Carnage One PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Chunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smith Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chunk
vs
Smith Jr

185 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thunder Chunk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chunk drives through with a takedown into Smith Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith Jr is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chunk dives into side control.

Smith Jr trying to remain calm as Chunk controls from the top position.
Chunk is looking to take a break and control but Smith Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith Jr misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Smith Jr tries to buck Chunk off but Chunk is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chunk trying to control the position but Smith Jr is working away.
Smith Jr is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr is not content to let Chunk control the position.
Smith Jr wants to control but Chunk postures up.
Smith Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chunk haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Smith Jr is not content to let Chunk control the 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.
Smith Jr wants to control but Chunk postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chunk pinned against the cage. Chunk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chunk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith Jr.

Chunk scores with a takedown into Smith Jr's guard.
Smith Jr is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chunk dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chunk working the ground and pound from side control.
Smith Jr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chunk trying to control the position but Smith Jr is working away.
Smith Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chunk connects with a decent elbow.
Smith Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chunk looking to control but instead Smith Jr has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Smith Jr is looking to improve his position.
Smith Jr throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr wants to control but Chunk is keeping busy.
Smith Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smith Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chunk is working away from the top position though.
Chunk trying to pass the guard but Smith Jr defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chunk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith Jr keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chunk's waist but Chunk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith Jr off to one side.
Chunk fails to land with a series of punches.

Chunk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thunder Chunk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith Jr throws a big right hand that misses.

Chunk has his foot on Smith Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith Jr forces his way into half guard.
Smith Jr seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chunk keeps working.
Chunk is pressing down on Smith Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunk is trying to keep Smith Jr in close.
Smith Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chunk controlling the position.

Chunk has an active guard here but Smith Jr has managed to pass into half guard.
Smith Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chunk wants to control but Smith Jr is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith Jr thows a huge punch but Chunk dodges it nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith Jr wants to clinch.
Chunk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smith Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Chunk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chunk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunk passes Smith Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Chunk trying to control the pace.
Chunk prevents Smith Jr from improving his position.

That's four 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.
Smith Jr trying to control here.
Chunk is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith Jr keeping hold of Chunk's head, controlling as best he can.
Smith Jr is trying to control but can't.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Smith Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thunder Chunk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Chunk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith Jr replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chunk blocks it well.
Smith Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chunk avoids it really well and circles away.
Chunk is looking to counter the offense by Smith Jr and move into the clinch.
Smith Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Chunk counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Smith Jr is looking for a triangle here but Chunk uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Chunk scores with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chunk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith Jr tries to buck Chunk off but Chunk is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr gets back to half guard.
Smith Jr trying to hold on to Chunk's head to control him but Chunk postures up.
Chunk wants to control but Smith Jr is keeping him busy.
Smith Jr controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chunk wanted to stand there but Smith Jr had control of the position.
Smith Jr wants to sweep here but Chunk controlling him for the moment.
Chunk looking to pass the guard.
Smith Jr doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chunk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Smith Jr throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chunk uses it to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunk advances to full mount.
Chunk looking to control but Smith Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chunk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith Jr hang on?
Chunk looking to control but Smith Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chunk landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunk looking to control but Smith Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chunk unloading with bombs!
Smith Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith Jr reaches up to try and control the position but Chunk seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Smith Jr rolls and tries to escape and now Chunk has his back!

Chunk looking for the choke but no joy.
Smith Jr tries to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thunder Chunk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chunk 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thunder Chunk!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

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

Jack
vs
Smir

205 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Smir!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Smir manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jack on his heels. He'll look to pass Jack's guard now, I'm sure.

Jack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Jack has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Smir doesn't defend quickly enough and Jack has managed to lock this one up! Can Smir escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jack on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Earl Jack!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Garty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Myres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Garty
vs
Myres

177 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

KnockOut

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 Las Vegas, Sam Garty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Myres!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myres swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garty.
Sloppy strikes from Myres. Those never looked like landing.
Garty thinks about countering with a head kick.
Myres has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Garty is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Myres scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Myres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garty drops down looking for a counter takedown but Myres sprawls and moves away.
Myres fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garty is breathing heavily.
Myres looks to land a combination. Garty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Myres with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rob Myres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Garty got wobbled bad by a big combination! Myres presses forward with punches and knees until Garty stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Garty closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Myres!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hewitt
vs
Rotten

