KFC 9. PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Black Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Garrison

176 cm
27
150 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

173 cm
27
150 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulie Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Garrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Garrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrison 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.
Garrison trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.

Garrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Garrison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Garrison drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diaz dives on top into guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Garrison working for submissions but it's allowed Diaz to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Garrison is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Garrison looking for submissions off his back.

Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garrison has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz is trying to control. Garrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Garrison won't allow it.
Garrison tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.

Garrison looking for submissions off his back.
Garrison looks winded!

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.

Garrison looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Garrison is squirming around nicely.

Diaz working for a guillotine from mount but Garrison is in no mood to give up.
Garrison is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Garrison has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Garrison!
Garrison looking to pass the guard.

Diaz looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Garrison is defending well. Diaz quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Garrison has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Diaz celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Black Diaz!
Black Diaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Weir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Weir

177 cm
27
150 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

171 cm
27
150 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Weir!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Weir missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Diaz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Weir.
Weir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Weir drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Weir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz looking to control.
Weir trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Weir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Weir has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Weir trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Diaz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Weir rolls with it to try and escape but Diaz cranks on the arm and Weir is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noel Diaz!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Sambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Wilson Tony has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tony
vs
Sambo

176 cm
27
162 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

175 cm
27
160 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wilson Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uriah Sambo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sambo misses with an uppercut.
Sambo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tony.
A slow jab from Tony misses its intended target.
Sambo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tony.
Tony misses the jab.
Tony works the jab nicely.
Tony misses with an uppercut

and Sambo counters with a takedown into 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.

Sambo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sambo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sambo moves into full mount!

Sambo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tony can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Sambo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tony is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sambo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony wants to pass the guard but Sambo is keeping the position.

Sambo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tony gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Tony thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Tony postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sambo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tony, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tony looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tony is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Tony working for a triangle but Sambo defends it easily.

Tony escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sambo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sambo is looking to advance position but Tony has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sambo tries to hold on but Tony pushes him away.
Sambo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tony looking to control but Sambo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Tony swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wilson Tony!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (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.

Randy
vs
Anderson

177 cm
27
150 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

173 cm
25
150 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Randy closes the distance and clinches.
Randy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Randy misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Randy landing knees to the head.
Randy landing knees to the head.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Randy lands a damaging elbow.
Randy lands with a left to the head.
Randy looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Randy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Randy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randy lands an elbow inside.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Randy's elbow.
Randy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Randy controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson pushes Randy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Randy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Randy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Randy.
Randy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Randy is breathing heavily.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Randy takes a shot to the head.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Randy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Randy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Randy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randy pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Randy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Randy.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Randy's elbow.
Randy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Randy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Randy's head.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Randy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Randy trying to land knees to the body.
Randy misses with a knee strike.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Randy backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Randy's head.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.

Randy is rocked!
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oh Randy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson presses Randy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Randy with a big uppercut! Randy tries to clinch up but Anderson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Randy to the mat! Randy covers up and Anderson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Craig Anderson!
Our winner, Craig Anderson, 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.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

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

Steller
vs
Dawes

172 cm
27
151 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

173 cm
27
160 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Steller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marjorie Dawes!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dawes defends well and Steller ends up having to push Dawes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dawes with the counter takedown but Steller avoids it easily.
Dawes shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Steller with that takedown attempt.
Steller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dawes.
Steller tries to counter by clinching up but Dawes breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Steller as Dawes shoots in.
Ben Steller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marjorie Dawes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dawes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Steller to the ground. Dawes is now in Steller's guard.
Dawes trying to control the position from guard on top but Steller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dawes on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawes throws a big elbow that misses.
Steller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawes is one step ahead there.
Dawes 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.
Dawes advances to half guard.
Dawes prevents Steller from improving his position.
Dawes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Steller to regain full guard.
Steller keeping moving, preventing Dawes from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dawes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steller wants to control the position but Dawes says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dawes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dawes thows a huge punch but Steller dodges it nicely.
Dawes works his way into side control.
Dawes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Steller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Steller takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
An elbow from Dawes crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dawes lands some shots froms side control.

Dawes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Steller has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dawes but great work by Steller.
Dawes is trying to control Steller's posture but Steller avoids it.
Dawes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Steller off and has taken his back!
Steller covering up well and avoiding damage.
Dawes gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Steller tries to break free.
Dawes thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Dawes throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Steller!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Steller defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dawes's arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steller is taking damage to the body and head.
Dawes is punishing Steller with some ground and pound.

