocks it.
Slate misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slate throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Slate misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Slate thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Slate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corey Slate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slate takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Slate's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slate scrambles back to his feet.
Slate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slate jabs at Gonzalez's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slate. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Slate has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Uncle Jim's Garage in the buildup to the fight.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Slate.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slate. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Slate.
Slate scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slate.
Slate looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slate throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slate misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Slate should have avoided that one.
Slate looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Slate lands a slapping body shot.
Slate just misses with a punch to the body.
Slate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Slate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Slate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slate cracks Gonzalez with an open hand slap.
Slate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slate throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slate throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Slate. Those never looked like landing.
Slate looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Slate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Slate moves out of range.
Slate misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Slate lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Slate ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Slate's corner calls for a 1-2. Slate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slate avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Slate misses with a hook.
Slate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Slate slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slate misses with a wild body shot.
Slate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slate scores with a shot 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!
Gonzalez stuns Slate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Slate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Slate throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Slate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Slate.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Slate moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Slate is just out of range.
Slate thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Gonzalez.
Slate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Slate.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Slate.
Corey Slate is winning the standup battle so far.
Slate misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzalez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Slate connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Slate.
Slate misses with a hook.
Slate throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slate's head backwards.
A jab from Slate misses.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slate manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slate is out of range.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Slate.
Slate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slate loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Slate moves out of range.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Slate.
Slate throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Slate.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Slate moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slate moves away.
Slate missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Slate misses.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Slate.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slate.
Slate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Slate moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Slate moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Slate.
Slate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Slate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slate.
Slate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slate lands a body shot.
Slate's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Slate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Slate avoids the punch easily.
Slate thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Slate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slate connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez defending well as Slate loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Slate cracks Gonzalez with an open hand slap.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Slate 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!

Slate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Slate.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slate lunges at Gonzalez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gonzalez's hand.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slate.
Slate's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slate scrambles back to his feet.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slate throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez needs to keep his hands up - Slate had a free shot at his head there.
Slate takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Slate misses the target.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Slate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slate's hands.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slate throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Slate with a jab.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Slate counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slate rather than just go for the knockout.
Slate swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slate connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Slate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slate. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slate misses with a body shot.
Slate loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Slate moves out of range.
Slate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slate throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slate was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slate misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slate lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Slate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corey Slate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Slate misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Slate misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Slate.
Gonzalez lands an overhand right.
A big left from Slate misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Slate avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Slate coming out on top.
Slate looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Slate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slate looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Slate throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slate.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slate counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Slate's head back.
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.
Slate throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Anthony Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slate looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Slate lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Slate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slate 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Slate!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malik Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hit Harder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ramsey
vs
Harder

190 cm
27
218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
28
213 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malik Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hit Harder!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey throws a shot from downtown. Harder moves away and avoids it.
Ramsey throws a right hand that Harder ducks under and follows up with a left that Harder also avoids with ease.
Ramsey stuns Harder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramsey missing with a left hand there. Harder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramsey misses the shot to the body.
Harder misses with a straight right.
Ramsey blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Harder.
Ramsey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramsey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Ramsey does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramsey misses with the combination.
Harder just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey jabs at Harder's body.
Harder misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramsey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harder moves in looking to clinch but Ramsey pushes him off.
Ramsey misses with a few strikes there.
Harder thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramsey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ramsey jabs at Harder's body.
Harder misses with a jab to the body
and Ramsey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ramsey lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramsey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey lands a jab to the nose.
Harder misses the shot to the body.
Ramsey throws a jab but it's blocked by Harder.
Ramsey misses with the combination.
Harder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramsey at a distance.
Harder fails to land with a series of punches.
Harder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Ramsey misses.
Ramsey staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramsey.
Malik Ramsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramsey. Harder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Ramsey. Those never looked like landing.
Harder misses with a left hand
and Ramsey counters with a nice body shot.
Ramsey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramsey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramsey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramsey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harder in his tracks.
Harder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramsey.
Ramsey throws a looping overhand right but Harder ducks down to avoid it.
Ramsey moves out of range as Harder strikes.
Ramsey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harder on the side of the head.
Ramsey lands with a nice body punch.
Ramsey misses with a hook to the body
and Harder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramsey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harder avoids the body shot from Ramsey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malik Ramsey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Harder does no damage.
Ramsey scores with a hook to the body. Harder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramsey scores with a punch to the head.

