DFC Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Clark
vs
Gregory

180 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clark decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Gregory kicks off Clark and gets to his feet.
Gregory falls off balance throwing a combination

and Clark counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gregory!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregory tries to bench press Clark off him but Clark keeps the position.
Clark moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gregory is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Clark asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Clark controlling from side mount.
Gregory wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Clark happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark prevents Gregory from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Gregory's face as Clark controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark prevents Gregory from escaping the position.
Clark content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Clark is putting a hurting on Gregory here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gregory is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Clark is controlling him well.
Clark grinds an elbow into Gregory's temple.
Clark is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory wants to get back to his feet but Clark drags him back down.
Clark scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gregory is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gregory takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Clark working the ground and pound from side control.
Gregory on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Clark is chipping away with strikes.
Clark taking a breather here.
Clark seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gregory for as long as he can get away with.
You can see the frustration on Gregory's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clark is staying tight to Gregory's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory is trying to buck Clark off.
Clark has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Clark controls the position.
Gregory takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Clark looks up at the clock and then as Gregory takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Clark smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Clark staying calm.
Clark's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gregory is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Clark has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Clark controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory wants to get back to his feet.
Clark is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gregory will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Clark landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gregory taking punishment in the form of punches.
Clark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
You can see the frustration on Gregory's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clark is staying tight to Gregory's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Clark continues to stall.
Gregory is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Clark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gregory with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice sprawl there from Gregory as Clark shoots in.
Gregory digs a good body shot into Clark's ribs.
Gregory connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clark. Clark circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Clark looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gregory!
Clark controlling the position.
Gregory is working to avoid the ground and pound but Clark connects with a decent elbow.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gregory can do to turn this around?
Gregory is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Clark is controlling him well.
Gregory being controlled for a moment.
Gregory is working to avoid the ground and pound but Clark connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Clark lands some shots froms side control.
Clark staying calm.
Gregory wants to get back to his feet but Clark drags him back down.
Clark working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gregory is trying to buck Clark off.
Clark working the head with strikes.
Gregory is looking to regain half guard here but Clark keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Further stalling from Clark.
Clark prevents Gregory from escaping the position.
Clark controlling the position from side mount.
Clark cracks Gregory with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gregory manages to work his way to half guard, despite Clark's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands with a punch from half guard.
Clark is taking a breather. Gregory says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clark connects with a nice short shot to Gregory's temple.
Clark 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.
Ground and pound from Clark.
Clark seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Clark there.
Clark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clark with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gregory trying to control here.
Clark takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Clark is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Clark.
Clark lands with a punch from half guard.
Clark performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gregory is trying to maintain the position but Clark is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clark lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Clark dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gregory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Gregory.

Clark feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Clark stops Gregory from standing up.
Clark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clark stays in close to Gregory's body and controls the position.
Gregory utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gregory not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clark passes into half guard.
Clark is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Clark manages to mount him!
Clark content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gregory hang on?
Clark controlling the pace for now.
Clark landing strikes from the mount and Gregory is in trouble!
Clark landing strikes, looking to finish!
Clark working Gregory over with strikes here.
Clark controlling from mount.
Gregory taking shots to the head.
Gregory tries to buck Clark off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Clark cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Gregory is rocked!
Gregory trying desperately to get to his feet.
Clark controlling his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark unloading with bombs!
Gregory is still in real trouble! Can Clark finish him?
Gregory is trying to stand.
Gregory seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark raining down hammerfists from mount.
Clark controlling from mount.
Clark dominating with strikes here.
Clark controlling from mount.
Gregory tries to hold on but Clark pushes him away.
Clark won't let Gregory get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Clark controlling from the full mount.
Gregory takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Clark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clark is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gregory can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Clark controlling from mount.
Anthony Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clark landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mark Gregory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark controlling from mount.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Clark!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaddie Defensor Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Crews (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.

Defensor Iii
vs
Crews

170 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaddie Defensor Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Crews!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crews needs to keep his hands up - Defensor Iii had a free shot at his head there.
Crews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Defensor Iii counters by clinching up.
Crews blocks the elbow strike.
Defensor Iii tries to land a knee to the head but Crews blocks with his arms.
Crews jumps guard but Defensor Iii stands there with Crews around his waist. Crews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Defensor Iii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crews.
Defensor Iii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crews looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Defensor Iii is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crews has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Defensor Iii after a bit of a struggle.
Jaddie Defensor Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Crews.
Defensor Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Crews controls his hands.
Defensor Iii tries to work over Crews's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crews has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Defensor Iii is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Defensor Iii effectively controlling the action here.
Crews blocks an elbow strike.
Defensor Iii prevents the takedown attempt.
Crews jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Defensor Iii walks away with a smile on his face. Crews gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crews tries for a takedown but Defensor Iii circles away easily

and Defensor Iii counters with a head kick that drops Crews to the mat! Crews scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Crews is rocked!