Dawes has managed to slip his arm under Steller's chin. This could be all over... yep, Steller is tapping out! Submission win for Dawes.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marjorie Dawes!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Masterclass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Masterclass
vs
Diaz

177 cm
27
160 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

179 cm
27
160 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Masterclass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Masterclass closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz tries a body shot but Masterclass blocks it.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Masterclass lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Chuck Diaz has been cut.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masterclass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masterclass lands a nice knee to the body.
Masterclass misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Masterclass.
Masterclass lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz looks winded!
Masterclass lands a damaging elbow.
Masterclass lands an elbow inside.
Masterclass lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
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!
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masterclass lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Chuck Diaz's cut even more.
Masterclass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Masterclass avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Masterclass lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Masterclass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.

The cut above Chuck Diaz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Masterclass comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Chuck Diaz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Masterclass lands a nice elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mason Masterclass!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knuckles OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

OToole
vs
Boy Rick

185 cm
28
166 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

179 cm
27
160 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckles OToole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Boy Rick!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OToole misses the shot to the body.
Rick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rick missing with a left hand there. OToole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
OToole throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Big Boy Rick has been cut.
Rick misses with a hook
and OToole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rick throws an off balance right hand

and OToole moves into the clinch.
Rick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.
OToole lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for OToole.
A short uppercut from OToole.
OToole lands an uppercut.
OToole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rick misses with a body punch.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
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!
Rick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.
OToole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick working aggressively here.
OToole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
OToole lands with a left to the head.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rick.
Rick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OToole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick tries a body shot but OToole blocks it.
Rick misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
Rick misses with some punches.
Rick tries to throw a body punch but OToole avoids it by throwing Rick back against the cage.
OToole lands with a short shot to the head.
OToole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
OToole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by OToole.
OToole scores with a shoulder strike.
OToole pushes Rick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
OToole lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for OToole.
OToole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rick misses with a punch on the inside.
Rick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
OToole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rick backwards.
Rick misses with the head strike.
OToole blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from OToole.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
OToole lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OToole digs a right hand into Rick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rick's gas tank.
Rick looks winded!
OToole lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from OToole.
OToole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
OToole lands an uppercut.
Rick misses with the head strike.
A short left from OToole.
OToole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
OToole lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, OToole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Rick is rocked!
OToole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rick is still on wobbly legs! Can OToole finish him?
Rick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from OToole.
OToole lands a big right hand that drops Rick! The killer instinct kicks in and OToole finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by OToole!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knuckles OToole!
After the fight, Knuckles OToole was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andri Gunawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We Are The Union - We Don't Care If Yesterday Burns, Stoke Up The Fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Weber
vs
Gunawan

180 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

189 cm
21
162 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Andri Gunawan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Weber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunawan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weber.
Gunawan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunawan lands the left hand.
Weber thumps Gunawan with a low kick.
Weber misses with a series of wild punches.
Weber misses with a double jab.
A big left from Weber misses.
Gunawan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Weber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunawan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Weber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Weber throws a leg kick
and Gunawan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunawan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunawan thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunawan slips under a jab.
Gunawan misses with a straight right.
Weber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunawan misses with an uppercut. Weber saw that one coming.
Weber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunawan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Weber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Weber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Weber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Weber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunawan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weber.
Gunawan with a jab.
A big left from Weber misses.
Weber tries to score with a low kick but Gunawan moves his leg out of the way.
Weber misses with a kick to the body.
Weber misses with a jab to the body
letting Gunawan counter with a right hand.
Gunawan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weber throws a body punch but Gunawan moves out of range.
Gunawan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Gunawan.

It looks like Jason Weber has been cut.
Weber throws the left hand but Gunawan avoids the punch easily.
Gunawan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Weber walks into a jab.
Gunawan throws a series of punches but Weber avoids them all with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Weber!
Weber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Weber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weber tried to score with a low kick but Gunawan checks it.
A nice side step and Gunawan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Weber throws a nice looking combination but Gunawan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunawan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Weber throws a series of punches but Gunawan moves out of range.
Gunawan swings for the body but Weber moves out of range.
Weber tries to clinch but Gunawan moves out of range.
Gunawan misses with a combination
and Weber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunawan checks a low kick from Weber.
Gunawan misses with the combination.
Weber throws a series of punches but Gunawan avoids them all with ease.
Weber tries to clinch up.
Weber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunawan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gunawan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Weber drives through and clinches with Gunawan against the cage.
Weber lands an elbow inside that Gunawan shrugs off.
Gunawan cracks Weber with a nice body shot.

