TKO MMA #88 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Roads could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brian Donnelly's chin.

Roads
vs
Donnelly

190 cm
20
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Roads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly with a nice cross.

It looks like James Roads has been cut.
Roads moves away from the strike by Donnelly.
Roads ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Roads wants to clinch up but Donnelly keeps it at a distance.
Donnelly misses with a straight left.

Roads clinches up against the cage.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roads.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roads looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roads takes one to the chin there.
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!
Donnelly throws a hook but Roads blocks it.
Roads moves away from the strike by Donnelly.
Roads takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly connects with a right hand. Roads shakes it off.
Donnelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roads tries to clinch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly scores with a jab. Roads acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donnelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Roads, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Donnelly misses with a hook. Roads ducked under it nicely.
Roads shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Roads. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the jaw.

James Roads's cut is getting worse.
Roads looks for a takedown but Donnelly sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roads gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donnelly tests Roads's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donnelly has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Donnelly seems to be stalking Roads here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Roads drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brian Donnelly!
Brian Donnelly gave a mention to Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guevara kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Che. Ernesto Guevara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Drew Simmons's chin.

Guevara
vs
Simmons

188 cm
18
206 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
202 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernesto Guevara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guevara.
Guevara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guevara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guevara misses with an uppercut.
Guevara has been working on his balance at 11th Planet Fitness ($350/wk), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Simmons.
A punch combination from Guevara misses.
Simmons misses with a head kick.
Simmons blocks a jab.
Simmons displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Simmons's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guevara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Simmons scrambles back to his feet.
Simmons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Guevara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Simmons decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Guevara, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guevara.
Simmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Simmons.
Guevara misses with a looping right.
Simmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guevara throws out the jab.

Guevara pushes Simmons up against the cage in a clinch.
Guevara is trying to break free.

Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guevara. Simmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guevara goes for a double leg but Simmons avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Simmons continues to drive forward.
Guevara blocking some punches.

Guevara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guevara misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevara fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Guevara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guevara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guevara lands a lovely overhand right.
Guevara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Simmons. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Guevara misses the target.
Simmons fails in his attempt to clinch.

Guevara tries to keep at a distance but Simmons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guevara is trying to break the clinch but Simmons is controlling him.
Simmons fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara tries to circle away but Simmons has him pinned against the cage.

Simmons manages to break the clinch.
Guevara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simmons pinned against the cage. Simmons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guevara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Guevara. No joy for Simmons on that attempt.
Simmons moves in looking to clinch but Guevara pushes him off.
Guevara takes a swing at Simmons's ribcage but misses.
Guevara throws an overhand right that lands on Simmons's shoulder, as Simmons tries to avoid the shot.
Simmons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guevara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Simmons moves into the clinch.

Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guevara dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
Guevara throws a leg kick but Simmons checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara tests Simmons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guevara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ernesto Guevara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simmons throws a quick inside leg kick.
Guevara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Simmons sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guevara somewhat.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
Simmons fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Guevara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Simmons misses with a takedown attempt - Guevara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guevara misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Drew Simmons will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Simmons walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guevara connects with a body shot.
Guevara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simmons.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
Drew Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown but Simmons shows good takedown defense.
Simmons tries to move into range but Guevara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guevara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simmons closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simmons tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Guevara defends well and Simmons ends up having to push Guevara into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Guevara tries to circle away but Simmons has him pinned against the cage.
Guevara has had enough of the clinch but Simmons keeps him there for the moment.

Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guevara swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simmons shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guevara pinned against the cage. Guevara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simmons has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simmons but Simmons pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guevara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Guevara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guevara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guevara looks to throw the jab but Simmons is out of range.
Guevara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guevara lands with a right hand.
Guevara looks to land a left hand but Simmons moved out of range nicely.
Guevara throws a right hand that misses

and Simmons counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guevara.
Simmons tries to clinch up but Guevara circles away and keeps his distance.
Guevara lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guevara just misses with a punch to the body.
Ernesto Guevara is winning the standup battle so far.
Guevara scores with a jab to the head.
Simmons moves away from the strike by Guevara.
Simmons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Guevara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simmons.
Guevara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simmons pinned against the cage. Simmons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guevara throws the left hand but Simmons avoids the punch easily.
Guevara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Simmons.
Simmons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guevara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guevara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simmons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Simmons is fending him off so far but Guevara persists. Nope, Simmons circles away and we're back to standing.
Guevara misses with a right hand
and Simmons counters with a good low kick that Guevara was not able to check.
Guevara with a hook.
Guevara misses with a hook.
Guevara with a hook.
Guevara throws a shot from downtown. Simmons moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Simmons.
Guevara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simmons.
Simmons shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guevara defends it nicely.
A head kick misses from Guevara.
Simmons tries to clinch but Guevara moves out of range.
Simmons gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Simmons is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guevara swings for the body but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons is still on wobbly legs! Can Guevara finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara swats away the attempt to clinch by Simmons.
Simmons seems to have recovered his senses.
Guevara throws out a powerful jab.
Guevara closes the distance and clinches up with Simmons, looking for a takedown. Guevara pushes Simmons against the cage but Simmons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Simmons forces Guevara back against the cage and clinches.

Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guevara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guevara.
Guevara throws a hook but Simmons blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simmons scores with a one two! Guevara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Simmons swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Guevara dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Guevara misses with a two punch combination.
Simmons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simmons throws a right hand that Guevara ducks under and follows up with a left that Guevara also avoids with ease.
Guevara throws a hook but Simmons blocks it.
Simmons blocks a low kick nicely.
Guevara fails to land the takedown.
Guevara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simmons.
Simmons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Simmons blocks a jab.
Guevara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simmons counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Simmons fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guevara avoids it really well and circles away.
Guevara looks to land a right hand but Simmons moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simmons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guevara swats away the attempt to clinch by Simmons.
Nice takedown defense from Simmons. No joy for Guevara on that attempt.
Simmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guevara.
Simmons moves out of range as Guevara strikes.
Simmons fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guevara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Simmons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Guevara. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Simmons.
Guevara misses with a body shot.
Simmons wants to clinch.
Guevara connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevara looks to land a left hand but Simmons moved out of range nicely.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown but Simmons shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Guevara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Guevara misses.
Guevara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guevara misses with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Simmons.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simmons doesn't manage to clinch there - Guevara circles away.
Simmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guevara looks to land a left hand but Simmons moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guevara.
Guevara lands with a right hand.
Guevara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Simmons throws a quick inside leg kick.
Simmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guevara.
Simmons lands a two punch combo.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown but Simmons shows good takedown defense.
Guevara misses with an uppercut. Simmons saw that one coming.
Simmons avoids the body shot from Guevara.
Simmons staying out of range there.
Simmons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simmons wants to clinch but Guevara slips to the side
and Guevara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guevara looks to throw the jab but Simmons is out of range.
Guevara shoots in for a double leg but Simmons sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guevara scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons misses with a two punch combination.
Simmons is looking to clinch.
Simmons takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simmons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Guevara clinches.
Simmons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guevara's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Simmons manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Guevara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guevara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Guevara!
Ernesto Guevara 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
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Rafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chung
vs
Rafa

195 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
262 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wang Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Rafa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rafa lands a nice looking body shot.
Rafa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chung circles away quickly and effectively.
Rafa moves out of range as Chung throws a body kick.
Rafa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chung swats away the attempt to clinch by Rafa.
Some bone on bone action there as Rafa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rafa throws a series of punches but Chung moves out of range.
Rafa lands with a good body shot.
Rafa tries to clinch up.
Chung gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Chung moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rafa tries to break the clinch but Chung is controlling the position.
Rafa is trying to force a seperation but Chung has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Wang Chung has been cut.

