gc18 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sofoklis Aristotelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeke Powers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aristotelis
vs
Powers

225 cm
21
241 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

206 cm
26
283 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

GREEN!160

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 3 - 1 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeke Powers!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aristotelis tries to clinch there but Powers circles away.
Aristotelis lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Zeke Powers has been cut.
Aristotelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Powers circles away.
Aristotelis tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Powers counters with a shoot takedown. Aristotelis fights it but they end up in guard.
Powers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Powers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aristotelis is pulling down on Powers's head. It's preventing any offense from Powers, at least for the moment.
Powers told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Aristotelis keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers throws an elbow that misses. Aristotelis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Powers's guard. Nice move by Aristotelis!

Powers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aristotelis passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aristotelis is thwarting Powers's attempts to control the position.

Powers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Powers gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Powers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Aristotelis stands up from Powers's guard - Aristotelis perhaps looking for a knockout.

Aristotelis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Powers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Powers is trying to force a seperation but Aristotelis has the dominant position.
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.
Powers tries to throw a body punch but Aristotelis avoids it by throwing Powers back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers blocks a body shot from Aristotelis.
Powers dodges an elbow strike from Aristotelis.
Powers tries a knee to the head but Aristotelis blocks it.
Aristotelis can't find room to land a body shot as Powers controls the action.
Aristotelis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aristotelis is pushing Powers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Powers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aristotelis moves out of range of the leg kick from Powers.
Aristotelis moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
Aristotelis moves out of range of the body kick from Powers.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Powers.
Aristotelis wants to clinch but Powers slips to the side

and Powers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Powers.
Aristotelis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers 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.
Powers trying to control but Aristotelis is working from the bottom.
Powers trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aristotelis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Powers is trying to control the position but Aristotelis postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Aristotelis gets to his feet - Powers follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Powers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeke Powers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aristotelis darts in trying to clinch

and Powers counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Powers trying to control the position but Aristotelis is working away.
Aristotelis is trying to get back to half guard.
Powers in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aristotelis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Powers.

Powers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristotelis struggling a bit here.
Aristotelis manages to get back to half guard.
Powers is trying to control. Aristotelis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Powers gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Aristotelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A swing and a miss from Powers.
Sofoklis Aristotelis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aristotelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aristotelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aristotelis is looking to clinch.
Aristotelis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Powers.
Aristotelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Aristotelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powers walks into a left hand.
Aristotelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aristotelis. That did some damage!
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aristotelis tries a head kick but it misses.
Powers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aristotelis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sofoklis Aristotelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers lands a head kick!
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Aristotelis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Powers.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by Aristotelis.
Aristotelis tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Powers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aristotelis tries to clinch there but Powers circles away.
Powers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aristotelis counters with a big head kick but Powers shrugs it off.

That has opened up Zeke Powers's cut even more.

Aristotelis has closed the distance and engaged Powers in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aristotelis.
Powers wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aristotelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powers's brow.
Powers lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristotelis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Powers tries to break the clinch but Aristotelis is controlling the position.
Aristotelis lands an elbow that stopped Powers in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Zeke Powers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aristotelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aristotelis lands a right hand.
Aristotelis trying to control the position but instead, Powers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aristotelis into the cage.
Nice body punch from Aristotelis.
Powers can't find room to land a body shot as Aristotelis controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Powers takes an elbow to the forehead.

Zeke Powers'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 Zeke Powers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sofoklis Aristotelis!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

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

Gaunov
vs
Hovimaki

170 cm
20
170 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
163 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kantemir Gaunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hovimaki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaunov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Hovimaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaunov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hovimaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gaunov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hovimaki counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kantemir Gaunov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaunov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hovimaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaunov has his takedown stuffed
and Hovimaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gaunov thinking.
Gaunov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hovimaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaunov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hovimaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gaunov is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Hovimaki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaunov tries for a takedown but Hovimaki circles away easily
letting Hovimaki counter with a right hand.
Mikko Hovimaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaunov shoots for a takedown but Hovimaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gaunov misses with a takedown attempt
and Hovimaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Hovimaki.
Hovimaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gaunov under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Hovimaki.
Gaunov shoots and misses
enabling Hovimaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Hovimaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hovimaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hovimaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gaunov tries for a takedown but Hovimaki circles away easily
and Gaunov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Gaunov is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hovimaki circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Gaunov tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Hovimaki wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikko Hovimaki!
Mikko Hovimaki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Donnelly
vs
Lopez

190 cm
24
193 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
202 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepe Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lopez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
Donnelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donnelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Lopez throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Lopez defending well as Donnelly loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Donnelly misses with a straight left.
Donnelly checks a low kick from Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donnelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donnelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
Lopez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donnelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.

