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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Poluga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poluga comes to the cage accompanied by My Time Is Now . Gracie has chosen Exhibit C by Jay Electronica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poluga
vs
Gracie

170 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Poluga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rogerio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Poluga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Poluga from controlling successfully.
Gracie is trying to keep Poluga in close.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Poluga from controlling successfully.
Poluga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Poluga trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poluga.
Poluga pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Poluga trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Well, if Poluga is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluga passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poluga throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gracie because Poluga loaded up on that one.
Poluga 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.
Gracie wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Poluga wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Poluga cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Poluga landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie trying desperately to get to his feet.

Gracie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Poluga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.

Poluga moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gracie has worked his arm free - good work by Gracie!
Gracie taking a bit of punishment here - Poluga scoring with strikes.
Poluga works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poluga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Poluga advances to full mount.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poluga is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Poluga is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gracie is surviving well by controlling Poluga's body position as best he can.

Poluga is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gracie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Poluga wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Poluga wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Poluga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Poluga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Poluga scores a takedown into full mount!
Poluga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Poluga lands a big elbow.
Poluga tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Poluga is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poluga lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poluga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Poluga lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluga looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poluga lands a nice shot to the head.
Poluga with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.

Poluga moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gracie has worked his arm free - good work by Gracie!
Elvis Poluga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
An elbow from Poluga crashes against the mat.

Poluga tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Poluga has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Poluga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poluga tries to advance to mount but Gracie denies him.
Poluga misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Poluga keeps moving and retains side control.

Poluga looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie tries to bench press Poluga off him but Poluga keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poluga is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Poluga is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Poluga scoring with punches from side control.
Gracie is trying to control Poluga's posture but Poluga avoids it.

That's four 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.
Poluga controls the position.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.

Poluga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Poluga is controlling him well.
Poluga not doing much here.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Poluga forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Poluga 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!

Poluga closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Poluga is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Poluga prevents Gracie from standing back up.

Poluga looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Poluga controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie is staying active underneath Poluga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Poluga has control of the leg.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Poluga shoots in.

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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie is trying to control. Poluga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Poluga trying to control but Gracie postures up.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Poluga is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Poluga avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poluga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Elvis Poluga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Poluga actively working from the bottom here.
Poluga trying to control but Gracie postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Poluga moves out of range of the body kick.

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.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Poluga keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a combination. Poluga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rogerio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poluga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogerio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poluga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Poluga!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos comes to the cage accompanied by Na Goa Jail . Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ramos
vs
Stanley

180 cm
21
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

169 cm
26
155 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley misses the shot to the body.
Ramos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stanley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Stanley.
Stanley misses with a few strikes there.
Stanley tries to bum rush Ramos with a series of wild strikes but Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stanley throws a right hand that Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramos also avoids with ease.
Stanley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Stanley.
Stanley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stanley misses with an uppercut.
Stanley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Stanley.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stanley misses with the combination.
Stanley misses with a double jab.
Stanley lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Stanley does no damage.
Stanley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stanley moves forwards but Ramos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramos lands with a shot to the body.
Ramos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramos is looking to wear down Stanley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stanley looks gassed!
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
Stanley throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramos.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramos.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Stanley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos.
Stanley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stanley misses with a combination
and Ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like George Stanley has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Stanley misses

and Ramos counters by clinching up.
Ramos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stanley backwards.

Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stanley just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Stanley does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands with a good body shot.
Stanley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanley was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
Stanley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body. Stanley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
George Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Ramos.
A cross from Ramos lands.
Ramos jabs at Stanley's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos takes a swing at Stanley's ribcage but misses.

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

Stanley is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Stanley to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Stanley looks to clinch but Ramos throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Stanley taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Carl Ramos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wrassla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "This Is War" by Il Nino. Gabriel Dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
Wrassla

176 cm
22
157 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel 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 Los Angeles, Joe Wrassla!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Dos Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Wrassla is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wrassla blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dos Santos.

Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Wrassla is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.
Wrassla wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
Dos Santos trying to mount his opponent but Wrassla defends it.
Wrassla should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wrassla missing with punches from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrassla is trying to maintain the position but Dos Santos is very close to passing his half guard.

Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dos Santos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dos Santos manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wrassla to take his back!
Wrassla trying to control the hands but Dos Santos won't let him.

Dos Santos working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Wrassla is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Dos Santos has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Wrassla taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Dos Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between nate iglesia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

iglesia
vs
Romero

201 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

185 cm
24
213 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, nate iglesia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Romero!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
iglesia lands a really nice looking cross but Romero seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by iglesia.
Romero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
iglesia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Romero misses the body punch
and iglesia counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero throws a series of punches but iglesia avoids them all with ease.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from iglesia.
iglesia avoids the body shot from Romero.
iglesia throws a shot to the body.
iglesia slips under a jab.

Romero lands a left and a right that send iglesia crashing to the mat, dazed. Romero thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like nate iglesia has been cut.
iglesia throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero misses with a double jab
and iglesia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
iglesia is breathing heavily.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
iglesia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Romero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down iglesia rather than just go for the knockout.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

iglesia is rocked!
Romero flashes iglesia a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. iglesia's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. iglesia crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Romero punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Romero!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Claymore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Shotgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shotgun has chosen Team America - **** Yeah as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Claymore
vs
Shotgun

195 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

203 cm
23
314 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Andy Claymore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Shotgun!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claymore's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Claymore duly obliges.

It looks like Harry Shotgun has been cut.
Claymore misses the shot to the body.
Claymore blocks a head kick by Shotgun.
Shotgun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Claymore scores with a sloppy right hand. Shotgun should have avoided that one.
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!
Shotgun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shotgun moves out of range as Claymore throws a body kick.
A big right from Shotgun misses.
Claymore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shotgun looks gassed!
Claymore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shotgun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shotgun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Claymore throws a front kick aimed at Shotgun's knee but Shotgun avoids it well.
Claymore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Claymore lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Shotgun - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Claymore!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Claymore!