Chung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chung fails to land the takedown.
Rafa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rafa tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Chung counters with a shoot takedown. Rafa fights it but they end up in guard.
Chung advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chung trying to control the action but Rafa is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rafa keeps working.
Chung throws an elbow but Rafa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rafa parries the strikes from Chung easily there. Chung is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rafa to escape.
Chung has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rafa!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chung tries to control but Rafa wriggling away.
Chung unloads with some shots from mount but Rafa bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chung throws some wild stikes that Rafa manages to avoid easily.
You get the feeling that Rafa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Poor strikes thrown by Chung there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Chung is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rafa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rafa can do anything to dispel that myth.

Chung working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Rafa looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Chung! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Wang Chung!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (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.

Belfort
vs
Pedro

184 cm
19
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pedro. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedro misses the shot to the body.
Pedro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belfort cracks Pedro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pedro - that will leave a mark!
Pedro throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort throws a big shot that misses.

Belfort rushes Pedro and presses him up against the cage.
Pedro trying to stall but Belfort improves his position.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Pedro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Belfort cracks Pedro with a nice body shot.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pedro is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Belfort lands a body punch.
Belfort lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pedro tries to break the clinch but Belfort is controlling the position.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedro controls his hands.
Belfort lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belfort lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Belfort.
Pedro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Belfort seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pedro can turn it around.
Pedro tries a body shot but Belfort blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Belfort controls the action.
Belfort lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Belfort.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Belfort lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Pedro fails to land.
Pedro trying to stall but Belfort improves his position.
Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Pedro wants to get back to striking at distance but Belfort won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro is looking to control Belfort's arms but Belfort gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pedro has his back to the cage.
Pedro blocking some punches.
Belfort lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pedro tries to break free but Belfort pushes him back against the cage.
Pedro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Belfort avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pedro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
Pedro prevents a body shot from Belfort.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedro wants to break free but Belfort has control.
Belfort lands a body punch.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedro tries a body shot but Belfort blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Belfort.
Pedro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Belfort lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belfort tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belfort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Belfort - that landed with a thud.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pedro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pedro trying to control the position but instead, Belfort has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pedro into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slow jab from Pedro misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pedro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Belfort has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belfort and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Belfort forces Pedro back against the cage and clinches.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pedro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Belfort.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pedro lands a hook that snaps the head of Belfort backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belfort misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Belfort on the inside.
Belfort tries to throw a body punch but Pedro avoids it by throwing Belfort back against the cage.
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro wants to break free but Belfort has control.
Jordan Belfort has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Pedro prevents a body shot from Belfort.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belfort.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort gets through Pedro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pedro avoiding damage.
Pedro takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort prevents a body shot from Pedro.
Pedro blocks a body shot from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pedro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Belfort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Belfort.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belfort.
Pedro tries to break the clinch but Belfort is controlling the position.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
Belfort tries a body shot but Pedro blocks it.
Belfort lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Belfort throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pedros head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Belfort blocks a body shot from Pedro.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Belfort controls the action.
Belfort lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
A short uppercut from Belfort.
Pedro tries a body shot but Belfort blocks it.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Belfort controls the action.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belfort scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Pedro stalling in the clinch but Belfort improves position.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belfort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
Pedro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort scores with a shoulder strike.
Belfort lands a body punch.
A short right from Belfort.
Belfort lands with a short shot to the head.
Belfort lands a nice shot to the body.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Belfort.
A right hand to the body from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Belfort dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pedro throws a leg kick but Belfort sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belfort lands a nice shot to the body.
Pedro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belfort throws a shot from downtown. Pedro moves away and avoids it.
Pedro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Belfort thuds a left hand into Pedro's body.
Belfort swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pedro.
Belfort is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good exchange - Belfort coming out on top.