Crews darts in and clinches Defensor Iii up against the cage.
Crews is still on wobbly legs! Can Defensor Iii finish him?
Defensor Iii lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Crews to his knees! Defensor Iii keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaddie Defensor Iii!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ani Mal (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.

Steele
vs
Mal

175 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ani Mal!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele digs a good hook to Mal's body.
Steele moves away from the strike by Mal.

Mal gets a clinch.
Mal working aggressively here.
Mal struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Mal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steele blocks a body shot from Mal.
Mal misses with some punches.
Steele avoiding damage as Mal throws knees to the body.
Mal misses with a body punch.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele tries to break the clinch but Mal is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Mal tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Mal working aggressively here.
Mal swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mal tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Mal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele prevents a body shot from Mal.
Steele trying to control the position but instead, Mal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steele into the cage.
Steele looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steele prevents a body shot from Mal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mal misses with a body punch.
Steele is trying to force a seperation but Mal has the dominant position.
Mal tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Mal back against the cage.
Mal misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mal.
Steele prevents a body shot from Mal.
Mal tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mal misses with a body punch.
Mal has Steele pressed against the cage, preventing Steele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mal prevents Steele from breaking the clinch.
Mal misses with the head strike.
Steele has had enough of the clinch but Mal keeps him there for the moment.
Steele blocks a body shot from Mal.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steele up against the cage.
Mal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mal fails to land.
Mal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mal.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mal slows down the pace here.
Steele blocks a body shot from Mal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mal throws an elbow but misses.
Mal can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Mal tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele trying to stall but Mal improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Mal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mal has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Mal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mal struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Mal working aggressively here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mal wants to stall.
Mal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ani Mal dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Steele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mal just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele connects with a looping right hand.
Steele takes a swing at Mal's ribcage but misses.
Mal steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steele.
Mal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mal loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Nice cross by Steele.
Mal misses with a body kick.
Mal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steele is able to avoid easily.
Mal misses with a kick to the body.
Steele cracks Mal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele lands with an uppercut that bounces Mal off the cage and back into range.
Steele lands a jab to the nose.

Mal clinches.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steele is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mal swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mal misses with a body punch.
Mal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Mal throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Mal misses with the head strike.
Mal tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Steele has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mal misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele has had enough of the clinch but Mal keeps him there for the moment.
Ani Mal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mal.
Steele avoiding damage as Mal throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steele has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Mal misses with the head strike.
Steele prevents a body shot from Mal.
Steele tries to break free but Mal pushes him back against the cage.
Mal throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele blocking some punches.
Mal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mal missing with knees to the body.
Mal misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Mal is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Mal struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Mal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele avoiding damage as Mal throws knees to the body.
Mal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mal can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Steele wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele is trying to force a seperation but Mal has the dominant position.
Mal trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mal.

Steele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mal's head.
Raylan Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mal moves away.
Mal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raylan Steele is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele blocks a jab.
Mal takes one to the side of the head.
Steele connects with a looping right hand.
Steele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mal's hands.

It looks like Ani Mal has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steele to score with a decent uppercut.
Steele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steele swings for the body but Mal moves out of range.
Mal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Steele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mal on the side of the head.
Mal tries to clinch there but Steele circles away.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele lands a jab to the nose.
Steele lands a jab to Mal's midsection.
Steele lands a jab to Mal's midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Steele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steele.
Steele takes a swing at Mal's ribcage but misses.
Mal tries to clinch there but Steele circles away.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raylan Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ani Mal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steele scores with a shot to the body.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
Mal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steele sizes up Mal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mal throws a body shot but no joy.
Mal misses the jab.
Mal throws the kick towards the body but Steele avoids it.
Steele thuds a left hand into Mal's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mal avoids the body shot from Steele.
Mal misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Steele coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mal is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele lands with a nice combination. Mal backs away looking to recover.
Steele lands a jab to Mal's midsection.
Mal just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Steele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steele.

Mal is rocked!
Mal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele lands the left hand.
Mal is still on wobbly legs! Can Steele finish him?
Mal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mal seems to have recovered his senses.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Steele misses.
Steele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steele rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele defending well as Mal loads up on a big left hand.
Steele takes a swing at Mal's ribcage but misses.
Steele throws a body punch but Mal moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
Steele digs a good body shot into Mal's ribs.
Steele avoids a kick to the body.
Mal needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mal takes one to the chin there.
Steele avoids a kick to the body.
Steele lands a glancing blow to the side of Mal's head.
Steele cracks Mal with a good jab.
Mal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steele sizes up Mal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mal throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mal.
Mal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele jabs Mal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mal avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mal misses with a looping right.