Gunawan breaks the clinch.
Gunawan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Gunawan closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunawan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
Gunawan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weber looking to throw knees to the head but Gunawan is blocking nicely.

Gunawan breaks the clinch.
Weber throws a series of punches but Gunawan moves out of range.
Weber throws a body kick that misses.

Gunawan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weber, pushing him back against the cage.
Gunawan lands a shoulder strike.
Gunawan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
Gunawan connects with a knee to the head.
Gunawan looking to throw knees to the head but Weber is blocking nicely.
Gunawan lands a shot to the body.
Weber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Gunawan manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gunawan has closed the distance and engaged Weber in a clinch.

Gunawan breaks the clinch.
Weber throws a right hand that Gunawan ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunawan also avoids with ease.
Weber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andri Gunawan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Weber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gunawan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weber is looking to land body kicks.
Weber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunawan.
Some wild striking there from Weber.
Gunawan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunawan throws a right hand that Weber ducks under and follows up with a left that Weber also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Gunawan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick from Weber misses.
Gunawan sizes up Weber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunawan dodges the punch combination from Weber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunawan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gunawan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunawan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weber manages to avoid it.
Gunawan checks a low kick from Weber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber misses with a head kick.
Weber tries to clinch
and Gunawan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunawan.
Weber throws a big shot that misses.
Gunawan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Gunawan forces Weber back against the cage and clinches.
Gunawan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Gunawan breaks from the clinch.
Gunawan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weber misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Weber. Those never looked like landing.

Gunawan clinches.

Gunawan manages to break the clinch.
Weber scores with a spinning back kick!
Gunawan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Weber scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunawan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gunawan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Weber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunawan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunawan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weber slips a straight right by Gunawan.
Weber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gunawan checks it well.
Gunawan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Weber looks to land a combination but Gunawan avoids it well.
Gunawan moves out of range of the body kick.
Gunawan checks a low kick from Weber.
Weber looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunawan is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunawan! But no joy.
Weber throws a right and a left that both miss.

Gunawan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hand to the body from Gunawan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunawan presses Weber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gunawan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weber is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gunawan.
Weber looks to land a combination but Gunawan avoids it well.
Gunawan swings for the body but Weber moves out of range.
Andri Gunawan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gunawan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Weber scrambles back to his feet.
Gunawan looks to throw the jab but Weber is out of range.
Gunawan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gunawan scores with a hook.
Weber throws a combination. Gunawan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Weber.

Gunawan forces Weber back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber looking to slow down the pace here.

Gunawan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunawan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunawan connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Gunawan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Weber doesn't seem phased though.
Gunawan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Weber misses with a body kick.
Jason Weber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Gunawan - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Weber 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 Gunawan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gunawan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Weber checks a leg kick.
Weber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Weber misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andri Gunawan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Weber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gunawan moves out of range of the body kick from Weber.
Gunawan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weber.
Gunawan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Weber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weber there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gunawan looks to land a right hand but Weber moved out of range.
Weber is looking to land body kicks.
Weber lands with a nice body kick.
Weber slips a straight right by Gunawan.
Good standup being displayed there by Gunawan as he connects with a hook.
Weber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gunawan is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunawan lands with an uppercut that bounces Weber off the cage and back into range.
Nice jab there from Gunawan.
Weber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weber looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big right from Gunawan misses.
Weber misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber misses with a double jab
and Gunawan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weber throws a shot to the body.
Weber slips under a jab from Gunawan.
Weber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunawan counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunawan lands with a shot to the body.
Gunawan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gunawan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crunch! Weber slams his shin into Gunawan's torso.

Gunawan gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gunawan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weber misses with a hook
and Gunawan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gunawan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gunawan's sensitive parts.
Gunawan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weber throws a leg kick that misses.
Gunawan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weber throws a nice head kick!
Gunawan tries to clinch up but Weber circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Weber misses.
Gunawan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gunawan lands with a good body shot.
Weber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Weber tries to bum rush Gunawan with a series of wild strikes but Gunawan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Weber throws a hook to the side of Gunawan's head but Gunawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weber is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gunawan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gunawan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weber.
Gunawan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weber. Weber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunawan lands with a nice body punch.
Weber misses with a hook.
Gunawan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Weber with a body shot.
Gunawan throws a shot to the body.
Gunawan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weber throws a hook to the side of Gunawan's head but Gunawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunawan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good exchange - Gunawan coming out on top.
Jason Weber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andri Gunawan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gunawan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunawan scores with the left hand. Weber knows he should have avoided that one.
Weber is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Weber.
Gunawan scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Gunawan clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Gunawan.
Gunawan avoids the elbow strike from Weber, against the cage.
Gunawan lands a body shot in the clinch.

