WFC- Friday Night Fights 10 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leyf Eirikrsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eirikrsson comes to the ring accompanied by My Hero. Tyler Durden has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leyf Eirikrsson's chin.

Eirikrsson
vs
Durden

177 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
161 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leyf Eirikrsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Durden rushes Eirikrsson and presses him up against the ropes.
Eirikrsson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A nice right hand lands inside from Durden.

Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durden is looking to clinch but Eirikrsson is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durden fakes the leg kick and cracks Eirikrsson in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Durden drops Eirikrsson with a beautiful combination! Eirikrsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Durden is looking for the KO!

Eirikrsson is rocked!

It looks like Leyf Eirikrsson has been cut.
Durden lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Eirikrsson is looking to close the distance but Durden sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Eirikrsson crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Eirikrsson is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tyler Durden!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Bagcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karen Darabedyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagcal kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is daytona 500. Darabedyan has chosen KDB Highlights as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bagcal
vs
Darabedyan

173 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
169 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodney Bagcal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karen Darabedyan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darabedyan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Darabedyan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darabedyan connects with a single shot there.
Bagcal shoots in for a takedown but Darabedyan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bagcal misses with a series of wild punches.

Bagcal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Darabedyan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bagcal is working an open guard so Darabedyan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Darabedyan looks to land a combination. Bagcal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab.
Darabedyan tries to clinch but Bagcal is having none of it.
Bagcal misses with a double jab
enabling Darabedyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Bagcal tries to clinch but Darabedyan moves away
and Darabedyan counters with a one-two to the body.
Darabedyan misses with a few strikes there.
Darabedyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Darabedyan drops Bagcal with a left and a right! Oh, Bagcal is hurt - Darabedyan dives into side control looking to finish!

Bagcal is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Darabedyan looks gassed!

Darabedyan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bagcal, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagcal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Darabedyan wants to work for an arm triangle but Bagcal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bagcal is trying to stand up here but Darabedyan is controlling him well.

Bagcal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darabedyan pulls his head out easily.

Bagcal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Darabedyan escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bagcal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bagcal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darabedyan defends it nicely.
Bagcal misses with a takedown attempt - Darabedyan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Bagcal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagcal keeps the fight on the outside.

Darabedyan takes the fight into the clinch.
Darabedyan prevents the takedown attempt.

Darabedyan breaks from the clinch.
Darabedyan lands a slapping body shot.
Bagcal walks into a left hand.
Bagcal dodges the punch combination from Darabedyan.
Bagcal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bagcal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Darabedyan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bagcal manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darabedyan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Darabedyan gets to his feet. Bagcal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Darabedyan.
Bagcal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bagcal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bagcal slaps away a takedown attempt from Darabedyan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darabedyan slips a jab and a cross from Bagcal.
Bagcal wants to clinch.
Bagcal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darabedyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bagcal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Darabedyan misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan misses with the combination.
Bagcal throws a combination. Darabedyan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bagcal throws a leg kick which misses Darabedyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Darabedyan tries to avoid it.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Bagcal avoids them all with ease.
Bagcal shoots for a takedown but Darabedyan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bagcal lands a high kick!
Darabedyan misses with the combination.
Bagcal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bagcal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darabedyan is fending him off so far but Bagcal persists. Nope, Darabedyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Bagcal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darabedyan is fending him off so far but Bagcal persists. Nope, Darabedyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Bagcal tries to clinch up but Darabedyan circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bagcal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darabedyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Bagcal moves out of range.
Darabedyan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bagcal wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karen Darabedyan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Darabedyan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bagcal shoots for a takedown but Darabedyan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darabedyan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Darabedyan.
Bagcal has a takedown stuffed.
Bagcal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darabedyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darabedyan looks to land a combination but Bagcal avoids it well.
Bagcal looks to land a combination. Darabedyan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darabedyan misses with an uppercut. Bagcal saw that one coming.
Bagcal shoots in for a double leg but Darabedyan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Bagcal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bagcal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodney Bagcal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bagcal is looking to clinch.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagcal scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darabedyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darabedyan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bagcal.
Bagcal misses with a takedown attempt - Darabedyan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darabedyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darabedyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bagcal.
Darabedyan leaves Bagcal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bagcal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darabedyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Darabedyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darabedyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bagcal tries to clinch but Darabedyan moves out of range.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darabedyan throws a right and a left that Bagcal avoids nicely.
Bagcal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darabedyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darabedyan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bagcal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagcal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Darabedyan shoots in and drives through. Bagcal sprawls well.
Bagcal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darabedyan's sensitive parts.
Bagcal fails with a takedown attempt.
Bagcal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bagcal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Darabedyan pushes Bagcal up against the ropes in a clinch.

