TKO MMA #90 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speed Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bret Hart has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hart
vs
Punch

175 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bret Hart!
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, Speed Punch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punch walks into a jab.
Hart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Punch's calf.
Bret Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punch tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
Hart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hart scores with a jab to the head.
Punch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hart lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hart.

It looks like Speed Punch has been cut.
Hart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Punch is trying to pull guard but Hart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Hart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hart scores with a shot to the side of Punch's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart lands an elbow inside that Punch shrugs off.
Punch taking a breather.
Hart works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hart taking a breather.
Hart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Punch is trying to force a seperation but Hart has the dominant position.
Punch trying to control the position but instead, Hart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Punch into the cage.
Hart prevents the takedown attempt.
Bret Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Speed Punch.
Hart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Punch looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hart.
Hart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hart lands a good knee to the midsection. Punch won't want to take too many of those.
Hart lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hart takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hart lands an elbow inside.
Hart digs a right hand into Punch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Punch's gas tank.
Hart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Punch up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hart.
A body shot lands from Hart.
Hart landing knees to the body.
Hart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Punch up against the cage.
Hart unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a body shot.
Hart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hart stalling the fight.
A hook to the body from Hart.
Hart scores a nice knee to the body.
Hart works on Punch's body with a couple of short punches.
Hart effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Hart.
Hart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Punch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Hart.
Hart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Punch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hart obliges.
Come on Hart - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hart lands a damaging elbow.
Hart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hart prevents the takedown attempt.
Hart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Speed Punch's cut even more.
Hart stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hart working Punch over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart lands an elbow inside that Punch shrugs off.
Punch jumps guard but Hart stands there with Punch around his waist. Punch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Speed Punch's cut.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hart throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Punch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Hart moves into the clinch.
Punch tries to score a body lock takedown but Hart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Punch backwards.
Hart is pushing Punch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Punch's defenses.
Punch is breathing heavily.
Hart avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bret Hart.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hart, as that shot connected.
Punch misses with a body shot.
Hart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Punch on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Punch is rocked!
Hart lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Punch crumples to the floor! Hart milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bret Hart!
Bret Hart 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marat Tandelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rayaj Aman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tandelov
vs
Aman

160 cm
19
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marat Tandelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rayaj Aman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rayaj Aman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tandelov missing with a left hand there. Aman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That kick from Aman tenderised Tandelov's leg. Tandelov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aman ducks under a wild hook from Tandelov.
Aman throws a leg kick but Tandelov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aman scores with a head kick.

It looks like Marat Tandelov has been cut.
Aman blocks a head kick by Tandelov.
Tandelov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Tandelov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aman is trying to defend but Tandelov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tandelov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Aman to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tandelov throws a big right hand that misses.
Aman keeping moving, preventing Tandelov from controlling successfully.
Tandelov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tandelov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aman has momentary wrist control but Tandelov slips an elbow through the middle.
Tandelov trying to control but Aman is working from the bottom.
Tandelov throwing strikes from guard but Aman blocks nicely.
Aman is trying to keep Tandelov in close.
Tandelov scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov wants to pass the guard but Aman is keeping the position.
Tandelov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tandelov throws an elbow that misses. Aman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tandelov's guard. Nice move by Aman!
Tandelov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tandelov looking for a sweep. Not yet Tandelov, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov has control of Aman's left arm, preventing Aman from doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Aman.
Aman misses the jab.
Aman blocks a leg kick.
Aman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tandelov avoids the head kick by Aman.
A slow jab from Tandelov misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aman.
A head kick misses from Tandelov.
Tandelov avoids the head kick by Aman.
Aman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aman throws a head kick that misses.
Aman throws a low kick but Tandelov avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aman can pounce on him.
Tandelov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tandelov.
Aman throws a hook but Tandelov blocks it.
Aman throws a sloppy head kick and Tandelov moves out of range easily.
Aman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tandelov. That did some damage!
Rayaj Aman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aman tries a head kick but it misses.
Aman looks winded!
Aman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tandelov's calf.
Aman blocks a low kick nicely.

