UVC 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Cartwright
vs
Rickford

180 cm
21
221 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caidan Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Rickford!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cartwright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Rickford is having none of it.
Rickford is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cartwright lands a nice shot to the body.
Cartwright misses with a takedown attempt - Rickford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rickford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Cartwright lands a big head kick that sends Rickford tumbling to the mat! Cartwright takes a step backwards and waves Rickford back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rickford is rocked!

It looks like Randy Rickford has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright scores with a shot to the body.
Rickford looks winded!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cartwright.
Cartwright shoots for a double leg takedown but Rickford sprawls well. He's pushed Cartwright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cartwright gets in close and tags Rickford with a short punch that almost sends Rickford to the mat! Oh Rickford is in big trouble! He turns his back on Cartwright, trying to create some distance but Cartwright rushes him, striking wildly and Rickford goes down! The referee tackles Cartwright into the cage to end the fight! Cartwright is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caidan Cartwright!
During a confident post fight interview, Caidan Cartwright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

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

Miller
vs
Aure

195 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Aure!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aure tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Aure tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Aure sprawls and moves away.
Aure moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Aure.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aure looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller appears to be looking for a big counter.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
As Miller backs off Aure throws a huge counter combo but Miller manages to avoid it all.
Aure is looking to clinch.

Aure gets caught napping as Miller dives in and scores a takedown. Aure manages to retain guard.
Miller advances to half guard.

Miller is looking for a kimura here.
Miller is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller uses his free foot to push down on Aure's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aure.

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.

Miller is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Aure is surviving well by controlling Miller's body position as best he can.
Miller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Miller is working for a guillotine from mount but Aure frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller controlling from the full mount.
Miller is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miller looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Miller!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ekanga Ekanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall has chosen Hear Me Now - 3OH!3 as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ekanga
vs
Hall

175 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

080 Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ekanga Ekanga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Hall!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

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

Ekanga looking for submissions off his back.
Hall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hall passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ekanga!
Hall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ekanga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekanga is trying to escape the mount.

Hall is working for a guillotine from mount but Ekanga frees his head quite easily.
Ekanga is desperately trying to improve his position but Hall has a good base and remains in mount.
Ekanga is working hard here to advance position.
Ekanga gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hall wants to free his trapped foot but Ekanga is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hall thows a huge punch but Ekanga dodges it nicely.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.
Ekanga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hall.
Hall wants to take a breather but Ekanga is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to advance position but Ekanga won't allow it.
Hall content to control rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hall throws a strike but Ekanga avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ekanga keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Hall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ekanga actively working from the bottom here.

Ekanga has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hall. Oh but Ekanga has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hall goes limp - he's gone! Ekanga jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ekanga Ekanga!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Vlasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Vlasov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vlasov
vs
Davis

183 cm
19
169 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

186 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oleg Vlasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Davis!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlasov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Davis instigates a clinch.
Davis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Davis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vlasov to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Vlasov misses with some punches.
Vlasov being controlled against the cage.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vlasov walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Vlasov finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vlasov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vlasov throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
Vlasov doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vlasov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Davis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've been hearing reports that Vlasov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vlasov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vlasov smiles and moves away.
Oleg Vlasov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Davis.
Vlasov lands with a good body shot.

Vlasov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vlasov wants to stand but Davis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Vlasov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vlasov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vlasov is looking to stand up but Davis won't let him.
Davis trying to control the position here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davis is trying to keep Vlasov in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vlasov closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Vlasov pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlasov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vlasov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vlasov wants to slow Davis down by chopping away at his legs.

Davis instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Davis.
Davis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Davis wants to take the fight to the mat but Vlasov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vlasov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vlasov takes an elbow to the temple.
Vlasov takes an elbow to the temple.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Vlasov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Davis to work.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vlasov pinned against the cage. Vlasov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Vlasov dives in and scores a takedown into Davis's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vlasov landing small, sideways elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vlasov throws a one two combo.
Vlasov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vlasov somewhat.
Vlasov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vlasov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vlasov, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vlasov is defending well for now.
Davis prevents Vlasov from breaking the clinch.

Davis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlasov trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Davis is trying to control the action in half guard but Vlasov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vlasov trying to control here.
Vlasov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Vlasov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Davis trying to control the action but Vlasov is working from the bottom.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vlasov's head.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vlasov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
Vlasov is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Davis there.
Davis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vlasov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davis in particular looking to stall.