Lopez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Donnelly to the ground. Lopez is now in Donnelly's guard.
Lopez 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Donnelly keeps moving.
Donnelly pulls Lopez in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Donnelly manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lopez pushes off an throws an elbow but Donnelly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Donnelly avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez prevents Donnelly from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Donnelly.
Donnelly is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Donnelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brian Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Lopez.

Lopez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Lopez.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donnelly's head.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Lopez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Donnelly wants to get back to full guard.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donnelly keeps working.
Lopez controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Lopez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brian Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Donnelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donnelly.
Pepe Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Donnelly.

Lopez drives through with a takedown into Donnelly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Donnelly keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez pushing down on Donnelly's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control the action but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
Pepe Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez working the head and body with strikes.
Donnelly is staying active underneath Lopez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Donnelly sees it coming and defends easily.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Donnelly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lopez is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lopez is keen to just control but Donnelly is a slippery customer.

Lopez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Lopez tries to land a leg kick but Donnelly saw it coming and moves away.
Donnelly checks a low kick from Lopez.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Donnelly misses with a double jab.
Donnelly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lopez.
Donnelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donnelly checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Donnelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Donnelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donnelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Donnelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up with Donnelly, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes Donnelly against the cage but Donnelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donnelly.
Nice jab there from Donnelly.
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.

Donnelly lands a left and a right that send Lopez crashing to the mat, dazed. Donnelly thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lopez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donnelly.
Lopez lands with a hook. Donnelly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lopez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donnelly misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Lopez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donnelly's guard.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Lopez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Donnelly is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Donnelly has escaped and now he's on top!

Lopez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Donnelly will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Donnelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lopez's head.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lopez.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Lopez takes a swing at Donnelly's ribcage but misses.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Donnelly lands a slapping body shot.
Donnelly punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Donnelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lopez.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donnelly sprawls well. Donnelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez 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 Donnelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donnelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donnelly.
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Donnelly throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Donnelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Good shot there by Donnelly.
Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Donnelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lopez throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Lopez misses.
Lopez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brian Donnelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to chop away at Donnelly's legs.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Donnelly moves out of range easily.
Donnelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
Donnelly scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Donnelly misses the target.
Donnelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Donnelly avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Donnelly lands a big uppercut and Lopez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lopez looks OK. Donnelly waves Lopez back to his feet!
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Donnelly finish him?
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.
Donnelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.

Donnelly drops Lopez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lopez looks back up at him and smiles so Donnelly waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez throws a push kick but Donnelly slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Donnelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez thows a leg kick but Donnelly checks it
letting Donnelly counter with a right hand.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donnelly defends it nicely.
Lopez walks into a left hand.
Donnelly misses the body punch

so Lopez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Donnelly is trying to keep Lopez in close.

Donnelly has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lopez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Donnelly avoiding damage.
Donnelly has had enough of the clinch but Lopez keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Donnelly clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lopez misses with a takedown
and Donnelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donnelly finds Lopez's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Lopez flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Donnelly lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Lopez will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Donnelly!
Brian Donnelly retains his middleweight title!
Brian Donnelly managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry, into his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (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.

Lee
vs
Matthews

182 cm
24
167 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

167 cm
26
161 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews takes one on the button.
Matthews misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthews misses with a straight right.

Lee has Matthews up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Matthews turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Matthews manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Matthews postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Matthews.
Matthews working the ground and pound but Lee is defending the strikes.
Matthews throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Matthews has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matthews working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Matthews crashes against the mat.
Matthews postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Matthews with the ground and pound but Lee regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Matthews trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
Lee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matthews throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Matthews thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Matthews missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matthews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Matthews looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.

Lee tries to keep at a distance but Matthews has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Matthews being controlled against the cage.
Matthews blocks an uppercut.
Lee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Matthews controls the action.
Matthews has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matthews can turn it around.
Matthews blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to stall.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matthews fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Matthews.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Matthews has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthews.
Matthews is trying to break free.
Lee gets through Matthews's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matthews misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Matthews looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Lee misses with a hook. Matthews ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
Matthews looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Matthews moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Bruce Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matthews blocking some punches.
Matthews being controlled against the cage.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Matthews.

Matthews wants the takedown. Lee is fighting it off but Matthews persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lee's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Matthews looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Matthews wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Matthews looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews trying to control but Lee postures up.
Matthews punching from the bottom.
Matthews tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Matthews gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Matthews manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.

Lee is controlling Matthews's posture.
Matthews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matthews throws an elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matthews's guard. Nice move by Lee!

Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matthews trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.

Matthews drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Matthews wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Matthews is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews throws a big elbow that misses.
Matthews wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Matthews postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matthews chips away with some ground and pound.
Matthews lands a couple of digs.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Matthews with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Matthews!
Lee is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matthews.
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matthews pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clay Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matthews keeps the fight on the outside.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthews takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Matthews.
Matthews goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Lee is rocked!
Lee switches off momentarily and Matthews cracks him with a monster right hand! Lee topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Matthews dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Matthews!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clay Matthews!
A relieved looking Clay Matthews 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
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Pykrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pykrete has chosen Papa was a Rolling Stone as his entrance music. Nigel Pykrete will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nukem
vs
Pykrete

193 cm
22
240 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

213 cm
26
300 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

The Knot
GREEN!160

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Pykrete!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nukem seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nukem shoots in for a takedown but Pykrete shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

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

Nukem working for a triangle but Pykrete defends it easily.
Nukem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pykrete throws a strike but Nukem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Pykrete is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nukem trying to control but Pykrete is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pykrete looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nukem is one step ahead there.
Pykrete is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pykrete is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nukem wants to get back to full guard.
Pykrete throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pykrete lands with a punch from half guard.
Nukem gets back to full guard.
Pykrete trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Nukem is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pykrete defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nukem has an active guard here but Pykrete has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pykrete seems to be looking for submissions.

Nukem actively working from the bottom here.
Nukem wants to improve his position but Pykrete is controlling well.
Pykrete has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pykrete has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nukem wants to hold on but Pykrete pushes him away.

Pykrete has control of Nukem's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nukem regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nukem regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem is staying active underneath Pykrete, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nukem might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pykrete working Nukem over with strikes.
Nukem wants to improve his position but Pykrete is controlling well.

Nukem looking for submissions off his back.
Pykrete prevents Nukem from improving his position.
Pykrete throwing shots but Nukem is blocking nicely.
My spies in Ryōzanpaku Dojo inform me that Pykrete has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nukem works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pykrete is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nukem looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nukem working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pykrete is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pykrete landing some decent shots from guard.
Nukem can't keep his opponent in guard - Pykrete advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nukem trying to control here.

Nukem looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Pykrete pushes past his half guard into mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pykrete with shots to the head and body - Nukem looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nukem can't escape the position.
Pykrete lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nukem hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pykrete closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nukem quickly recovers to half guard.
Pykrete wants to pass to mount but Nukem is defending the position.
Nukem tries to roll over but Pykrete keeps him under control.
Pykrete lands strikes from half guard.
Nigel Pykrete has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pykrete frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nukem is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nukem gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pykrete 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.
Pykrete slips a nice elbow through Nukem's hands, connecting with Nukem's forehead.

Pykrete is working for a submission of some sort.
Pykrete has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pykrete lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Nukem quite badly. Nukem pulls Pykrete in close trying to recover. Pykrete postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Nukem on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Nukem doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Pykrete!
After winning the bout, Nigel Pykrete thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sacamano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance The Rapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sacamano comes to the cage accompanied by Seinfeld Theme. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sacamano
vs
The Rapper

150 cm
30
273 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

200 cm
28
300 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Beaver Jooce!

Hellbent
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Sacamano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chance The Rapper!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacamano tries to clinch up but The Rapper circles away and keeps his distance.
The Rapper slips a jab and a cross from Sacamano.
The Rapper throws a hook to the side of Sacamano's head but Sacamano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for The Rapper.

It looks like Bob Sacamano has been cut.
Sacamano misses with a wild body shot.
The Rapper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sacamano.
Sacamano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sacamano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Rapper keeps the fight on the outside.
The Rapper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Rapper keeps Sacamano at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Rapper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sacamanos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sacamano misses with a wild body shot.
Sacamano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

The Rapper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sacamano, pushing him back against the cage.
The Rapper is looking to control Sacamano's arms but Sacamano gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Rapper has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacamano blocks an uppercut.
The Rapper lands a hook that snaps the head of Sacamano backwards.
The Rapper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Rapper is working Sacamano over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Rapper.
The Rapper has a couple of punches blocked by Sacamano.
Sacamano lands a good knee to the midsection. The Rapper won't want to take too many of those.
Sacamano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Rapper tries to work over Sacamano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Rapper misses with a punch to the body.
Sacamano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Rapper misses with a punch on the inside.
The Rapper lands a right hand.
The Rapper misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sacamano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sacamano.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Rapper - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sacamano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sacamano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sacamano throws an elbow but misses.
The Rapper avoids the elbow strike from Sacamano, against the cage.
The Rapper swings wildly with an uppercut but Sacamano uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Rapper has a couple of punches blocked by Sacamano.
Sacamano trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for The Rapper to work.
The Rapper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sacamano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Rapper is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rapper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Rapper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sacamano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Rapper avoids it.
The Rapper can't find room to land a body shot as Sacamano controls the action.
The Rapper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Rapper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sacamano backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sacamano misses with an elbow over the top.
Sacamano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Rapper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sacamano lands an elbow just above The Rapper 's eye.