Harder clinches.
Harder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harder struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramsey controls his hands.
Ramsey is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Harder.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harder stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Harder breaks the clinch.
Malik Ramsey is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Ramsey. Beautiful body shot.
Ramsey misses with a right hand
and Harder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ramsey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harder.
Ramsey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harder misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Harder misses.
Ramsey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harder misses with a left hand
and Ramsey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Ramsey misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramsey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ramsey misses with a hook. Harder ducked under it nicely.
Harder jabs Ramsey right on the nose. Ramsey blinks but takes it well.
Harder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramsey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramsey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harder avoids the body shot from Ramsey.
Harder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harder needs to keep his hands up - Ramsey had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramsey manages to avoid it.
Ramsey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramsey tests Harder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramsey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramsey thuds his right hand into Harder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Harder is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harder staying out of range there.

Ramsey lands a big right hand that sends Harder crashing to the mat! Ramsey stays standing though and waves Harder back to his feet!
Harder is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramsey finish him?
Ramsey finds Harder's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Harder flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Ramsey lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Harder will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malik Ramsey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sensimelio Estevez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Berzerk. This should be fireworks!

Eaton
vs
Estevez

170 cm
21
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

164 cm
21
149 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Grand Royal Wear

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ashton Eaton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sensimelio Estevez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estevez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Estevez slips a jab and a cross from Eaton.
Eaton stuffs the takedown attempt from Estevez. Estevez gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Eaton.
Eaton jabs Estevez right on the nose. Estevez blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Sensimelio Estevez has been cut.
Eaton stalks Estevez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Estevez's face. Estevez staggers backwards, shaken.
Eaton misses with the combination.
Eaton throws a shot to the body.
Ashton Eaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Eaton lands a jab to the head.
Estevez shoots in for a takedown but Eaton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eaton throws a right and a left that Estevez avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eaton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eaton misses with an uppercut.
Estevez throws a wild body kick that Eaton sees coming a mile off.
Eaton misses with a double jab.
Eaton throws a right hand that Estevez ducks under and follows up with a left that Estevez also avoids with ease.
Estevez closes the distance and clinches up with Eaton, looking for a takedown. Estevez pushes Eaton against the cage but Eaton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ashton Eaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sensimelio Estevez.
Estevez misses with a kick to the body.
Estevez looks for a takedown but Eaton sprawls well.
Eaton misses the shot to the body.

Estevez drives through with a takedown into Eaton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estevez slips nicely into half guard.

Eaton actively working from the bottom here.

Estevez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Eaton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eaton wants to improve his position but Estevez is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Estevez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Eaton is just riding it out for now. Estevez eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eaton actively working from the bottom here.
Eaton trying to control but Estevez postures up.

Estevez seems to be working for a kimura but Eaton defends the submission attempt.
Eaton wants to get back to full guard.

Estevez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Eaton gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eaton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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

Estevez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Eaton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Estevez defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ashton Eaton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sensimelio Estevez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Eaton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Estevez moves forwards but Eaton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Estevez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eaton but Eaton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Estevez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Estevez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Eaton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Estevez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Estevez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eaton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Estevez has managed to get both his arms back between Eaton's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Eaton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Estevez defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Estevez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eaton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Estevez has managed to get both his arms back between Eaton's legs - danger averted.
Eaton keeping full guard, as Estevez tries to pass.

Eaton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Estevez looking to pass the guard.

Eaton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Eaton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Estevez defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estevez advances to half guard.

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

Eaton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Estevez pulls his head out easily.
Estevez works his way into side control.

Estevez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eaton has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estevez moves into full mount!
Eaton working to try and regain half guard.

Estevez working for a guillotine from mount but Eaton is in no mood to give up.
Eaton is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Estevez has taken his back.
Estevez not allowing Eaton to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Estevez working for a choke but Eaton is defending well.

Estevez is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Eaton is defending well though. Estevez let's go of the attempt for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Eaton defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Estevez's arms.
Sensimelio Estevez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eaton turns into Estevez and is now in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Estevez is looking to sweep but instead, Eaton has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sensimelio Estevez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sensimelio Estevez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Eaton throws a series of punches but Estevez avoids them all with ease.
Ashton Eaton is winning the standup battle so far.
Eaton takes a swing at Estevez's ribcage but misses.
Estevez takes one on the button.

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

Eaton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Estevez sees it coming and defends easily.

Estevez actively working from the bottom here.
Estevez is pressing down on Eaton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Eaton is pushing down on Estevez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Estevez is fighting to maintain full guard but Eaton has managed to sneak the leg through.

Eaton is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estevez wants to improve his position but Eaton is controlling well.

Eaton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Estevez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Our spies down at at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination inform us that Estevez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Estevez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Eaton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sensimelio Estevez! Sensimelio Estevez retains his featherweight title!