Darabedyan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bagcal uses from the top position.
Darabedyan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Darabedyan prevents Bagcal from getting the reversal.
Bagcal is working hard here to advance position.
Bagcal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Darabedyan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bagcal puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bagcal tries to stand but can't do so whilst Darabedyan controls his leg.
Darabedyan is trying to stand back up but Bagcal is controlling him
Bagcal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bagcal is thwarting Darabedyan's attempts to control the position.

Bagcal is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darabedyan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four 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.

Bagcal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bagcal wants to get up but he can't break Darabedyan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Darabedyan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bagcal is aware though and is defending well.

Darabedyan has his feet on Bagcal's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bagcal scoring well with a low kick there.
Darabedyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Bagcal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bagcal - that will leave a mark!

Darabedyan drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karen Darabedyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bagcal moves into the clinch successfully.

Darabedyan breaks from the clinch.
Bagcal dodges the punch combination from Darabedyan.
Bagcal tries to clinch up but Darabedyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Bagcal lands with a slapping head kick.
A jab from Darabedyan misses.

Darabedyan clinches with his opponent.
Darabedyan can't break the clinch.

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

Bagcal feints and as Darabedyan raises his hands in defense, Bagcal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bagcal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Darabedyan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darabedyan wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bagcal stands and steps away. Darabedyan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagcal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Darabedyan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bagcal's half guard.

Darabedyan escapes and gets back to his feet.
Darabedyan misses with a series of wild punches.

Bagcal clinches up against the ropes.
Bagcal can't get the takedown.

Darabedyan breaks the clinch.
Darabedyan misses with a body kick.

Bagcal instigates a clinch.
Bagcal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darabedyan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Bagcal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darabedyan scores with a three punch combo!
Rodney Bagcal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagcal wants to clinch

and Darabedyan counters with a 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!
Bagcal gets back to half guard.
Darabedyan prevents Bagcal from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Bagcal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Darabedyan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Bagcal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Darabedyan slips a nice elbow through Bagcal's hands, connecting with Bagcal's forehead.
Darabedyan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Darabedyan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagcal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Darabedyan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bagcal prevents Darabedyan from getting back to his feet.

Darabedyan looking for a triangle here. Bagcal is fighting it but it looks tight! Darabedyan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bagcal is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Karen Darabedyan!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Umipig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umipig comes to the ring accompanied by Loser. AJ Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Umipig
vs
Santos

182 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Umipig!
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, AJ Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umipig blocks a head kick by Santos.
Umipig swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.

Umipig changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Umipig wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Umipig keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos is being controlled here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santos is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umipig controlling the position.
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Umipig wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Umipig wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santos, who protects the arm well.
Santos regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Umipig tries to pass to full mount but Santos defends it.
Santos is not content to let Umipig control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Umipig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
Umipig preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Umipig is looking to improve his position.
Umipig is breathing heavily.

Umipig is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.

Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Umipig is looking to control Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Umipig avoid being mounted?

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.

Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Umipig defends it well.

Umipig is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Umipig gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Santos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Umipig looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Umipig looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Umipig!
Umipig is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Santos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brandon Umipig will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Umipig scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.

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

Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Umipig passes into side control.
Umipig taking a breather here.
Santos is breathing heavily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Umipig is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Brandon Umipig just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Umipig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Umipig darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Umipig keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Umipig looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Santos looking for submissions off his back.

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.
Umipig performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Umipig dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Umipig with a poor takedown

so Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Umipig working a defensive guard here.
Umipig seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Santos forces his way into half guard.

Santos seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Umipig is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). AJ Santos!

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillippe Nover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Matic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matic
vs
Nover

179 cm
25
141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
139 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

StarDust. Cosmic Creations.

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Matic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phillippe Nover!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nover shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matic tries for a takedown but Nover circles away easily

and Nover counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Matic pushes Nover off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nover has his takedown stuffed

and Matic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Matic works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Nover looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matic wants to stand but Nover is controlling his posture from full guard.
Matic throws a big right hand that misses.

Matic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nover, up you get!
Nover fails with an attempt to clinch.

Matic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Matic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nover is refusing to be controlled, as Matic sits in half guard.
Nover is trying to stand up here but Matic is controlling him well.
Matic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matic lands a nice short elbow.
Matic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Matic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Matic tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nover.
Nover controlling the position well.
Matic wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nover is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matic's back!