Tandelov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tandelov connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tandelov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tandelov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marat Tandelov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marat Tandelov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Aman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aman throws a sloppy head kick and Tandelov moves out of range easily.
Aman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Tandelov feints and as Aman raises his hands in defense, Tandelov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aman being controlled here, momentarily.
Tandelov throws a big elbow that misses.
Tandelov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tandelov wants to control from the top but Aman keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tandelov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aman keeping full guard, as Tandelov tries to pass.
Tandelov is working hard here to advance position.
Tandelov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tandelov working some strikes from top position.
Tandelov stands up over Aman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tandelov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Aman looking to control.
Tandelov throws a strike but Aman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tandelov is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tandelov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tandelov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aman's head.
Tandelov distracts Aman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tandelov postures up and lands a big shot to Aman's brow.
Tandelov trying to control the position from guard on top but Aman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tandelov forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov winds up and cracks Aman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tandelov is trying to control. Aman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tandelov working over Aman with some ground and pound. Aman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tandelov is keen to just control but Aman is a slippery customer.
Tandelov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tandelov trying to control from half guard but Aman is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marat Tandelov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marat Tandelov's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Aman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tandelov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aman can pounce on him.
Aman misses with a wild body shot.
Tandelov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aman manages to avoid it.
Aman throws the left hand but Tandelov avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Tandelov as he checks the leg kick.

Tandelov 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.
Tandelov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tandelov prevents Aman from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tandelov wants to control from the top but Aman keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marat Tandelov just wasn't active enough.

Tandelov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Aman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tandelov is in Aman's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tandelov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tandelov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tandelov is pushing down on Aman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aman is fighting to maintain full guard but Tandelov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tandelov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tandelov throwing shots but Aman is blocking nicely.
Tandelov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aman is not content to let Tandelov control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov throws a strike but Aman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tandelov trying to control but Aman is working from the bottom.
Tandelov is pushing down on Aman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aman is fighting to maintain full guard but Tandelov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tandelov throwing shots but Aman is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Tandelov there.
Tandelov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tandelov wants to take a breather but Aman is having none of it.
Rayaj Aman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tandelov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tandelov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Aman reverses the position - he's now on top in Tandelov's guard.
Tandelov looking for a sweep. Not yet Tandelov, not yet.
Marat Tandelov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tandelov managing to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marat Tandelov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tandelov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Kinseim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keegan Touite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kinseim
vs
Touite

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
196 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Kinseim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keegan Touite!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinseim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kinseim fails with the takedown.
Touite misses with a double jab.
Touite's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Touite duly obliges.

It looks like Piotr Kinseim has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Kinseim has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kinseim dodges the punch combination from Touite.
Kinseim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Touite.
Touite throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinseim dodges the punch combination from Touite.
Touite fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kinseim tries to clinch but Touite moves out of range.
Touite looks to land a combination but Kinseim avoids it well.
Touite misses with a double jab.

Kinseim tries to keep at a distance but Touite has taken the fight into the clinch.
Touite stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinseim tries to pull guard but Touite won't allow it.

Touite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Touite uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinseim.
Touite dodges the punch combination from Kinseim.
Touite lands a hook that stumbles Kinseim back into the cage. Touite follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Kinseim to the canvas! Touite pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Kinseim has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Keegan Touite!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
Taylor

180 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

184 cm
24
181 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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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 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinnie Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
Taylor leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taylor as he avoids it easily.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Taylor gets a clinch.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.

Black changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Taylor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Black decides to stand back up.

Taylor rushes Black and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor jumps guard but Black stands there with Taylor around his waist. Taylor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

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

Black looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black prevents the takedown attempt.
Black taking a breather.

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

Black bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor struggling a bit here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Black decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Black thows a body kick. Taylor tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Black drives through with a takedown into guard.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Black stands up and waves to Taylor to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Taylor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.

Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!