175 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jefferson Hewitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hewitt forces Rotten back against the cage and clinches.
Rotten avoids a wild elbow strike from Hewitt.
Hewitt looking to throw knees to the head but Rotten is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hewitt.
Hewitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rotten.
Rotten misses with an elbow over the top.
Rotten trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Hewitt.
Rotten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hewitt's face.
Hewitt tries to land a knee to the head but Rotten blocks with his arms.
Hewitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Eddy Rotten has been cut.
Rotten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rotten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hewitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hewitt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rotten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hewitt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hewitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rotten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hewitt.
Hewitt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rotten is defending well for now.
Rotten tries to land knees in the clinch but Hewitt avoids the damage to the body.
Hewitt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rotten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hewitt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rotten's face.
Rotten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hewitt is defending well for now.
Rotten pushes off an throws an elbow but Hewitt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rotten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rotten lands an elbow just above Hewitt 's eye.

It looks like Jefferson Hewitt has been cut.
Hewitt scores with a knee to the head.
Rotten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rotten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hewitt's brow.
Hewitt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hewitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hewitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Rotten.
Hewitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hewitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hewitt tries to throw a body punch but Rotten avoids it by throwing Hewitt back against the cage.
Hewitt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rotten landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hewitt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hewitt is breathing heavily.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the head but Hewitt blocks with his arms.
Hewitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rotten lands a good knee to the midsection. Hewitt won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten throws an elbow that misses.
Hewitt tries a knee to the head but Rotten blocks it.
Nice elbow from Rotten.
Knees to the body from Rotten.
A short left from Rotten.
Rotten misses with an elbow over the top.
Rotten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Rotten.
Rotten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rotten scores a nice knee to the body.
Hewitt managing to block the knees to the body from Rotten.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hewitt avoiding damage as Rotten throws knees to the body.
Hewitt tries to land a knee to the head but Rotten blocks with his arms.
Rotten lands a damaging elbow.
Rotten lands a nice elbow.
Hewitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rotten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rotten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rotten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rotten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rotten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rotten lands a nice elbow.
Hewitt throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rotten.
Hewitt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rotten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hewitt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rotten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rotten lands an elbow just above Hewitt 's eye.
Rotten lands an elbow just above Hewitt 's eye.
Rotten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Rotten.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hewitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hewitt fails to land.
Nice elbow from Rotten.
Rotten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rotten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hewitt blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hewitt lands a nice elbow.
Rotten tries to land knees in the clinch but Hewitt avoids the damage to the body.
Hewitt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rotten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jefferson Hewitt's cut is getting worse.
Rotten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rotten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the head but Hewitt blocks with his arms.
Hewitt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rotten lands an elbow just above Hewitt 's eye.
Rotten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hewitt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rotten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rotten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rotten tries to land knees in the clinch but Hewitt avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rotten misses with some punches.
Rotten misses with a knee to the head.
Rotten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hewitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hewitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddy Rotten dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hewitt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rotten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hewitt blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rotten throws an elbow but misses.
Hewitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hewitt throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hewitt fails to land.
Rotten tries a knee to the head but Hewitt blocks it.
Hewitt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hewitt misses with the head strike.
Eddy Rotten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hewitt takes an elbow to the temple.
Rotten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hewitt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hewitt tries to land a knee to the head but Rotten blocks with his arms.
Rotten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hewitt avoiding damage as Rotten throws knees to the body.
Hewitt tries to land a knee to the head but Rotten blocks with his arms.
Hewitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rotten.
Hewitt managing to block the knees to the body from Rotten.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hewitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Rotten.
Hewitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rotten or not.
Rotten lands an elbow that stopped Hewitt in his tracks for a moment.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hewitt avoids it.
Rotten has a couple of punches blocked by Hewitt.
Hewitt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rotten lands an elbow just above Hewitt 's eye.
Hewitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hewitt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hewitt avoiding damage as Rotten throws knees to the body.
Hewitt can't find room to land a body shot as Rotten controls the action.
Hewitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rotten.
Rotten tries to land knees in the clinch but Hewitt avoids the damage to the body.
Hewitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hewitt blocks the elbow strike.
Rotten lands a knee to the body.
Hewitt lands a nice uppercut.
Rotten throws a punch but it's blocked by Hewitt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rotten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Jefferson Hewitt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rotten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rotten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hewitt dodges an elbow strike from Rotten.
