KCM -2- Fists Of Fury PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miko Laakso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dos Santos
vs
Laakso

185 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alvaro Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miko Laakso!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laakso misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Laakso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Laakso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laakso misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
A combination from Laakso does no damage.

Dos Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Laakso quickly recovers to half guard.
Dos Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dos Santos is taking a breather. Laakso 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.
Dos Santos'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Laakso for as long as he can get away with.

Dos Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Laakso is just riding it out for now. Dos Santos eventually gives up the hold.

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.
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
Laakso is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dos Santos in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dos Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

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

Dos Santos maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Laakso could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dos Santos has cracked it and Laakso is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dos Santos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alvaro Dos Santos!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aru Jaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistar Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jaak
vs
Silva

175 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$195

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 Los Angeles, Aru Jaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alistar Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jaak!
Jaak looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva wants to stand but Jaak has his arm trapped.
Silva working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.

Silva forces Jaak back against the cage and clinches.
Silva avoiding damage as Jaak throws knees to the body.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Silva rushes Jaak and presses him up against the cage.
Jaak missing with knees to the body.
Jaak misses with an elbow strike.

Silva breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Jaak throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jaak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jaak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jaak tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!

Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva pushes Jaak up against the cage in a clinch.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jaak eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Jaak has a takedown stuffed.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jaak's guard.

Jaak manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aru Jaak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaak has him pressed against the cage.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaak, pushing him back against the cage.
Jaak is looking for a takedown.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistar Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Alistar Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaak fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva jabs at Jaak's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva clobbers Jaak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaak is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva stands up.

Jaak gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Jaak has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva throws a combination. Jaak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jaak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jaak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to stand up but Jaak won't let him.

Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jaak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Jaak's legs - danger averted.
Jaak controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.

Silva gets to his feet. Jaak looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.

Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Jaak's guard.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.

Silva gets to his feet - Jaak follows without any prompting.
Alistar Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Jaak shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jaak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Jaak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jaak is controlling him.
Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jaak wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jaak postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Jaak is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jaak!

Jaak explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistar Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jaak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jaak eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Jaak has him pressed against the cage.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Jaak tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaak has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaak has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jaak manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Jaak moves his leg out of the way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaak keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Silva breaks the clinch.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jaak to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jaak trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.

Jaak drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Jaak off! Jaak jumps back into Silva's guard.

Jaak stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.

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.
Jaak with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aru Jaak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaak checks a leg kick.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Jaak pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Aru Jaak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Jaak takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Jaak pushes him back against the cage.
Aru Jaak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alistar Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jaak has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alistar Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistar Silva!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novak Strasur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Novak Strasur has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bob Frank's chin.

Frank
vs
Strasur

193 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fruit Fight Shop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Novak Strasur!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Strasur catches Frank right on the button with a cross.
Strasur swats away the attempt to clinch by Frank.
Frank slips under a jab.
Strasur misses with a straight left.
Strasur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frank walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Frank is rocked!
Strasur throws out a loose jab but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Strasur cracks Frank with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Novak Strasur!
Novak Strasur spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Ironfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ironfoot
vs
Bowie

190 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Ironfoot!
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, Jimmy Bowie !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bowie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ironfoot's half guard.
Nice strikes from Bowie there.
Ground and pound from Bowie .
Bowie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ironfoot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bowie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ironfoot has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bowie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Ironfoot is rocked!
Bowie is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ironfoot is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bowie fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ironfoot from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bowie ! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Bowie !

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Auston Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khagatai Darmala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khagatai Darmala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matthews
vs
Darmala

198 cm
25
269 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Auston Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khagatai Darmala!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Darmala avoids it really well and circles away.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darmala sprawls well. Darmala wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Darmala moves in looking to clinch but Matthews pushes him off.

Darmala shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Matthews manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Darmala passes Matthews's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Darmala is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Matthews is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Matthews looking for submissions off his back.

Matthews actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries to get to full guard but Darmala has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darmala content to control rather than advance.

Matthews has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Darmala escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Darmala!
Matthews is looking for a sweep.
Darmala tries to stand but Matthews is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews tries to buck Darmala off but Darmala is having none of it.
Darmala wants to stand but Matthews has his arm trapped.
Matthews is being controlled here.
Darmala tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matthews tries to buck Darmala off but Darmala is having none of it.
Darmala is staying tight to Matthews's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Matthews tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Darmala is working Matthews over with some ground and pound from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Matthews tries to buck Darmala off but Darmala is having none of it.
Darmala wants to stand but Matthews has his arm trapped.
Darmala working the body and head with strikes.

It looks like Auston Matthews has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looking for a sweep but Darmala has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Matthews is working to get back to half guard.
Matthews is squirming around, avoiding Darmala's attempts to control the action.
Darmala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matthews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Darmala is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Matthews has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Darmala breaks from Matthews's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Darmala controlling from the full mount.
Darmala cracks Matthews with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Auston Matthews's cut is getting worse.
Matthews stops Darmala from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Darmala wants to control the pace but Matthews is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darmala wants to take his opponent's back but Matthews doesn't allow it.
Darmala looking to control and managing it successfully.
Darmala prevents Matthews from getting the reversal.
Darmala sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Darmala jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Matthews manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Matthews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darmala is fending him off so far but Matthews persists. Nope, Darmala circles away and we're back to standing.

Darmala manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matthews on his heels. He'll look to pass Matthews's guard now, I'm sure.
Darmala works over Matthews with some ground and pound from guard.
Darmala sitting in guard here, content to control.

Matthews working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Darmala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Matthews is tightening it up a little... Darmala has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Darmala reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Darmala taps out! Nice BJJ there by Matthews!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Auston Matthews!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lancaster
vs
Jackson

180 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lancaster instigates a clinch.
Lancaster gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Lancaster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Lancaster won't allow it.
Lancaster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lancaster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson looks winded!
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jackson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A hook to the body from Lancaster .
A body shot lands from Lancaster .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lancaster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster lands with a right to the head.
Lancaster digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Lancaster digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Lancaster .
Lancaster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Lancaster .
Lancaster lands with a light punch inside.

Jackson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lancaster .
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lancaster throws a big uppercut that drops Jackson! More strikes from Lancaster and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jackson lies dazed against the cage as Lancaster celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Lancaster !