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.
Matic turns into Nover and is now in his guard.
Nover wants to stand and escape but Matic is having none of it.
Matic wants to pass the guard but Nover is keeping the position.

Matic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Matic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nover wants to control but Matic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Matic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic is thwarting Nover's attempts to control the position.
Matic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nover with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Matic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nover is not content to let Matic control the position.

Matic wants to work for an arm triangle but Nover is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nover tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Matic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matic trying to control the position from guard on top but Nover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nover's guard.
Matic passes Nover's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nover tries to kick Matic off but Matic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Matic is trying to control. Nover wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matic prevents Nover from standing back up.
Nover avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matic.
Nover won't allow Matic to pass to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nover shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matic pinned against the cage. Matic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Josh Matic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillippe Nover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Matic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nover to the mat! Nover manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Matic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Matic with a lazy takedown attempt

and Nover counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Matic's guard now.

Matic uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Matic with a poor takedown
and Nover counters with a left and a right that stings Matic.
Nover moves in looking to clinch but Matic pushes him off.

Nover darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nover trying to pass the guard but Matic defending well.
Nover wants to stand up but Matic has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nover not doing much here.
Matic is trying to maintain the position but Nover is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nover blocks the strikes from Matic.
Nover working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Matic's thigh. Matic counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Nover wants to pass the guard but Matic is keeping the position.

Matic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nover!
Nover really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matic with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Nover is desperately trying to improve his position but Matic has a good base and remains in mount.
Matic 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.
Nover wants to control but Matic is having none of it.
Matic dominating with strikes here.
Matic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Matic trying to control but Nover is having none of it.
Matic with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nover's face.
Nover tries to hold on but Matic pushes him away.
Matic controlling from mount.

Matic looking to isolate an arm here. Nover doesn't see it coming and as Matic extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Matic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Matic!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Cobos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rihanna - So Hard. Tim Adams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Adams
vs
Cobos

170 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
20
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

•‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK]
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Cobos!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cobos shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Cobos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Adams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cobos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Adams has momentary wrist control but Cobos slips an elbow through the middle.
Cobos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adams has a closed guard, preventing Cobos from standing up.
Cobos stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Adams wants to stand up but Cobos is controlling him.
Cobos trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobos passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Cobos stalling away here and it's allowed Adams to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cobos stops Adams from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Adams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Adams throwing shots but Cobos is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cobos's head.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Adams is just content to waste time from the top position. Cobos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cobos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cobos keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Cobos or perhaps it was just good defense by Adams which made him look bad.
Adams throws a series of punches but Cobos moves out of range.

Cobos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adams is trying to maintain the position but Cobos is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobos is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams gets full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cobos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobos throwing strikes but missing.
Adams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lucas Cobos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobos has his takedown stuffed
and Adams counters with a series of strikes. Cobos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Adams.

Adams moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adams tries for a takedown but Cobos manages to get underhooks.
Cobos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobos has Adams pressed against the ropes, preventing Adams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Cobos lands a takedown into guard.
Cobos postures up and lands a big shot to Adams's brow.
Adams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adams is trying to keep Cobos in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cobos manages to get himself to full guard.
Adams throwing strikes from guard but Cobos blocks nicely.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cobos can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Adams stands up and waves to Cobos to follow him.
Cobos avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Adams.
Tim Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobos fails to land with a series of punches.
Cobos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Adams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cobos's head.
Adams 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.
Cobos keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Cobos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cobos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cobos wants to stand but Adams is controlling the position.
Cobos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adams controls the pace.
Cobos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adams wants to control from the top but Cobos keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cobos.
Tim Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Cobos.

Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cobos.
Good standup being displayed there by Adams as he connects with a hook.
Cobos dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Adams works over Cobos's head and body with a nice combination.

Cobos is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobos shoots and misses
and Adams counters with a good low kick that Cobos was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Adams dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Adams throws a head kick but Cobos moves out of range.
Cobos with a poor takedown

so Adams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cobos is still in real trouble! Can Adams finish him?
Adams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Adams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Cobos is working an open guard so Adams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cobos seems to have recovered his senses.
Adams throws a series of punches but Cobos avoids them all with ease.
Cobos needs to keep his hands up - Adams had a free shot at his head there.
Cobos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Cobos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Cobos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cobos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adams lands the left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams throws a right and a left that Cobos avoids nicely.
Cobos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a three punch combo that has Cobos backing up. Cobos nods at Adams to acknowledge the strikes.
Tim Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Cobos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobos slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cobos with a lazy takedown attempt

and Adams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cobos won't be happy with that.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Cobos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams lands a few punches from side control.
Cobos is pushing Adams's head away, looking to escape. Adams manages to hold on to the position though.
The ground and pound from Adams seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cobos wants to get back to his feet but Adams drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Cobos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams is chipping away with strikes.
Adams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Adams decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cobos to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cobos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cobos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Adams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cobos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cobos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Adams.
Tim Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobos is trying to escape the position but Adams is controlling the position.