Black stands up and beckons Taylor to his feet.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
Black shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Black shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Black was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Black has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Taylor is rocked!
Vinnie Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Black gets the takedown into side control.
Taylor is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black working the ground and pound.
Black scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Taylor is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Black can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinnie Black!
A relieved looking Vinnie Black thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Draco Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. El Demonio De La Tinta kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jonathan Ortiz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Drogo
vs
Ortiz

187 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Conquer
Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Draco Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo scores with a one two! Ortiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Drogo throws a one two combo.
Ortiz ducks right into an uppercut from Drogo.
Drogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been told by Drogo's head coaches at Men of Mayhem (1 TPL, 6 DBL, 5 SGL)(55 member cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drogo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ortiz shoots in for a double leg but Drogo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drogo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ortiz will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Drogo digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs.
Good shot there by Drogo.
A clash of legs there as Ortiz blocks the low kick.
Horrible takedown by Ortiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Drogo which made him look bad.
Draco Drogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Ortiz.
Drogo swinging wildly here.
Drogo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortiz should have avoided that one.
Drogo slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drogo scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz looks winded!
Drogo connects with a body shot.
Drogo lands a jab to the nose.
Drogo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drogo is looking to wear down Ortiz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Ortiz dives in and scores a takedown into Drogo's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drogo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Drogo.
Ortiz prevents Drogo from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz won't allow Drogo to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drogo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drogo wants to control the position but Ortiz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Drogo is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
Ortiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Ortiz working Drogo over with strikes.
Ortiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Drogo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ortiz on the ground.
Ortiz stops Drogo from getting back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ortiz working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drogo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drogo is looking for a sweep. Ortiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz prevents Drogo from standing back up.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drogo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Drogo's hands, connecting with Drogo's forehead.
Drogo tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
Ortiz 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.
Drogo is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ortiz is thwarting Drogo's attempts to control the position.
Ortiz working over Drogo with some ground and pound. Drogo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drogo wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Drogo trying to control but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Drogo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
Ortiz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drogo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Drogo is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
Drogo is looking to improve his position.
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. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Drogo's temple.
Ortiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Drogo wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Draco Drogo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Drogo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Drogo fails to land with a series of punches.
Drogo leaves Ortiz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drogo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drogo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ortiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Ortiz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drogo sprawls well initially but Ortiz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Drogo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortiz prevents Drogo from standing back up.
Ortiz 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo is trying to control but can't.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz working Drogo over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz 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.
Drogo is trying to stand up here but Ortiz is controlling him well.
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. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Drogo's temple.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ortiz 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.
Drogo is looking for a sweep. Ortiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drogo trying to control from the bottom.
Drogo taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Ortiz 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.
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!
Drogo is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drogo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drogo is trying to get back to full guard.
Drogo is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz 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.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Drogo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drogo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortiz stops Drogo from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Drogo's head.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Drogo's head.
Drogo taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Drogo is rocked!
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Drogo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Drogo's temple.
Ortiz working over Drogo with some ground and pound. Drogo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drogo is trying to maintain the position but Ortiz is very close to passing his half guard.
Drogo tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Drogo wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ortiz is trying to control the action in half guard but Drogo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
Drogo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drogo wants to stand back up but Ortiz manages to pass into side control.
Ortiz scoring with punches and elbows.
Drogo is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo is trying to get back to his feet.
Ortiz lands a few punches from side control.
Ortiz scoring with punches from side control.
Ortiz is chipping away with strikes.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Drogo here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo tries to improve position but can't.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Drogo looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ortiz turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Ortiz!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonathan Ortiz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes into the arena with Slipknot-The Blister Exists blaring out of the sound system. Wukong has chosen I stand alone - Godsmack as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gordon
vs
Wukong

175 cm
27
146 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

165 cm
20
135 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

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Excellent MT
Good chin

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Brawler
Solid 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flash Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sun Wukong!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Wukong fails with the takedown.
Gordon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gordon wants to clinch.
Gordon tries to clinch but Wukong is having none of it.
Wukong shoots in but Gordon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wukong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wukong looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.

Gordon forces Wukong back against the cage and clinches.
Gordon stalls.
Wukong jumps guard but Gordon stands there with Wukong around his waist. Wukong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flash Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sun Wukong.
Gordon lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Gordon.
Gordon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wukong has Gordon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gordon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wukong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gordon walks away with a smile on his face. Wukong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wukong shoots in for a takedown but Gordon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wukong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gordon counters with a one-two to the body.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wukong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wukong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wukong swings and misses with a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gordon stalling.
Gordon lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wukong tries to stall but Gordon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gordon stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gordon for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gordon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wukong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wukong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gordon swivels and escapes.

Gordon gets a clinch.
Wukong is trying to push Gordon away but Gordon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wukong tries to pull guard but Gordon holds him up against the cage and eventually Wukong drops back down to his feet.
Gordon gets underhooks to prevent Wukong's takedown attempt.
Gordon landing knees to the head.

