VFC I: The Awakening PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barrett Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ivan Garrison enters the cage!

Fielding
vs
Garrison

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barrett Fielding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Garrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garrison takes the fight into the clinch.
Garrison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fielding blocks it with crossed arms.
Garrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Fielding.
Garrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Fielding avoids the damage to the body.
Garrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fielding is defending well for now.
Fielding wants to break free but Garrison has control.
Fielding avoiding damage as Garrison throws knees to the body.

Fielding escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fielding tries to work over Garrison's front leg with a kick but Garrison checks it.
Fielding keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Fielding misses.
Fielding throws a sloppy head kick and Garrison moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Garrison slams his shin into Fielding's torso.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fielding swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garrison is looking to clinch but Fielding is avoiding it.
Fielding throws a head kick but Garrison moves out of range.
Garrison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garrison counters with a big head kick but Fielding shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison wants to clinch.
Fielding circles away from the clinch attempt

and Fielding holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Fielding avoids the damage to the body.
Garrison throws an elbow that misses.
Garrison missing with knees to the body.
Fielding lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Ivan Garrison has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fielding.
Fielding's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garrison being controlled against the cage.
Garrison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fielding blocks it with crossed arms.

Fielding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Garrison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fielding misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Fielding forces Garrison back against the cage and clinches.
Garrison pushes Fielding back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fielding's efforts to push away.
Garrison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garrison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garrison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Garrison trying to land knees to the body.

Fielding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fielding.
Garrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garrison tries to clinch but Fielding moves away

and Fielding counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Fielding decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Garrison, up you get!
Fielding is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Garrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fielding just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivan Garrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fielding swats away the attempt to clinch by Garrison.
Fielding fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Garrison. No joy for Fielding on that attempt.
Garrison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Garrison closes the distance and clinches.
Fielding wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garrison connects with a knee to the head.
Garrison connects with a knee to the head.
Fielding takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Garrison.
Garrison lands a body shot.

Fielding breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fielding throws a leg kick but Garrison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fielding gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garrison counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fielding keeps the fight on the outside.
Garrison stuffs the takedown attempt from Fielding. Fielding gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barrett Fielding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garrison wants to clinch.
A low kick from Fielding is predictable there
and Garrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrison tries to clinch but Fielding moves away
and Fielding counters with a thumping low kick.
Garrison lands a head kick. Fielding smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barrett Fielding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Garrison gets a clinch.
Garrison trying to land knees to the body.
Garrison lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fielding on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garrison misses with a hook from the clinch.

Fielding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrison is looking to clinch but Fielding is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Garrison tries to clinch but Fielding is having none of it.

Fielding throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garrison was covering up waiting for the punch and Fielding finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fielding showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fielding gets to his feet. Garrison looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A low kick from Fielding is predictable there
and Garrison finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garrison tries to clinch up but Fielding circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrett Fielding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garrison moves in looking to clinch but Fielding pushes him off.
Fielding misses with a body shot

and Garrison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garrison.
Garrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fielding.

Fielding manages to break the clinch.
Fielding moves forwards but Garrison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fielding misses with a few strikes there.
Fielding moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fielding throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fielding thumps Garrison with a low kick.
Fielding shoots in but no luck this time.
Garrison tries to clinch there but Fielding circles away.
Fielding is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fielding shoots in and drives through. Garrison sprawls well.
Garrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barrett Fielding dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Garrison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Garrison leaves Fielding with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garrison tries to clinch up.

Garrison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fielding missing with knees to the body.
Garrison lands with a right to the head.
Garrison lands a knee to the head.
Garrison lands a knee to the head.
Garrison tries to land a knee to the head but Fielding blocks with his arms.
Garrison tries to land a knee to the head but Fielding blocks with his arms.
Garrison working aggressively here.
Garrison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Garrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fielding is defending well for now.

Fielding breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fielding throws a push kick but Garrison slaps the foot to one side.
Garrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Fielding circles away.
Fielding tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison wants to clinch up but Fielding keeps it at a distance.
Garrison tries to clinch but Fielding is having none of it.
Fielding tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Fielding circles away.

Garrison rushes Fielding and presses him up against the cage.
Garrison can't find room to land a body shot as Fielding controls the action.
Garrison throws a knee to the head but misses.

Fielding's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fielding takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crunch! Garrison slams his shin into Fielding's torso.
Fielding throws a head kick that misses
and Garrison counters with a series of strikes. Fielding will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fielding swings for the body but Garrison moves out of range.
Fielding shoots in for a takedown but Garrison shows good takedown defense.
Fielding throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fielding takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garrison.
Garrison tries to clinch
and Fielding counters with a thumping low kick.
Garrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fielding paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Garrison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fielding, pushing him back against the cage.
Garrison lands a damaging elbow.
Garrison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fielding blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fielding.
Fielding is trying to force a seperation but Garrison has the dominant position.
Garrison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fielding is defending well for now.
Garrison pushes off an throws an elbow but Fielding leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fielding lands a knee to the head.
Fielding avoiding damage as Garrison throws knees to the body.
Fielding wants to break free but Garrison has control.
Fielding tries to circle away but Garrison has him pinned against the cage.

Fielding breaks from the clinch.
Garrison tries to clinch there but Fielding circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garrison keeps control of Fielding as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fielding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garrison scores with a knee to the head.