Davis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vlasov sees it coming and defends easily.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vlasov defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis trying to control the action but Vlasov is working from the bottom.
Davis working the head and body with strikes.
Vlasov keeping hold of Davis's head, controlling as best he can.
Davis is pressing down on Vlasov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vlasov is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vlasov wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Davis shoots in and bounces Vlasov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Vlasov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vlasov shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Davis has managed to clinch.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Vlasov's takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davis throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vlasov stops a takedown attempt from Davis.

Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vlasov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vlasov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vlasov off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Vlasov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Vlasov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vlasov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vlasov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis wants to take the fight to the mat but Vlasov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vlasov is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davis throws an elbow but misses.
Davis stalling in the clinch.
Vlasov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis lands with a left to the head.

Davis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Vlasov 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.
Vlasov'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.

Davis has his foot on Vlasov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vlasov works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis striking off his back but it's not causing Vlasov any problems.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Vlasov trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Oleg Vlasov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vlasov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Vlasov. Vlasov gets slowly back to his feet.
As Vlasov backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Vlasov manages to avoid it all.
Sloppy strikes from Vlasov. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vlasov tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis moves out of range as Vlasov strikes.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Vlasov has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.

Davis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Vlasov regains guard.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vlasov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis trying to control but Vlasov is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vlasov is pulling down on Davis's head to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davis 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Davis!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Mohr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Velasquez
vs
Mohr

185 cm
26
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
276 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendall Mohr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Velasquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mohr 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.
Mohr shoots in looking for a takedown but Velasquez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mohr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Velasquez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mohr misses the body punch
and Velasquez counters with a left and a right that stings Mohr.
Velasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mohr counters with a nice uppercut.
Velasquez moves away from the strike by Mohr.
Mohr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velasquez attempts a counter takedown but Mohr avoids it well and moves away.
Velasquez avoids the body shot from Mohr.
Velasquez attempts a counter takedown but Mohr avoids it well and moves away.
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Mohr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velasquez.
Velasquez connects with a body shot.
Kendall Mohr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohr lands a jab to the nose.
Mohr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mohr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Velasquez.
Mohr scores with a jab. Velasquez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mohr dodges the punch combination from Velasquez.
Velasquez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Kendall Mohr has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Velasquez dodges the punch combination from Mohr.
Mohr lands with a hook. Velasquez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohr. Velasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mohr throws a one two combo.

Mohr takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mohr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mohr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Mohr is controlling him.
Velasquez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Velasquez looking to stall.
Mohr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velasquez misses with the head strike.
Mohr prevents Velasquez from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mohr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Mohr pulls guard successfully.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Mohr keeps moving.
Mohr wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mohr is on top in guard.

Mohr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mohr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Mohr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kendall Mohr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mohr throws an overhand right that lands on Velasquez's shoulder, as Velasquez tries to avoid the shot.
Mohr misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Velasquez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mohr.
Mohr misses with a body shot
and Velasquez counters with a left and a right that stings Mohr.
A slow jab from Velasquez misses its intended target.
Mohr lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Velasquez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mohr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to get back to his feet but Mohr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mohr 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.
Velasquez keeping full guard, as Mohr tries to pass.
Mohr works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Velasquez wants to control but Mohr is keeping busy.
We've been informed that Mohr has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mohr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Velasquez trying to control from the bottom.
Velasquez is trying to stand back up but Mohr is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mohr lands strikes from half guard.
Mohr trying to control the pace.
Velasquez is staying active underneath Mohr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohr content to control rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Velasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velasquez throws a combination that misses

and Mohr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mohr.
Mohr pressing his opponent against the cage.

Mohr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mohr works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a straight left.
Mohr stalks Velasquez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Velasquez's face. Velasquez staggers backwards, shaken.
Velasquez throws a right and a left that Mohr avoids nicely.
Velasquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mohr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mohr feints the counter takedown.
Mohr slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mohr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mohr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Mohr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kendall Mohr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Velasquez swinging wildly here.
Mohr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mohr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Velasquez finds it's target.
Velasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mohr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mohr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mohr circles away quickly and effectively.

Mohr clinches with his opponent.
Velasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mohr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Mohr manages to break the clinch.
Mohr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Mohr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Velasquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velasquez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mohr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velasquez.
Kendall Mohr seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez's corner calls for a 1-2. Velasquez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Velasquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Velasquez checks a leg kick.
Mohr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velasquez.
Mohr throws a right and a left that Velasquez avoids nicely.
Velasquez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mohr.
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!
Mohr scores with a one two! Velasquez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mohr has his takedown stuffed
and Velasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mohr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Velasquez rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohr shoots for a takedown but Velasquez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mohr tries to clinch up.
Velasquez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Velasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mohr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Velasquez with a body shot.
Velasquez throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Mohr counter with a right hand.