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 joe blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip J Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

blow
vs
J Markovic

180 cm
25
165 lbs
5 - 7 - 1

194 cm
20
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Solid chin

Battalion Athletics

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 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, joe blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip J Markovic!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
blow misses with a body kick.
blow blocks a head kick by Markovic.
A punch combination from blow misses.
blow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markovic.
The fight stays on the outside here - blow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markovic looks for the body kick but blow saw that one coming.
blow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
blow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Markovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

blow scores a takedown into full mount!
blow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Markovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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.
blow controlling the position easily from mount.
Markovic squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
blow controlling his opponent.
Markovic is desperately trying to improve his position but blow has a good base and remains in mount.

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.
Markovic tries to hold on but blow pushes him away.
Markovic is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joe blow dominated that round.
That's time! blow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

blow tries to clinch there but Markovic circles away.
Nice body kick from Markovic.
blow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Markovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Markovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
blow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
blow fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from blow misses.
Markovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Markovic swats away the attempt to clinch by blow.
blow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markovic manages to avoid it.
A combination from blow does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markovic. That's going to slow blow down.
Markovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Markovic!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Markovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Markovic lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
blow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Markovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Markovic lands with an overhand left.
Markovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on blow. That did some damage!
Philip J Markovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Markovic moves away from the strike by blow.
blow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Philip J Markovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Markovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses blow's sensitive parts.
Markovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Markovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Markovic cracks the inside of blow's front leg.
A decent looking cross lands there for Markovic.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markovic. That's going to slow blow down.
Markovic scores with a nice head shot.
blow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Markovic, right into the meat.
Markovic scores with a nice body kick.
Markovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. blow takes a step back to recover.
Markovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
blow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Markovic can pounce on him.
Markovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Markovic thows a body kick. blow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
blow walks into a jab.
Markovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Markovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Markovic tries to clinch there but blow circles away.
blow takes a kick to the side of the head.
blow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Markovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to blow's calf.
Markovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on blow if he has to take too many more of those.
blow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Markovic dips to his left and cracks blow with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between blow's hands.
Markovic thumps blow with a low kick.
Markovic keeps blow at a distance using the push kick.
Markovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Markovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
blow blocks a head kick by Markovic.
A slapping body kick lands there for Markovic.
A swing and a miss from blow.
Markovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Markovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Markovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Markovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - blow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markovic digs a good hook to blow's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
joe blow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
blow misses with a combination
and Markovic counters with a thumping low kick.

blow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
blow is looking to take a break and control but Markovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip J Markovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

blow wants to clinch up but Markovic keeps it at a distance.
blow wants to clinch.
blow falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Markovic counter with a right hand.
joe blow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Markovic.
Markovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Markovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Markovic. blow shrugs it off though.
Markovic connects with the punch.
A left lands for Markovic.
Markovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses blow's sensitive parts.
Markovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic lunges at blow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by blow's hand.
Markovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. blow will feel that in the morning.
blow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
blow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Markovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
blow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
blow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
blow takes one on the button.
A jab from Markovic does it's job there.
Markovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Markovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Markovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Markovic scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markovic. That's going to slow blow down.
Markovic moves in looking to clinch but blow pushes him off.
Markovic feints and then cracks blow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow blow down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
blow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Markovic can pounce on him.
Markovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Markovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Markovic. blow shrugs it off though.
Markovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped blow in his tracks.
blow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Markovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markovic.
Markovic slips under a jab from blow.
blow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Markovic thuds a left hand into blow's body.
blow closes the distance but Markovic moves to the side
and Markovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles blow's knee momentarily.
blow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Markovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
blow misses with a takedown attempt
and Markovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
blow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Markovic avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe blow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic swats away the attempt to clinch by blow.
blow takes a jab right on the kisser.
blow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Markovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Markovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Markovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
blow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Markovic. Markovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Markovic feints and then cracks blow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow blow down.
Markovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from blow.
Markovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt blow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from blow.
Markovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
blow darts in trying to clinch
and Markovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
blow shoots in but Markovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice straight punches there by Markovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Markovic.
blow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Markovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic is looking to slow blow down with leg kicks.
blow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markovic throws a head kick but blow moves out of range.
Markovic scores with a hook to the body. blow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Markovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Markovic counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip J Markovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Markovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip J Markovic!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake's entrance music is Beamer, Benz, or Bentley by Lloyd Banks. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Drake
vs
Ryan

180 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

176 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Recovery 152 $25!)

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavin Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Drake.
Drake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch lands to the side of Drake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ryan digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Drake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No luck for Drake with that takedown attempt.
Ryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryan.

Ryan drops Drake with a right and a left! Ryan comes rushing in but Drake regains his composure and manages to keep Ryan in guard.

Drake is rocked!
Ryan stands up over Drake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Drake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
I looks like Ryan might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ryan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Drake is predictable there

and Ryan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drake!
Drake is breathing heavily.
Ryan lands a big shot there that rocks Drake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Drake is rocked!
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!
Ryan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Drake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake can't escape the position.

Ryan has hold of Drake's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Drake manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is landing with some decent strikes but Drake is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ryan content just to control the position here.
Ryan cracks Drake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Drake tries to reverse the position but Ryan maintains control.
Ryan with the ground and pound from mount.
Ryan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Ryan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying desperately to improve position.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.
Ryan controlling from mount.

Ryan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ryan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ryan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ryan landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Ryan connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan connects with a bit shot that sees Drake covering up! More strikes from Ryan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ryan is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Ryan!