Fielding pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garrison throws a sloppy head kick and Fielding moves out of range easily.
Fielding fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barrett Fielding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garrison is looking to clinch but Fielding is avoiding it.
Fielding throws a one two combo.
Garrison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Garrison instigates a clinch.
Garrison letting Fielding take a breather here.
Garrison works on Fielding's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fielding escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Garrison.
Fielding keeps the fight on the outside.
Garrison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fielding thows a leg kick but Garrison checks it
and Garrison counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Garrison misses with a double jab.
Garrison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fielding tries a head kick but it misses.
Garrison tries to clinch but Fielding moves out of range.
Garrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fielding paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garrison tries to clinch up but Fielding circles away and keeps his distance.
Fielding shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garrison pinned against the cage. Garrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Garrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garrison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Garrison!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sokama Tutsiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Belfort
vs
Tutsiki

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sokama Tutsiki!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutsiki misses with a two punch combination.
Belfort defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tutsiki.
Sokama Tutsiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutsiki tries to bum rush Belfort with a series of wild strikes but Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tutsiki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tutsiki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tutsiki.
Tutsiki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tutsiki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belfort moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Belfort scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Belfort controlling the action here.
Belfort tries to pass to full mount but Tutsiki defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutsiki is trying to stand up here but Belfort is controlling him well.
Belfort passes to side control.

Belfort tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belfort has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tutsiki is trying to buck Belfort off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Belfort is looking to take a break and control but Tutsiki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutsiki is trying to buck Belfort off.

Belfort stands up.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tutsiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belfort misses with a body shot.
Tutsiki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutsiki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tutsiki throws a series of punches but Belfort moves out of range.

Belfort scores a takedown into full mount!
Tutsiki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belfort. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tutsiki is bucking up trying to escape but Belfort cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Belfort with a couple of short strikes.
Tutsiki is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Belfort is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tutsiki to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tutsiki shrugs it off.

Belfort stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Belfort is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort has a takedown stuffed.
Tutsiki has his takedown stuffed

and Belfort decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tutsiki's guard.
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!

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

Belfort has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tutsiki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belfort stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tutsiki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Belfort showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tutsiki.
Tutsiki shoots and misses

and Belfort counters by moving into the clinch.
Tutsiki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belfort backwards.
Tutsiki misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort.
Belfort tries to work over Tutsiki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belfort misses with the head strike.

Belfort successfully pulls guard.
Tutsiki wants to stand but Belfort is controlling his posture from full guard.
Belfort managing to control the position.
Tutsiki is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutsiki tries to free his leg and advance position but Belfort is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutsiki wants to stand but Belfort has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Belfort is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Belfort passes to full mount!
Belfort has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tutsiki's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belfort working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Tutsiki turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Belfort off and cradles Tutsiki's limp body as Belfort celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Fedor Belfort!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Forte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Forte
vs
Kent

183 cm
23
178 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Shamanic Labs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Forte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forte leaves Kent with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Forte gets a clinch.

Forte successfully pulls guard.
Kent wants to control from the top but Forte keeps moving.
Forte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Forte pulls Kent in close to prevent any damage.
Kent trying to control the position from guard on top but Forte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forte wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kent stopping the sweep attempt from Forte.
Kent must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Forte rushes Kent and presses him up against the cage.
Forte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kent prevents a takedown attempt there.

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.
Forte gets underhooks to prevent Kent's takedown attempt.
Forte blocks an uppercut.
Forte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
Kent tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Forte just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jon Forte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clark Kent.
Kent wants to get back to striking at distance but Forte won't allow it.

Forte drags the fight down to the ground.

Forte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kent can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Forte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Forte stands and steps away. Kent gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Clark Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent closes the distance looking to clinch
and Forte counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kent falls off balance throwing a combination

and Forte counters by clinching up.

Forte pulls guard successfully.
Forte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Forte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kent preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kent lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Forte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clark Kent's cut.
That's time! Forte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Forte tries to clinch up but Kent circles away and keeps his distance.

Forte has managed to clinch.

Forte breaks from the clinch.
Forte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kent darts in trying to clinch

and Forte counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Forte.
Kent keeping moving, preventing Forte from controlling successfully.
Forte controlling from the top position.
Kent is trying to control the position but Forte postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forte wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
Forte slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kent tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kent really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kent is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

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.
Forte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kent is desperately trying to improve his position but Forte has a good base and remains in mount.
Forte controlling from the full mount.
Forte prevents Kent from getting the reversal.
Forte looking to control but Kent is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent is in a horrible position here. Forte smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Forte controlling the position easily from mount.
Forte trying to control but Kent is having none of it.
Forte is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kent can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

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.
Forte looking to finish Kent with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kent!
Forte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kent is looking to escape.
Kent is looking to get to half guard.
Forte trying to control but Kent is having none of it.
Kent keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Forte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clark Kent's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Forte shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Forte showed some decent athleticism there.
Forte with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Forte wants to take a breather but Kent is having none of it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jon Forte just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Forte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kent shoots and misses

and Forte counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kent wants to control the action here but instead Forte manages to pass to full mount!
Forte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Forte raining down shots from the mount!
Forte won't let Kent get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kent working to try and regain half guard.
Forte controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Forte has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Forte landing shots from mount.
Forte looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kent is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Forte scoring with strikes but Kent is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forte with a couple of short strikes.
Forte controlling from mount.
Forte lands a big elbow.
Kent is desperately trying to improve his position but Forte has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Forte cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Forte is landing with some decent strikes but Kent is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Forte avoids the attempt from Kent to control.
Forte cracks Kent with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent wants to control but Forte is having none of it.
Forte takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kent wants to hold on but Forte pushes him away.
Forte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Forte content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Forte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Forte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Forte!