Mohr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mohr trying to control the position from guard on top but Velasquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohr is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cain Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mohr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mohr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mohr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Velasquez's guard.
Velasquez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mohr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mohr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mohr stalling away here and it's allowed Velasquez to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Velasquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mohr on the ground.
Mohr with a nice head shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Mohr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mohr 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Mohr!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam OHarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam OHarry acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Iron
vs
OHarry

180 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 Hilo, Junior Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bam OHarry!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. OHarry doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been told by Iron's head coaches at IC&E Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
OHarry has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Iron.
Junior Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron connects with a body shot.
Iron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Iron lands with a nice combination. OHarry backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Bam OHarry has been cut.
Iron scores with a shot to the body.
OHarry blocks a head kick by Iron.
A little jabbing left from OHarry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Iron throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Iron sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks OHarry to the ground! Iron dives into full mount looking to finish!

OHarry is rocked!
Iron content just to control the position here.
Iron looking to control but OHarry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron looking to control and managing it successfully.
OHarry wants to control but Iron is having none of it.
Iron tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Iron knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for OHarry on the ground.

That's two 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.
OHarry working to try and regain half guard.
OHarry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Iron controlling the position easily from mount.
Iron has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
OHarry is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OHarry slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
OHarry is trying to maintain the position but Iron is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Iron in particular looking to stall.
OHarry wants to get back to full guard.
OHarry is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Iron controlling the action here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
Iron throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
OHarry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been informed that OHarry has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Iron stuns OHarry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iron uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Iron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Iron lands a nice leg kick that just misses OHarry's sensitive parts.
Nice body punch from Iron.
OHarry blocks a head kick by Iron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Iron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam OHarry's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Iron throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh OHarry colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Iron as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and OHarry is left battered and dazed whilst Iron and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Iron!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Mahood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Assad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zach Assad enters the cage!

Mahood
vs
Assad

172 cm
24
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
154 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Mahood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Assad!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahood throws a low kick but Assad moves out of range easily.
Mahood is looking to slow Assad down with leg kicks.
Mahood moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Mahood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Assad.
Mahood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mahood misses with a body shot.
Mahood lands a jab to the nose.
Mahood works the jab nicely.
We've been informed that Assad has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mahood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mahood just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Assad avoids the body shot from Mahood.
Assad moves in looking to clinch but Mahood pushes him off.
Assad misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahood scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahood clobbers Assad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahood throws a shot to the body.
Mahood thumps Assad with a low kick.
Mahood misses with a looping right.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mahood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mahood lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Mahood.
Assad is trying to force a seperation but Mahood has the dominant position.
Mahood lands a right hand.

Mahood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Assad gets tackled into the cage by Mahood. Mahood maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahood digs a right hand underneath Assad's ribcage. Assad let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahood digs a right hand underneath Assad's ribcage. Assad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mahood lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Mahood.
Mahood lands with a short shot to the head.

Mahood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahood connects with a body shot.
Assad tries to clinch but Mahood moves out of range.
Mahood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mahood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Assad's sensitive parts.

Mahood closes the distance and clinches.

Mahood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahood.
Mahood swings for the body but Assad moves out of range.
Assad throws a body punch but Mahood moves out of range.
Mahood takes a swing at Assad's ribcage but misses.
Assad only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mahood slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Assad just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahood is looking to wear down Assad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mahood looks to score with a jab to the body but Assad is just out of range.
Mahood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Assad's sensitive parts.
Mahood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Mahood clinches up against the cage.