Hewitt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hewitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Rotten.
Rotten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rotten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rotten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hewitt landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Rotten.
Hewitt misses with a knee to the head.
Rotten lands an elbow that stopped Hewitt in his tracks for a moment.
Rotten misses with an elbow strike.
Rotten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hewitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hewitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Rotten.
Hewitt working aggressively here.
Rotten lands a good knee to the midsection. Hewitt won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten misses with an elbow strike.
Rotten blocks an uppercut.
Hewitt avoiding damage as Rotten throws knees to the body.
Rotten blocking some punches.
Rotten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hewitt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hewitt takes an elbow to the temple.
Rotten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hewitt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hewitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Hewitt.
Rotten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hewitt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rotten blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rotten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hewitt's brow.
Rotten connects with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hewitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hewitt tries a knee to the head but Rotten blocks it.
Rotten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hewitt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hewitt avoids it.
Hewitt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hewitt avoids the elbow strike from Rotten, against the cage.
Hewitt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hewitt misses with some punches.
Rotten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hewitt is defending well for now.
Rotten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rotten tries a knee to the head but Hewitt blocks it.
Hewitt cracks Rotten with a nice body shot.
Hewitt lands a left hand.
Rotten misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hewitt fails to land.
Hewitt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hewitt managing to block the knees to the body from Rotten.
Hewitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hewitt tries a knee to the head but Rotten blocks it.
Rotten missing with knees to the body.
Rotten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hewitt blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddy Rotten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rotten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rotten wants to counter with a clinch but Hewitt pushes him away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rotten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hewitt is defending well for now.
Hewitt tries a body shot but Rotten blocks it.
Hewitt tries to land a knee to the head but Rotten blocks with his arms.
Hewitt managing to block the knees to the body from Rotten.
Hewitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hewitt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hewitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rotten backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hewitt can't find room to land a body shot as Rotten controls the action.
Hewitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rotten lands an elbow just above Hewitt 's eye.
Rotten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hewitt avoids the elbow strike from Rotten, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hewitt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hewitt avoiding damage as Rotten throws knees to the body.
Rotten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hewitt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hewitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rotten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hewitt.
Rotten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rotten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rotten lands an elbow just above Hewitt 's eye.
Rotten tries to land knees in the clinch but Hewitt avoids the damage to the body.
Rotten misses with an elbow strike.
Rotten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rotten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hewitt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rotten lands an elbow that stopped Hewitt in his tracks for a moment.
Rotten tries a knee to the head but Hewitt blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hewitt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rotten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the head but Hewitt blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt lands with a light punch inside.
Rotten pushes off an throws an elbow but Hewitt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rotten blocks a body shot from Hewitt.
Rotten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hewitt lands an elbow inside.
Rotten misses with an elbow strike.
Hewitt digs a right hand into Rotten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rotten's gas tank.
Hewitt scores with a shot to the side of Rotten's head.
Rotten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hewitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hewitt misses with a knee to the head.
Hewitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hewitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Hewitt fails to land.
Hewitt tries to work over Rotten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hewitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rotten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hewitt trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Rotten.
Rotten landing knees to the head.
Rotten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hewitt's face.
Hewitt gets through Rotten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rotten trying to land knees to the body.
Hewitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hewitt connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rotten.
Rotten takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hewitt blocks an elbow strike from Rotten.
Rotten blocking some punches.
Rotten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hewitt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hewitt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rottens head.
Hewitt scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rotten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hewitt works on Rotten's body with a couple of short punches.
Rotten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hewitt's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten tries to land knees in the clinch but Hewitt avoids the damage to the body.
Rotten working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hewitt.
Hewitt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hewitt misses with a punch to the body.
Rotten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hewitt blocks an elbow strike.
Rotten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rotten throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Rotten.
Hewitt lands a right hand.
Hewitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rotten looking to throw knees to the head but Hewitt is blocking nicely.
Rotten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hewitt blocks it with crossed arms.
Hewitt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hewitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rotten or not.
Hewitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rotten backwards.
Jefferson Hewitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddy Rotten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rotten trying to land knees to the body.
Hewitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddy Rotten.
I've got Rotten winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Rotten!