Gunawan breaks the clinch.
Gunawan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gunawan connects with a body shot that sends Weber's belly button to the back.
Weber misses with a body kick.
Gunawan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weber's head.
Weber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Weber is rocked!
Weber seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Gunawan shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Weber is backing up but Gunawan catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Weber covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Gunawan Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andri Gunawan!
During a confident post fight interview, Andri Gunawan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Bush could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cris Cyborg's chin.

Bush
vs
Cyborg

170 cm
22
148 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

172 cm
27
150 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg misses with a right hand

and Bush decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cyborg's guard.
Bush working some strikes from top position.
Bush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cyborg's head.
Bush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bush stopping the sweep attempt from Cyborg.
Bush throws a big right hand that misses.
Bush controlling from the top position.
Cyborg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bush trying to control but Cyborg is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bush is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bush lands a couple of digs.
Cyborg wants to hit a switch here but Bush passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cyborg there!
Bush has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bush is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Cyborg is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Cyborg flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Bush anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Cyborg and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Bush slips an arm under Cyborg chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Bush has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Bush is squeezing on Cyborg like an anaconda would it's prey. Cyborg fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). JJ Bush!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Big Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Man has chosen Big Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bacca
vs
Big Man

190 cm
28
185 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
29
190 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Sun-Tzu