Mahood breaks the clinch.
Assad throws a head kick but Mahood moves out of range.
Mahood connects with a body shot that sends Assad's belly button to the back.
Mahood looks to throw the jab but Assad is out of range.
Mahood looks to score with a jab to the body but Assad is just out of range.
Assad appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mahood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mahood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Assad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Assad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahood lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mahood.
Mahood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mahood. Assad shrugs it off though.
Mahood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mahood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mahood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahood scores with a punch to the head.
Mahood thumps Assad with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Assad momentarily.
Mahood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mahood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Assad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Mahood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mahood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assad throws a shot from downtown. Mahood moves away and avoids it.
Mahood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahood throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Assad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Assad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahood throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Assad misses the target.
Mahood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Assad. That did some damage!
Mahood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Assad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mahood scores with a decent looking hook.
Assad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mahood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahood wants to land a leg kick but Assad is out of range.
Assad is looking for the big counter here.
Mahood thumps Assad with a low kick.
Mahood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Assad throws a counter combo.
Assad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alan Mahood is winning the standup battle so far.
Assad slips under a jab.
Assad lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahood lands a nice shot to the body.
Assad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mahood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Assad looks to land a left hand but Mahood moved out of range nicely.
Assad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahood throws a shot from downtown. Assad moves away and avoids it.
Assad is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A shot to the liver by Mahood. Beautiful body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mahood breaks from the clinch.
Zach Assad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahood thumps Assad with a low kick.
Assad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mahood finds it's way round the side to connect with Assad's head.
Mahood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Assad's sensitive parts.
Mahood with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahood throws a leg kick but Assad checks it.
Mahood misses with a body shot.
Mahood dips to his left and cracks Assad with an uppercut!
Mahood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Assad.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahood.
Mahood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mahood lands a nice shot to the body.
Assad needs to keep his hands up - Mahood had a free shot at his head there.
Assad looks to land a combination but Mahood avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Mahood misses its target.
Assad avoids the head kick by Mahood.
Mahood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assad.
Mahood throws a shot from downtown. Assad moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mahood scores with a jab to the head.
Assad misses with a wild body shot.
Assad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Assad misses with a wild combination.

Mahood pushes Assad up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahood lands with a short shot to the head.

Mahood breaks the clinch.
Mahood motions for Assad to come forward. Mahood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mahood has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mahood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Assad is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahood pushes Assad against the cage. Mahood is working some dirty boxing. Mahood pushes off with a quick right hook! Assad goes down! Assad tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mahood moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Mahood!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Ejayi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marquis Reagent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marquis Reagent is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ejayi
vs
Reagent

186 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Ejayi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marquis Reagent!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ejayi misses with a low kick.
Reagent goes for a double leg but Ejayi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ejayi continues to drive forward.
Nice takedown defense from Ejayi. No joy for Reagent on that attempt.

Reagent moves into the clinch successfully.
Reagent working aggressively here.
Ejayi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reagent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ejayis head.
Reagent scores with a shot to the side of Ejayi's head.
Reagent misses with a punch on the inside.
Ejayi takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Reagent fails to land.
Reagent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reagent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reagent tries to work over Ejayi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ejayi.
Ejayi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reagent misses with some punches.
Reagent misses with the head strike.
Ejayi blocking some punches.
Ejayi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Reagent.
Ejayi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reagent has him pressed against the cage.
Ejayi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reagent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ejayi's elbow.
Reagent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reagent tries to throw a body punch but Ejayi avoids it by throwing Reagent back against the cage.
Ejayi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reagent's elbow.
Reagent tries to work over Ejayi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reagent lands a hook that snaps the head of Ejayi backwards.
Ejayi working hard to break the clinch.
Reagent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Reagent.
Reagent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ejayi is looking to control Reagent's arms but Reagent gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ejayi has his back to the cage.
Reagent lands with a light punch inside.
Reagent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reagent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reagent misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reagent throws a punch but it's blocked by Ejayi.
Reagent looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reagent misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reagent lands a right hand.
Ejayi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reagent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ejayi backwards.
Reagent throws a head punch that misses.
Reagent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reagent lands a shoulder strike.
Reagent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reagent gets through Ejayi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reagent lands a body shot.
Reagent can't find room to land a body shot as Ejayi controls the action.
Ejayi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reagent or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reagent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ejayi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reagent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reagent stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ejayi prevents a body shot from Reagent.
Reagent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ejayi blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ejayi stalling in the clinch but Reagent improves position.
Reagent misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Reagent - that landed with a thud.
Ejayi is breathing heavily.
Reagent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ejayi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Reagent misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ejayi.
Reagent misses with a body punch.
A short right from Reagent on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reagent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marquis Reagent dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ejayi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ejayi.
Ejayi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James Ejayi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ejayi throws a jab but it's blocked by Reagent.
Ejayi misses with a wild body shot.
Ejayi just misses with a punch to the body.
Reagent fails with a takedown attempt.
Reagent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ejayi.
A shot to the body from Ejayi misses
and Reagent counters with a straight right hand.

Reagent moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reagent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reagent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reagent struggles to land a body shot inside as Ejayi controls his hands.
Reagent scores with a shot to the side of Ejayi's head.
A body shot lands from Reagent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagent working aggressively here.
Ejayi has Reagent pressed against the cage.
Reagent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reagent pushes Ejayi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reagent.
Reagent blocks a body shot from Ejayi.
Reagent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reagent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reagent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ejayi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reagent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Reagent.
Reagent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reagent digs a right hand into Ejayi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ejayi's gas tank.
Reagent stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reagent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reagent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reagent pushes Ejayi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reagent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reagent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Reagent scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ejayi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reagent lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reagent.
A short right from Reagent.