Belfort forces Pedro back against the cage and clinches.
Belfort lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Belfort.
Belfort is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pedro can do to turn this around?
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pedro is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro lands a body shot.
Belfort lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
Belfort throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pedros head.
Belfort blocks a body shot from Pedro.
Belfort lands a nice uppercut.
Pedro is trying to break free.
Pedro trying to control the position but instead, Belfort has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pedro into the cage.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort can't find room to land a body shot as Pedro controls the action.
Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belfort lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belfort.
George Pedro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Belfort.
A nice left hand lands by Belfort.
Pedro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Pedro is trying to maintain a safe position but Belfort gets an underhook and turns Pedro into the cage.
Pedro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belfort prevents a body shot from Pedro.
Nice body punch from Belfort.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
Belfort misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belfort lands a shot to the body.
Pedro wants to get back to striking at distance but Belfort won't allow it.
Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pedro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort cracks Pedro with a nice body shot.
Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Belfort.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
Pedro misses with the head strike.
Belfort struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedro controls his hands.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Belfort controls the action.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pedro.
Pedro is trying to break the clinch but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belfort blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort lands a body punch.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Belfort lands with a right to the head.
Pedro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Belfort as the two fighters clinch.
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Belfort pushes Pedro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pedro can't break the clinch.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Belfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pedros head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pedro.
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Belfort showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belfort 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Belfort!
A victorious Jordan Belfort thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Lazanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Simmons
vs
Lazanski

164 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miroslav Lazanski!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons shoots in looking for a takedown. Lazanski tries to sprawl out of it but Simmons keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lazanski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Lazanski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lazanski showed some decent athleticism there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lazanski is keen to just control but Simmons is a slippery customer.
Simmons manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lazanski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Simmons lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lazanski!
Simmons looking to control but Lazanski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lazanski trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Simmons looking for a guillotine from mount but Lazanski is having none of it.

Simmons is working for a guillotine from mount but Lazanski frees his head quite easily.
Lazanski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Simmons throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Simmons in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Simmons lands a couple of good shots and Lazanski has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazanski holding both Simmons 's hands and preventing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Simmons sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Lazanski taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brett Simmons!
During a confident post fight interview, Brett Simmons thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nautica Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: Before The Fight Ends You - Hatebreed. Dave Brown will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Thorn
vs
Brown

190 cm
23
270 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

196 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nautica Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Brown!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Thorn could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thorn lands with a nice body kick.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thorn moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.

Thorn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thorn throws a big right hand that misses.
Thorn wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thorn trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

Nautica Thorn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thorn moves into the clinch.
Thorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Thorn wants the takedown. Brown is fighting it off but Thorn persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brown's guard against the cage.
Thorn's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Brown working for a triangle but Thorn defends it easily.

Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thorn wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown keeping full guard, as Thorn tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Thorn drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Thorn off! Thorn jumps back into Brown's guard.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Thorn cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brown has his foot on Thorn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thorn works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown keeping full guard, as Thorn tries to pass.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown has his foot on Thorn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thorn works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Thorn tries to stand but Brown is controlling from the bottom.
Brown is trying to keep Thorn in close.
Thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Thorn drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Thorn seems to have locked his on tight now - Brown screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Thorn, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nautica Thorn!
Nautica Thorn 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
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sofoklis Aristotelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hayes (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!

Aristotelis
vs
Hayes

225 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sofoklis Aristotelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Hayes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aristotelis moves into the clinch.
Aristotelis lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Gary Hayes has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aristotelis tries a body shot but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes tries to stall but Aristotelis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aristotelis.
Hayes gets through Aristotelis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aristotelis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aristotelis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