Gordon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon tries to clinch up.
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gordon tries to clinch but Wukong moves away
enabling Wukong to counter with a crisp jab.
Gordon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong throws out a loose jab but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wukong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gordon defends it nicely.

Gordon clinches with his opponent.
Wukong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gordon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wukong is trying to force a seperation but Gordon has the dominant position.
Gordon is pushing Wukong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gordon gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Gordon lands a body punch.
Wukong is trying to drag Gordon to the mat but Gordon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gordon with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gordon obliges.
Gordon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gordon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wukong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gordon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wukong wants to take the fight to the mat but Gordon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wukong wants to get back to striking at distance but Gordon won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Gordon.
Gordon is looking to control Wukong's arms but Wukong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gordon has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gordon landing knees to the body.
Gordon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flash Gordon.
Gordon lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flash Gordon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Gordon.
Wukong loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
Wukong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wukong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wukong throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Wukong keeps it at a distance.
Gordon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wukong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flash Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gordon forces Wukong back against the cage and clinches.
Wukong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gordon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wukong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gordon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gordon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gordon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gordon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wukong takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon scores with a knee to the head.
Gordon is pressed up against the cage. Wukong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gordon down to the mat. Gordon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wukong is breathing heavily.
Wukong looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Gordon wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gordon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Gordon closes the distance and pushes Wukong back into the cage.
Gordon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gordon with a knee to the head.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Wukong shrugs off.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wukong is trying to pull guard but Gordon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Flash Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sun Wukong.
Wukong wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gordon.
Gordon looking to slow down the pace here.
Wukong wants a takedown but no success here.
Gordon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wukong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wukong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gordon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wukong up against the cage.
Gordon landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gordon to keep the fight standing.
Gordon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wukong backwards.
Gordon lands a knee to the head.
Wukong fails to pull guard.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
Gordon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gordon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gordon lands a nice knee to the body.
Gordon avoiding damage.
Gordon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike.
Wukong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gordon lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a nice knee to the body.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wukong's defenses.
Gordon trying to control the position but instead, Wukong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gordon into the cage.
Gordon scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gordon.
Gordon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gordon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wukong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gordon lands a left hand.
Wukong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gordon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon stalling against the cage.
Wukong goes for a takedown attempt but Gordon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Wukong pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flash Gordon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Gordon slips a jab and a cross from Wukong.
Gordon throws a head kick that Wukong semi-blocks.
Gordon with a jab.
Wukong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gordon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wukong thinking.
Gordon lands with a straight right. Wukong didn't see that one coming.
Gordon tries to clinch but Wukong moves out of range.
Gordon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wukong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wukong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wukong swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Wukong throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Gordon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gordon lands a knee to the head.
Flash Gordon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gordon landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wukong goes for a takedown attempt but Gordon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gordon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wukong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wukong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong is looking to chop away at Gordon's legs.
Gordon scores with a head kick.
Gordon wants to clinch.

Gordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gordon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wukong up against the cage.
Gordon gets through Wukong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gordon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gordon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gordon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gordon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wukong tries to break the clinch but Gordon is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Gordon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gordon.
Gordon looking to slow down the pace here.
Gordon connects with a knee to the head.
Gordon stalling.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gordon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wukong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Gordon breaks the clinch.

Gordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gordon working Wukong over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong taking a breather.
Gordon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wukong up against the cage.
A short left from Gordon.
Wukong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gordon prevents it.
Flash Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sun Wukong.
Wukong tries to pull guard but Gordon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wukong fails to pull guard.
Gordon lands a hook that snaps the head of Wukong backwards.
Wukong is trying to push Gordon away but Gordon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gordon stops a takedown attempt from Wukong.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wukong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Flash Gordon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gordon taking a breather.
Gordon landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wukong's face.

Gordon breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gordon clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Gordon.
Wukong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gordon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wukong looking for a takedown.

Gordon manages to break the clinch.
Sun Wukong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wukong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gordon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Wukong is predictable there
and Gordon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wukong is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gordon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wukong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wukong can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon scores with a hook to the body. Wukong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Gordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wukong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flash Gordon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gordon 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

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