Adams tries for a kimura but Cobos is defending well.

Adams swings around for an armbar but Cobos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Adams's guard.
Cobos trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobos prevents Adams from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adams 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Adams!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between ryan roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ryan roy had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

roy
vs
Thompson

150 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ryan roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Thompson does it's job there.
roy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Billy Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between roy's hands.
roy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thompson dips to his left and cracks roy with an uppercut!

roy is rocked!
Thompson throws a pinpoint strike between roy's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends roy crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Thompson scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Thompson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haka Maka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monkey D Straw Hat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maka's entrance music is Island Music. A fine choice. Haka Maka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Maka
vs
D Straw Hat

180 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
177 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Tri Light Clothing

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haka Maka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monkey D Straw Hat!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Straw Hat misses with a head kick.
Maka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maka wants it to stay on the feet.
Maka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Straw Hat avoids it really well and circles away.
Straw Hat shoots for a takedown but Maka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maka throws a leg kick but Straw Hat sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Straw Hat fakes the leg kick and cracks Maka in the body.
Maka doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Straw Hat counters by clinching up.

Straw Hat has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Maka uses from the top position.
Straw Hat keeping moving, preventing Maka from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Straw Hat holds on and takes a little breather.
Maka looking to sit in guard and control but Straw Hat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Straw Hat would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Maka has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Straw Hat is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Maka.
Straw Hat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maka keeps working.

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.
Maka is looking to reverse the position.
Straw Hat fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Straw Hat is putting a hurting on Maka here, landing some big shots from side control.
Straw Hat trying to control the action but Maka is working from the bottom.
Straw Hat tries to move into full mount but can't pass Maka's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straw Hat throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Maka works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Straw Hat controlling the action here.
Maka wants to improve his position but Straw Hat is controlling well.
Maka is staying active underneath Straw Hat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

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.
Maka looks like he's trying to stand up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Straw Hat dives in and grabs Maka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maka pushes down on Straw Hat's head and hops out.
Haka Maka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monkey D Straw Hat.
Straw Hat doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Maka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Straw Hat won't be happy with that.
Maka lands a decent elbow from side control.
Maka avoids the strikes from the bottom by Straw Hat.

Maka decides to stand up, so the ref orders Straw Hat to his feet.
Straw Hat tries to clinch but Maka is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Monkey D Straw Hat will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Straw Hat misses with a double jab

and Maka counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Maka decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Straw Hat, up you get!
Maka tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Straw Hat decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maka's guard.
Straw Hat throws a strike but Maka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maka trying to control the position from guard on top but Straw Hat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Straw Hat's guard.
Straw Hat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maka's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Straw Hat seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Straw Hat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maka is keeping the position for now.
Straw Hat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Straw Hat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Straw Hat postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maka is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Straw Hat, into his 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.
Maka trying to control but Straw Hat is working from the bottom.
Maka looking to sit in guard and control but Straw Hat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Straw Hat wants to control from the top but Maka keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Straw Hat working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maka's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straw Hat trying to control but Maka is working from the bottom.
Maka wants to get back to his feet but Straw Hat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Straw Hat's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Straw Hat drops back, looking for a kneebar! Maka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Maka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Maka!

Maka tries for a kimura but Straw Hat is defending well.
Straw Hat manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maka keeping full guard, as Straw Hat tries to pass.
Maka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Straw Hat looking to sit in guard and control but Maka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maka scoring with some ground and pound.
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 Haka Maka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Straw Hat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Straw Hat lands with a kick to the temple. Maka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Straw Hat with a poor takedown
and Maka counters with a left and a right that stings Straw Hat.
Straw Hat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maka pinned against the cage. Maka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Monkey D Straw Hat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Straw Hat misses with a takedown
and Maka counters with a left and a right that stings Straw Hat.
Haka Maka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monkey D Straw Hat.
Maka misses with a double jab

and Straw Hat counters with a takedown into side control.