Ejayi is rocked!
Reagent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Ejayi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reagent lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ejayi seems to have got his legs back now.
Reagent cracks Ejayi with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reagent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reagent presses Ejayi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reagent gets through Ejayi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reagent tries to throw a body punch but Ejayi avoids it by throwing Reagent back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Reagent.
Ejayi takes a shot to the head.
Reagent dips a shoulder and cracks Ejayi with a mighty uppercut! Ejayi falls back against the cage and Reagent unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ejayi is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Reagent screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marquis Reagent!
A victorious Marquis Reagent thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes's entrance music is Slam - By: Onyx. A fine choice. Bronson Hughes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hughes
vs
Buchanan

170 cm
26
154 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

169 cm
27
147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Amped Performance

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes lands with a right hand.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Buchanan ducks down to avoid it.
Buchanan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hughes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Buchanan clinches with his opponent.
Buchanan blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hughes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buchanan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan scores with a shoulder strike.
Buchanan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hughes lands a left hand.

Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Hughes throws a right hand that Buchanan ducks under and follows up with a left that Buchanan also avoids with ease.
Buchanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Buchanan.
Hughes throws a hook but Buchanan blocks it.
Buchanan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buchanan counters with an inside leg kick.
Buchanan scores with a hook to the body. Hughes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buchanan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Buchanan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan feints a counter leg kick.
Buchanan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Buchanan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Ross Buchanan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Hughes.
Buchanan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes tries to score with a low kick but Buchanan moves his leg out of the way.
Buchanan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Buchanan instigates a clinch.
Hughes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
A short body shot lands from Buchanan as the two fighters clinch.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the ribs.

Buchanan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hughes checks a leg kick.
A big left from Buchanan misses.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Buchanan didn't see that one coming.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Buchanan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buchanan wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Buchanan misses.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Buchanan off the cage and back into range.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buchanan.
Hughes slips under a jab from Buchanan.
Hughes throws a jab when Buchanan was well out of range.
Buchanan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buchanan wants to land a leg kick but Hughes is out of range.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Buchanan as he avoids it easily.
Hughes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buchanan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buchanan throws a low kick, looking for Hughes's leg but Hughes calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes slips a straight right by Buchanan.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buchanan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Buchanan tries to sprawl out of it but Hughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buchanan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bronson Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes is looking to clinch but Buchanan is avoiding it.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hughes.
Buchanan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buchanan misses the jab.
Buchanan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Buchanan didn't see that one coming.
Buchanan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Buchanan misses with a wild combination.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buchanan.
Nice defenses there by Buchanan.
We've been told by Hughes's head coaches at LOD: Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Buchanan moves away and avoids it.
Buchanan throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hughes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Buchanan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Buchanan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Buchanan swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Buchanan tries a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes moves forwards but Buchanan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Buchanan slips under a jab from Hughes.
Buchanan misses with a right hand
and Hughes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Buchanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Buchanan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hughes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Buchanan sprawls well. Buchanan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Buchanan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Buchanan moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ross Buchanan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Buchanan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Hughes cracks Buchanan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughes is defended easily by Buchanan.
Buchanan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Buchanan misses with a straight left.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a looping right.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Buchanan is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
Buchanan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Buchanan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Hughes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buchanan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Buchanan throws a low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That kick from Buchanan tenderised Hughes's leg. Hughes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hughes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Buchanan, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan misses the jab.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes ducks right into an uppercut from Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes works the jab nicely.
Buchanan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bronson Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.

Buchanan darts in and clinches Hughes up against the cage.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Hughes blocks it.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hughes avoids it.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ross Buchanan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Hughes tries to break free but Buchanan pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Hughes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buchanan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buchanan blocks a jab.
Buchanan cracks a nice hook into Hughes's ribs.
Hughes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buchanan looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Buchanan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Buchanan throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Buchanan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Buchanan feints a counter leg kick.
Hughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hughes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buchanan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buchanan throws a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Buchanan loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Hughes feinted with a counter takedown.
Buchanan throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bronson Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes shoots in and drives through. Buchanan sprawls well.
Buchanan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hughes.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buchanan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Buchanan counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Buchanan clinches with his opponent.
Hughes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buchanan tries to work over Hughes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hughes prevents a body shot from Buchanan.

Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Hughes fails with the takedown.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buchanan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buchanan avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Buchanan wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
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!
Buchanan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Buchanan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Buchanan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Buchanan misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Buchanan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buchanan thumps Hughes with a low kick.
Hughes tests Buchanan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buchanan throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buchanan.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.

Hughes closes the distance and pushes Buchanan back into the cage.
Buchanan misses with a body punch.
Hughes working hard to break the clinch.

Hughes has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Buchanan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hughes is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Buchanan is defending well though. Hughes let's go of the attempt for now.
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 Bronson Hughes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hughes checks a low kick from Buchanan.
Hughes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Buchanan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buchanan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Buchanan darts in and clinches Hughes up against the cage.
Buchanan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hughes working hard to break the clinch.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.

Buchanan breaks the clinch.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buchanan.
Buchanan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Buchanan moved out of range nicely.

Hughes gets tackled into the cage by Buchanan. Buchanan maintains the clinch.
Buchanan lands with a short shot to the head.
Hughes wants to get back to striking at distance but Buchanan won't allow it.
Hughes tries a body shot but Buchanan blocks it.
Hughes is working for takedown but Buchanan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes is looking to control Buchanan's arms but Buchanan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hughes has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Buchanan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buchanan throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away.
Hughes misses with a left hand
and Buchanan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buchanan can pounce on him.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes ducks right into an uppercut from Buchanan.
Buchanan connects with a body shot.
Buchanan connects with the punch.
Buchanan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Buchanan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Buchanan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Buchanan staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Buchanan misses.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Buchanan misses.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Buchanan takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Hughes throws a body shot but no joy.
Buchanan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buchanan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Buchanan tries to land a leg kick but Hughes saw it coming and moves away.
Hughes attempts a counter takedown but Buchanan avoids it well and moves away.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Buchanan's shoulder, as Buchanan tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes walks into a stiff left hand from Buchanan.
Buchanan slips a jab from Hughes.
Hughes jabs Buchanan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hughes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Buchanan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buchanan wants it to stay on the feet.
Hughes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Buchanan lands a really nice looking cross but Hughes seems unphased.
Hughes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hughes misses with a hook
enabling Buchanan to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Buchanan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Buchanan throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bronson Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buchanan. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Buchanan.
Jab from Hughes.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Buchanan instigates a clinch.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Hughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buchanan is defending well for now.
Buchanan lands an uppercut.
Buchanan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buchanan tries to work over Hughes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hughes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hughes stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Buchanan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hughes avoids it.
Buchanan tries to land a knee to the head but Hughes blocks with his arms.

Buchanan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Buchanan's shoulder, as Buchanan tries to avoid the shot.
Buchanan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Buchanan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hughes shoots for a takedown but Buchanan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Buchanan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buchanan 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Buchanan!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fergus Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jobs's choice of entrance music: Aerosmith - Back in the Saddle Again. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Darrow
vs
Jobs

181 cm
30
186 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fergus Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Jobs!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Jobs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jobs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darrow throws out the jab.
Darrow slips under a jab from Jobs.
A jab from Jobs misses.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Jobs.
It looked like Darrow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jobs.
Jobs throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Darrow is looking to counter punch.
Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Jobs.
Jobs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jobs ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Jobs blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Jobs lands a nice shot to the body.
Jobs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jobs misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Jobs misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Jobs.
A jab from Jobs does it's job there.
Darrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
A big left from Darrow misses.
A cross from Darrow lands.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Darrow finds it's way through Jobs's defenses.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Jobs throws a lazy uppercut
letting Darrow counter with a right hand.
Jobs throws a jab when Darrow was well out of range.
Jobs throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Darrow sizes up Jobs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darrow blocks the body kick.
Darrow thinks about countering with a body kick.
Darrow misses with a leg kick.
Jobs scores with a nice right hand.
Darrow works the jab nicely.
Darrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jobs has time to react.
Jobs staying out of range there.
Darrow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jobs misses with a double jab.
Jobs throws a lazy head kick
and Darrow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jobs throws a lazy uppercut
and Darrow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jobs's knee momentarily.
Darrow throws a jab when Jobs was well out of range.
Jobs moves away from the strike by Darrow.
Jobs tries a quick counter leg kick but Darrow is wise to it.
Jobs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fergus Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Jobs's ribs.
Darrow scores with a jab to the head.
Jobs throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
Jobs tries to move into range but Darrow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darrow.
Jobs misses with an uppercut.
Jobs throws a right and a left that Darrow avoids nicely.
Jobs scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Jobs.
Jobs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.

Darrow has managed to clinch.