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

Aristotelis forces Hayes back against the cage and clinches.
Hayes scores with a hook to the body.
Aristotelis tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hayes pushes Aristotelis up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hayes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayes tries to keep at a distance but Aristotelis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by Aristotelis.
Aristotelis controlling the action here for a moment.
Aristotelis cracks Hayes with a nice body shot.
Aristotelis taking a breather.
Aristotelis tries a body shot but Hayes blocks it.
Aristotelis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
Aristotelis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aristotelis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
Aristotelis trying to stall but Hayes improves his position.
Aristotelis tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Hayes lands a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aristotelis throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Aristotelis misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aristotelis lands an elbow inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aristotelis.
Hayes misses with some punches.
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!
Hayes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aristotelis's elbow.
Hayes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aristotelis tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aristotelis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hayes takes an elbow to the forehead.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aristotelis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hayes is trying to break free.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by Aristotelis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aristotelis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Aristotelis.
Hayes taking a breather.
Aristotelis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes is looking to control Aristotelis's arms but Aristotelis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hayes has his back to the cage.
Aristotelis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes just leaning against Aristotelis, taking a breather.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Aristotelis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes is looking to break free of the clinch but Aristotelis has double underhooks.
Aristotelis blocking some punches.
Aristotelis misses with an elbow over the top.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Aristotelis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aristotelis.
Aristotelis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aristotelis blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aristotelis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aristotelis lands a nice uppercut.
Aristotelis keeps control of Hayes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aristotelis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by Aristotelis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aristotelis.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aristotelis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Aristotelis uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aristotelis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aristotelis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Aristotelis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aristotelis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Hayes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Hayes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hayes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aristotelis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Aristotelis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hayes's efforts to push away.
Hayes trying to stall but Aristotelis improves his position.

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

Aristotelis moves into the clinch successfully.
Aristotelis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.
Hayes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Aristotelis.

Aristotelis moves into range and clinches up with Hayes.
Hayes lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes tries to break the clinch but Aristotelis is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristotelis pushes off an throws an elbow but Hayes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hayes blocks an elbow strike.
Gary Hayes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aristotelis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Come on Aristotelis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aristotelis can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hayes dodges an elbow strike from Aristotelis.
Hayes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aristotelis pushes off an throws an elbow but Hayes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hayes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aristotelis backwards.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Aristotelis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aristotelis lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hayes to work.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Hayes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hayes is trying to break free.
Aristotelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes is trying to stall.
Aristotelis blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aristotelis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aristotelis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aristotelis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.

That has opened up Gary Hayes's cut even more.
Aristotelis taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Aristotelis.
Hayes lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hayes as Aristotelis tries to tie him up.
Hayes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hayes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aristotelis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aristotelis is pushing Hayes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aristotelis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aristotelis trying to stall but Hayes improves his position.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Aristotelis uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hayes breaks the clinch.

Hayes tries to keep at a distance but Aristotelis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes stalling in the clinch but Aristotelis improves position.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Aristotelis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hayes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aristotelis backwards.
Aristotelis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aristotelis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aristotelis.
Aristotelis tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes gets through Aristotelis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aristotelis can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Hayes tries to stall but Aristotelis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aristotelis is trying to stall.
Hayes misses with some punches.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Aristotelis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aristotelis looking to stall.
Hayes leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aristotelis rushes Hayes and presses him up against the cage.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Aristotelis controls his hands.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Aristotelis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aristotelis throws an elbow but it misses.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Aristotelis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Hayes scores with a shot to the side of Aristotelis's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aristotelis.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aristotelis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aristotelis throws an elbow but it misses.
Aristotelis keeps control of Hayes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Aristotelis avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.
Aristotelis throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristotelis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from Aristotelis.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Hayes.

Aristotelis lands a big head kick that sends Hayes tumbling to the mat! Aristotelis takes a step backwards and waves Hayes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sofoklis Aristotelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Aristotelis instigates a clinch.
Aristotelis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aristotelis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayes controls his hands.

Hayes manages to break the clinch.
Hayes throws a hook but Aristotelis blocks it.
Hayes looks to land a left hand but Aristotelis moved out of range nicely.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Aristotelis.
Sofoklis Aristotelis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aristotelis darts in and clinches Hayes up against the cage.
Aristotelis tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Aristotelis pushes off an throws an elbow but Hayes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aristotelis lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Gary Hayes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aristotelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hayes's brow.
Hayes tries to stall but Aristotelis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aristotelis lands an elbow just above Hayes 's eye.

Gary Hayes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gary Hayes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sofoklis Aristotelis!