Steele drops Mal with a beautiful combination! Mal stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Steele is looking for the KO!
Steele throws a monster overhand right that drops Mal! Steele follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raylan Steele!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tzu Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Yocum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chu
vs
Yocum

155 cm
16
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

161 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Tzu Chu!
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, Johnny Yocum!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu misses with a hook. Yocum ducked under it nicely.
Chu misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Yocum is predictable there
and Chu counters with an outside leg kick.
Yocum scores with a decent looking hook.
A solid body kick from Chu.
Chu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yocum scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yocum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Yocum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chu, pushing him back against the cage.
Chu tries to break the clinch but Yocum is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Yocum.
Yocum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chu up against the cage.
Yocum pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chu takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Tzu Chu has been cut.
Chu takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yocum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chu wants to get back to striking at distance but Yocum won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chu throws an elbow but misses.
Yocum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yocum working Chu over with knees to the body.
Yocum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chu's defenses.
Yocum avoids the elbow strike from Chu, against the cage.
Yocum wants to take the fight to the mat but Chu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Chu breaks from the clinch.
Chu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yocum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yocum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Yocum drives through and clinches with Chu against the cage.
Yocum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yocum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yocum dodges an elbow strike from Chu.
Yocum landing knees to the head.
Yocum lands an elbow just above Chu 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yocum lands an elbow just above Chu 's eye.

Yocum has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chu is trying to keep an underhook but Yocum manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Yocum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chu wants to control but Yocum is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chu wants to improve his position but Yocum is controlling well.
Chu is pressing down on Yocum's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yocum throwing strikes from guard but Chu blocks nicely.
Yocum trying to control the position from guard on top but Chu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yocum is in close to Chu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yocum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yocum postures up.
Yocum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yocum works over Chu with some ground and pound from guard.
Yocum won't allow Chu to get back to his feet.
Chu can't keep his opponent in guard - Yocum advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yocum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yocum lands with a punch from half guard.
Yocum prevents Chu from improving his position.
We've been informed that Yocum has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yocum scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yocum winds up and cracks Chu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yocum lands a nice short elbow.
Yocum drops an elbow to the side of Chu's head.
Yocum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yocum working Chu over with strikes.
Chu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yocum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Yocum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tzu Chu's cut.
That's time! Chu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yocum blocks a head kick by Chu.
A little jabbing left from Yocum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chu misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Chu misses

and Yocum counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chu won't be happy with that.
Yocum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yocum works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yocum is chipping away with strikes.
Yocum takes a little break here. Chu wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Yocum with the ground and pound but Chu regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yocum is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yocum trying to control the action but Chu is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Yocum.
Chu is trying to get back to full guard.
Yocum lands strikes from half guard.
Yocum thows a huge punch but Chu dodges it nicely.
Chu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yocum's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yocum's back!
Yocum trying to control the hands but Chu breaks the grip.
Chu is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Chu lands shots from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yocum trying to control but not successfully.
Chu struggling to land strikes to the head as Yocum covers up.
Yocum prevents Chu from getting a body triangle.
Yocum breaks Chu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Yocum is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yocum throwing strikes but missing.
Yocum throws a big elbow that misses.
Chu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu wants to control but Yocum is keeping him busy.

Yocum manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A head kick misses from Yocum.
Chu misses with a leg kick
enabling Yocum to counter with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Yocum blocks the low kick.
Yocum drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chu defends it well.
Chu throws a lazy body kick
and Yocum counters with a stiff right hand.
Chu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick by Chu misses
enabling Yocum to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chu throws a leg kick that is checked

and Yocum counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yocum in side control, throwing shots but Chu defends.
Yocum working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yocum connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chu some visible discomfort.
Chu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yocum cracks Chu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yocum looks up at the clock and then as Chu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yocum smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Chu taking a bit of punishment here - Yocum scoring with strikes.
Yocum controls the position.
Yocum in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnny Yocum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yocum working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Yocum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tzu Chu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Yocum lands a lovely overhand right.
Yocum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chu throws a chopping leg kick but Yocum manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yocum takes a step back to recover.
Chu misses with a head kick.
Chu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chu throws a sloppy head kick
and Yocum counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Chu misses
and Yocum counters with a straight that turns Chu's legs to rubber! Yocum pushes forward with more strikes and Chu goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Yocum!