Darrow breaks from the clinch.
Jobs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Jobs misses the shot to the body.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Jobs.
Nice body punch from Jobs.
Jobs misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jobs throws out the jab.
Jobs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jobs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow slips a jab from Jobs.
Jobs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jobs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Darrow darts in and clinches Jobs up against the cage.
Jobs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jobs backwards.
Jobs has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Jobs misses with a short punch on the inside.

Darrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jobs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darrow misses with a hook. Jobs ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Jobs off balance momentarily.
Darrow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Jobs looks to land a combination but Darrow avoids it well.
Darrow throws a body punch but Jobs moves out of range.
Darrow dodges the punch combination from Jobs.
Jobs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
No joy there for Jobs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jobs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jobs misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darrow lands with a right hand.
Jobs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darrow tried to counter with a leg kick but Jobs avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jobs.
Jobs misses with a hook.
Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jobs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Darrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darrow lands with a right to the head.
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 Fergus Darrow will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A good leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jobs moves away.
Jobs cracks Darrow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jobs looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range.
Jobs swings widly with a right hand
and Darrow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darrow throws a jab when Jobs was well out of range.
Jobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jobs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow.
Jobs misses the shot to the body.
Darrow half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jobs tests Darrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darrow throws a looping overhand right but Jobs ducks down to avoid it.
Jobs cracks the inside of Darrow's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow checks a low kick from Jobs.
A little feinted left hand from Darrow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darrow has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Darrow throws a looping overhand right but Jobs ducks down to avoid it.
Fergus Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Darrow misses with a low kick as Jobs jumps back.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Jobs.
Darrow dodges the punch combination from Jobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jobs misses with the combination.
Darrow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Darrow. That snapped Jobs's head back.
Darrow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jobs blocks a leg kick.
Jobs misses the shot to the body.
Jobs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Steve Jobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Darrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jobs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Darrow.
Jobs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow pushes Jobs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Jobs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Darrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jobs throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jobs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jobs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Jobs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darrow checks a leg kick nicely.
Darrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jobs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Jobs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darrow throws a nice looking combination but Jobs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Jobs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jobs manages to avoid it.
Jobs checks the leg kick.
Darrow backing away here, and Jobs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jobs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Jobs.
As Jobs backs away, Darrow returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jobs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darrow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jobs throws a right and a left that Darrow avoids nicely.
Darrow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jobs staying out of range there.
Jobs lands with a right hand.
Darrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses the jab.
Darrow dodges the punch combination from Jobs.
Jobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Jobs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darrow counters with a right hand to the body.
Jobs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Jobs tries a head kick but it misses.
Jobs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jobs misses with a body shot.
Darrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jobs just manages to avoid it.
Jobs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darrow checks it well.
Nice uppercut there from Darrow.
Jobs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Jobs misses with a low kick.
Jobs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jobs misses with a series of wild punches.
Darrow throws a hook but Jobs blocks it.
Darrow avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobs misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Darrow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Darrow instigates a clinch.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Jobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Jobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jobs misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Jobs.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jobs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jobs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fergus Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jobs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Jobs digs a right hand underneath Darrow's ribcage. Darrow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jobs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
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 Fergus Darrow will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Jobs is just out of range.
Darrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jobs is out of range and Darrow settles back down.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Jobs's leg. Jobs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jobs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A combination from Jobs does no damage.
Darrow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jobs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow punishes Jobs's body with a nice straight punch.
Darrow lands a jab to the head.
Darrow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jobs's hands.
Jobs just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Jobs is just out of range.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
Darrow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jobs momentarily.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Darrow moves out of range as Jobs strikes.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jobs.
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jobs checks a leg kick.
Jobs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Jobs's front leg but catches the back leg as Jobs tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Darrow.
Jobs connects with a single shot there.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Darrow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jobs moves away.
Darrow scores with a spinning back kick!
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Jobs's belly button to the back.
Darrow lands a glancing blow to the side of Jobs's head.
Darrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Darrow rushes Jobs and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Jobs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jobs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jobs tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Jobs scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobs working aggressively here.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jobs swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jobs pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.

Darrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jobs throws a leg kick that misses.
Darrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Jobs is just out of range.
Jobs misses with a low kick.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jobs's sensitive parts.
Jobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Jobs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Jobs checks it.
Darrow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Darrow lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jobs missing with a left hand there. Darrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jobs checks a leg kick nicely.
Jobs lands the left hand.
Jobs throws a body punch but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow swings for the body but Jobs moves out of range.
Darrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jobs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jobs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow punishes Jobs's body with a nice straight punch.
Jobs misses with a straight right.
Jobs throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow takes a swing at Jobs's ribcage but misses.
Jobs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darrow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jobs connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow thuds his shin into the meat of Jobs's side.
Jobs missing with a left hand there. Darrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Jobs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jobs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Darrow lands a nice looking body shot.
Jobs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Jobs misses the jab.
Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jobs is out of range.
Jobs lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Darrow misses with a body kick.
Jobs throws a leg kick but Darrow moved away.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Darrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
A head punch on the inside from Jobs fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow tries a body shot but Jobs blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jobs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fergus Darrow clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Darrow walks into a jab.
Darrow missing with a left hand there. Jobs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jobs.
Darrow swings for the body but Jobs moves out of range.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Jobs.
Darrow is looking to counter punch.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jobs moves away.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Jobs misses.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Jobs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Jobs moved away.
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow lands a nice hook to Jobs's body. Jobs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jobs moves away from the strike by Darrow.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jobs misses with a lunging right hand
and Darrow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jobs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Jobs's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobs throws a hook but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jobs throws a front kick aimed at Darrow's knee but Darrow avoids it well.
Darrow is looking to counter punch.
Jobs throws a big shot that misses.
Darrow wants to clinch up but Jobs keeps it at a distance.
Jobs misses with a low kick as Darrow jumps back.
Darrow scores with a shot to the body.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow throws a lazy right hand but Jobs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Jobs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jobs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jobs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jobs manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jobs.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Jobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jobs tries to land a leg kick but Darrow saw it coming and moves away.
Jobs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Jobs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jobs lands a right hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darrow checks a leg kick.
Darrow lands a nice hook to Jobs's body. Jobs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jobs misses with a looping right.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Jobs is just out of range.
Jobs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jobs tries to land a body kick
enabling Darrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Jobs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darrow to score with a decent uppercut.
Jobs throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Jobs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jobs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darrow.
Darrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jobs throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
Jobs walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Darrow.
Jobs moves away from the strike by Darrow.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jobs moves away.
Darrow connects with a single shot there.
Jobs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darrow on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Darrow takes the fight into the clinch.

Darrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jobs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jobs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jobs throws a hook to the side of Darrow's head but Darrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jobs throws a right hand that Darrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Darrow also avoids with ease.
Jobs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Jobs slips a jab from Darrow.
Darrow throws a chopping leg kick but Jobs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darrow cracks the inside of Jobs's front leg.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jobs.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Jobs cracks a nice hook into Darrow's ribs.
Jobs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jobs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jobs keeps the fight on the outside.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Jobs misses its intended target.
Jobs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jobs.
Jobs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fergus Darrow had his way with Steve Jobs in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jobs looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
Darrow swings for the body but Jobs moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Darrow.
Jobs checks a low kick from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a leg kick.
Darrow missing with a left hand there. Jobs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jobs is out of range.
Jobs misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Darrow - just one landing.
Darrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jobs avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Jobs slips a jab from Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Jobs.
Darrow misses the jab.
Jobs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
A clash of legs there as Jobs blocks the low kick.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jobs unleashes a big counter combination but Darrow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Darrow tries to clinch up but Jobs circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
Jobs misses with a wild combination.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jobs.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
Jobs flicks out a counter leg kick but Darrow steps away.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Jobs's leg. Jobs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jobs throws out the jab.
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jobs misses the target.
Jobs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Jobs throws an off balance right hand
and Darrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Darrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jobs, pushing him back against the cage.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Darrow breaks from the clinch.
Jobs connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Darrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jobs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jobs pushes Darrow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Jobs misses with an elbow over the top.
Jobs lands a right hand.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Jobs prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Jobs.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow tries a body shot but Jobs blocks it.
Jobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jobs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jobs scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Jobs.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jobs tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Jobs back against the cage.
Jobs throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Jobs controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Jobs.
Jobs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darrow's efforts to push away.
Jobs tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Jobs lands a body punch.
Jobs is working Darrow over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jobs.
Jobs blocking some punches.
Jobs pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jobs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jobs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jobs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fergus Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jobs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Jobs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jobs creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jobs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow cracks Jobs with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jobs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Darrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jobs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Jobs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Jobs misses with some punches.

Darrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jobs swinging wildly here.
Darrow lands a really nice looking cross but Jobs seems unphased.
Steve Jobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jobs misses the body punch
and Darrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Jobs.
Well Darrow 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:46
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fergus Darrow!
Fergus Darrow is the new middleweight champion!
Steve Jobs spoke after the fight, saying 'Congrats to the new champ. He was the better fighter tonight. Thanks to the fans for turning up for fight night. '.