It looks like Chance The Rapper has been cut.
Sacamano lands a damaging elbow.
The Rapper blocks the elbow strike.
Sacamano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Rapper misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sacamano breaks from the clinch.
Sacamano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That has opened up Chance The Rapper's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacamano cracks The Rapper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sacamano tries to close the distance and clinch but The Rapper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sacamano loads up on a big right hand but The Rapper slips the punch.

Sacamano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sacamano misses with an elbow strike.
Sacamano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Rapper blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sacamano.

The cut above Chance The Rapper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The Rapper is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from The Rapper - that landed with a thud.
The Rapper tries a body shot but Sacamano blocks it.
Sacamano unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Rapper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sacamano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sacamano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Bob Sacamano will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Rapper throws a head kick that misses.
Sacamano is looking to clinch but The Rapper is avoiding it.
Sacamano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Rapper. That did some damage!
Sacamano lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Rapper's sensitive parts.
The Rapper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Rapper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sacamano misses with a looping left.
Sacamano moves in looking to clinch but The Rapper pushes him off.
The Rapper scores with a jab to the head.
The Rapper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sacamano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sacamano is looking to clinch but The Rapper is avoiding it.
Sacamano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sacamano throws a body shot but no joy.
The Rapper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sacamano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rapper tries to land a front kick but Sacamano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Rapper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Rapper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sacamano.
The Rapper throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Sacamano drives through and clinches with The Rapper against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Rapper.
The Rapper wants to stall.
The Rapper throws a head punch that misses.
The Rapper lands a left hand.
The Rapper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sacamano misses with an elbow strike.
Sacamano takes a shot to the head.
Sacamano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacamano misses with a knee to the head.
The Rapper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Rapper avoiding damage.
The Rapper receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The Rapper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chance The Rapper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Rapper stalling against the cage.
Sacamano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Rapper takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Rapper trying to stall but Sacamano improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Rapper.
The Rapper tries to stall but Sacamano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Rapper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Rapper holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chance The Rapper.
Sacamano misses with an uppercut
enabling The Rapper to counter with a crisp jab.
Sacamano dodges the punch combination from The Rapper.
Sacamano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Rapper misses with an uppercut.
The Rapper sizes up Sacamano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Rapper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bob Sacamano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Rapper throws a wild body kick that Sacamano sees coming a mile off.
Sacamano misses with a lunging right hand
and The Rapper counters with a nice uppercut.
The Rapper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Sacamano misses its intended target.
The Rapper blocks a head kick by Sacamano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Rapper.
Sacamano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Rapper throws an off balance right hand
and Sacamano counters with an inside leg kick.
Sacamano scoring well with a low kick there.
The Rapper keeps the fight on the outside.
Sacamano misses the shot to the body.
Sacamano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Rapper keeps Sacamano at a distance using the push kick.
Sacamano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Rapper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Rapper throws a shot from downtown. Sacamano moves away and avoids it.
Sacamano looks to score with a jab to the body but The Rapper is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chance The Rapper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Rapper checks a low kick from Sacamano.
Sacamano throws an off balance right hand
enabling The Rapper to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Sacamano as he connects with a hook.
Sacamano wants to clinch.
The Rapper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Rapper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sacamano.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Rapper. Sacamano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sacamano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chance The Rapper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Rapper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The Rapper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sacamano, pushing him back against the cage.
The Rapper is trying to maintain a safe position but Sacamano gets an underhook and turns The Rapper into the cage.
The Rapper lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rapper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sacamano misses with an elbow over the top.
The Rapper swings wildly with an uppercut but Sacamano uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Rapper lands a left hand.

Bob Sacamano's cut is getting worse.
Sacamano tries to land knees in the clinch but The Rapper avoids the damage to the body.
Sacamano tries to land knees in the clinch but The Rapper avoids the damage to the body.

The Rapper drops Sacamano onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sacamano is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Sacamano is rocked!
The Rapper presses Sacamano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Sacamano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Rapper unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sacamano! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but The Rapper is unloading with more strikes now! Sacamano drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chance The Rapper!
Chance The Rapper was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.