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chew Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Big Man!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bacca clinches up against the cage.
Bacca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
Bacca lands a body punch.
Bacca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Bacca.
Big Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Big Man.
Big Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bacca.
Big Man prevents a body shot from Bacca.
Bacca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bacca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bacca has a couple of punches blocked by Big Man.
Big Man blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Big Man throws an elbow but misses.
Bacca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bacca can't find room to land a body shot as Big Man controls the action.
Big Man trying to land knees to the body.
Bacca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Big Man lands a good knee to the midsection. Bacca won't want to take too many of those.
Bacca misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Big Man.
Bacca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Big Man blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca blocks the elbow strike.
Bacca lands with a right to the head.
Big Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bacca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Big Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacca pushes Big Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacca throws a punch but it's blocked by Big Man.
Big Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bacca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bacca.
Bacca trying to stall but Big Man improves his position.
Big Man takes a shot to the head.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bacca blocks an elbow strike.
Bacca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Big Man stalling in the clinch but Bacca improves position.
Bacca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
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!
Big Man misses with an elbow strike.
Bacca throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Big Man.
Nice body punch from Bacca - that landed with a thud.
Big Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca throws a punch but it's blocked by Big Man.
Big Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bacca struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Man controls his hands.
Bacca swings wildly with an uppercut but Big Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bacca's defenses.
Big Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Big Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bacca.
Bacca lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Big Man.
Bacca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Big Man trying to land knees to the body.
Big Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Bacca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bacca avoids it.
Big Man blocks an uppercut.
Big Man throws an elbow that misses.
Big Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Bacca avoids the damage to the body.
Bacca lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bacca struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Man controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Man utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Big Man landing knees to the body.
Bacca is breathing heavily.
Big Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Bacca.
Big Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Big Man.
Bacca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bacca is working Big Man over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Big Man.
Big Man lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Chew Bacca has been cut.
Big Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bacca managing to block the knees to the body from Big Man.
Bacca has a couple of punches blocked by Big Man.
Bacca blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Bacca on the inside.
Bacca working aggressively here.
Big Man missing with knees to the body.
Bacca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bacca.
Bacca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Big Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Big Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Big Man tries a knee to the head but Bacca blocks it.
Bacca dodges an elbow strike from Big Man.
Big Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bacca's face.
Big Man misses with the head strike.
Big Man misses with a knee strike.
Bacca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bacca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Big Man throws an elbow but it misses.
Big Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bacca's defenses.
Good body shot from Bacca.
Big Man lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bacca.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Big Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacca struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Man controls his hands.
Big Man lands an elbow inside that Bacca shrugs off.
Bacca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bacca throws a punch but it's blocked by Big Man.
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 Chew Bacca will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chew Bacca's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Big Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Bacca.
Good standup being displayed there by Bacca as he connects with a hook.
Big Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Man lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Bacca closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Big Man on the inside.
Good body shot from Bacca.
Bacca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Bacca on the inside.
Big Man misses with some punches.
Bacca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bacca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Big Man's elbow.
A short uppercut from Bacca.
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!
Bacca stalling in the clinch but Big Man improves position.
Big Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca pushes Big Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacca avoids a wild elbow strike from Big Man.
Big Man lands a nice elbow.
Big Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Bacca pushes Big Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacca lands with a right to the head.
Bacca tries to throw a body punch but Big Man avoids it by throwing Bacca back against the cage.
Bacca lands a right hand.
Bacca misses with some punches.
Big Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bacca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bacca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bacca can't find room to land a body shot as Big Man controls the action.
Big Man lands an elbow inside.
Chew Bacca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Big Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Big Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bacca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Big Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bacca - that landed with a thud.
Big Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bacca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Big Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca can't find room to land a body shot as Big Man controls the action.
Big Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bacca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bacca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bacca blocks the elbow strike.
Big Man lands an elbow inside that Bacca shrugs off.
Bacca is working Big Man over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Big Man.
Big Man unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Big Man lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Big Man.
Big Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bacca.
Big Man looking to throw knees to the head but Bacca is blocking nicely.
Bacca pushes Big Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bacca has a couple of punches blocked by Big Man.
Bacca misses with the head strike.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the head but Bacca blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Big Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bacca.
Bacca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Big Man.
Big Man crunches a lovely knee into Bacca's ribcage.
Big Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bacca.
Bacca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bacca lands with a left to the head.
Bacca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bacca.
Bacca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacca throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Bacca.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bacca's defenses.
Bacca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Bacca.
A short right from Bacca.
Bacca blocks an elbow strike from Big Man.
Big Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Bacca backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Big Man backwards.
Bacca throws a head punch that misses.
Big Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Bacca.
Big Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bacca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Big Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Bacca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Big Man landing knees to the head.
Big Man blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bacca fails to land.
Big Man blocks an uppercut.
Big Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bacca pushes Big Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Big Man as Bacca tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bacca pushes Big Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Bacca.
Big Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Bacca uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chew Bacca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chew Bacca's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bacca instigates a clinch.
Big Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bacca.
Big Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Big Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bacca misses with the head strike.
Big Man utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bacca can't find room to land a body shot as Big Man controls the action.
Big Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Bacca avoids the damage to the body.
Big Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Big Man unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bacca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Big Man unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Big Man lands an elbow inside.
Big Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big Man unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bacca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Big Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Big Man gets through Bacca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Big Man.
Big Man lands a knee to the head.
Big Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Big Man working Bacca over with knees to the body.
Big Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Big Man.
Bacca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Big Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Big Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bacca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bacca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Big Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Big Man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bacca's defenses.
Big Man unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bacca throws a punch but it's blocked by Big Man.
Big Man crunches a lovely knee into Bacca's ribcage.
Bacca misses with a punch on the inside.
Big Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Big Man putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bacca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Big Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bacca's face.
Big Man landing knees to the body.
Big Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Big Man.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bacca lands a shoulder strike.
Big Man throws an elbow but it misses.
Bacca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Big Man blocks an uppercut.
Bacca misses with some punches.
Bacca gets through Big Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bacca fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Bacca.
Bacca is working Big Man over against the cage.
Bacca struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Man controls his hands.
Big Man working Bacca over with knees to the body.
Big Man lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Big Man.
Big Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bacca's defenses.
Big Man lands an elbow inside.
Bacca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Big Man's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Big Man.
Big Man misses with a knee strike.
Bacca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bacca lands an uppercut.
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!
Bacca lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bacca.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Big Man obliges.
Bacca managing to block the knees to the body from Big Man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Big Man as Bacca tries to tie him up.
Bacca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Big Mans head.
Big Man tries to land a knee to the head but Bacca blocks with his arms.
Chew Bacca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bacca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bacca scores with a shot to the side of Big Man's head.
A hook to the body from Bacca.
Bacca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bacca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Big Mans head.
Bacca dodges an elbow strike from Big Man.
Big Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bacca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bacca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bacca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Big Man or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bacca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Bacca.
Bacca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bacca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bacca lands with a short shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Big Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bacca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Julius Big Man!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Julius Big Man!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight as a draw!

Julius Big Man wins by majority decision!
Julius Big Man seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.