Straw Hat decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maka throws a body punch but Straw Hat moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Straw Hat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Maka to counter with a crisp jab.
Maka throws a head kick that misses.

Straw Hat shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Straw Hat wants to control from the top but Maka keeps moving.
Maka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Monkey D Straw Hat has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maka wants to stand up but Straw Hat is controlling him.
Maka keeping full guard, as Straw Hat tries to pass.
Maka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Straw Hat is controlling him.
Straw Hat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Straw Hat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Straw Hat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Maka counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Straw Hat's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maka is in close to Straw Hat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Straw Hat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maka!
Maka is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Straw Hat get's back to his feet.
Maka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Straw Hat throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Straw Hat closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maka to the mat! Maka manages to get full guard.
Straw Hat preventing the sweep.
Straw Hat looking to pass the guard.

Straw Hat stands up from Maka's guard - Straw Hat perhaps looking for a knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Straw Hat is defended easily by Maka.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monkey D Straw Hat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Straw Hat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monkey D Straw Hat!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo da Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the ring accompanied by Funeral Thirst. da Cunha has chosen Racionais MC's - Negro Drama as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Moore
vs
da Cunha

163 cm
26
162 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Explosion Dominance Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Moore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo da Cunha!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Cunha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Moore.
Moore passes to full mount! That's big trouble for da Cunha!
Moore controlling his opponent.
da Cunha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Moore with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
da Cunha is trying to escape the mount.
Moore controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore'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.
Moore has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
da Cunha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.
da Cunha is trying to escape the mount.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Billy Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Moore closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moore seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
da Cunha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moore.
Moore not doing much here.
da Cunha tries to get to full guard but Moore has control of the leg.
Moore sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down da Cunha for as long as he can get away with.
da Cunha is looking to improve his position.

Moore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and da Cunha defends it well.
Moore is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moore landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moore is controlling the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Billy Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.

Moore moves into range and clinches up with da Cunha.
Moore is trying to drag da Cunha to the mat but da Cunha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
da Cunha can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Moore 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.

Moore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming da Cunha to the mat! da Cunha manages to get full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Moore is stalling in the full guard.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. da Cunha is keeping the position for now.
Moore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moore looking to pass the guard.
Moore trying to control but da Cunha is working from the bottom.
Moore stands up over da Cunha, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
da Cunha working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown. da Cunha tries to sprawl out of it but Moore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. da Cunha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Moore feints and as da Cunha raises his hands in defense, Moore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from da Cunha.
Moore controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha is trying to keep Moore in close.
Moore trying to control but da Cunha is working from the bottom.
Moore showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
da Cunha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moore content to stall in guard here.
da Cunha is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moore's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Billy Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
da Cunha leaves Moore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Moore gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moore controlling the position from side mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha can't do much from the bottom here.
Moore lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear da Cunha down.
Moore trying to control the action but da Cunha is working from the bottom.
Moore working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on da Cunha's face as Moore controls the position.
da Cunha takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
da Cunha is looking for a sweep.
Moore scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at da Cunha to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Moore dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moore.

da Cunha shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than da Cunha was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Billy Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

da Cunha moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Moore has worked his arm free - good work by Moore!
da Cunha trying to control the position but Moore is working away.

da Cunha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
da Cunha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
da Cunha throwing strikes but Moore manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
da Cunha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Cunha is being controlled here.
da Cunha can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
da Cunha is trying to improve his position.
Moore in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Moore in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Moore tries to move to mount but da Cunha blocks the move with his legs.
Moore controls the position from side control.

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.
da Cunha takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
da Cunha gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Moore landing punches.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.
da Cunha is looking to improve his position but Moore isn't that keen on the idea.
Moore landing strikes from the mount and da Cunha is in trouble!
Moore controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore landing strikes, looking to finish!
Moore controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Moore connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Billy Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Moore shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in da Cunha's guard.
Moore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore postures up.
da Cunha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moore lands a couple of decent looking shots.
da Cunha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
da Cunha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
Moore controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Moore clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

da Cunha fails with the takedown

so Moore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
da Cunha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.
Moore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Billy Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Moore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Moore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
da Cunha is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Moore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.
da Cunha is trying to escape the mount.
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Billy Moore just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Moore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Moore ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moore no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Moore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. da Cunha is aware though and is defending well.
Moore keeping moving, preventing da Cunha from controlling successfully.
da Cunha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

da Cunha throws a sloppy strike and Moore has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! da Cunha is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Moore!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Moore!
Billy Moore is the new lightweight champion!