SPF 40 - Midlife Crisis PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avatar Noon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avatar Noon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

King
vs
Noon

195 cm
19
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Avatar Noon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as King backs up against the cage.
Noon takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.

King gets the takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by King.
King postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Noon, who protects the arm well.
King lands some shots froms side control.

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

King is trying to get an arm triangle but Noon is defending well.
King is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noon is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to move into full mount but can't pass Noon's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Noon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Noon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

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

King is trying to get an arm triangle but Noon is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Noon has escaped the position, nice work there.

King is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Noon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noon is pushing King's head away, looking to escape. King manages to hold on to the position though.
Noon taking punishment in the form of punches.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King tries to score with some ground and pound. Noon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
King throwing shots but missing, from side control.

King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Noon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Noon is trying to buck King off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Noon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

King is trying to get an arm triangle but Noon is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne King dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Noon misses with a straight right.
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Noon lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Noon.
Noon throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Noon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Noon duly obliges.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Noon as he jumps to the side.
Noon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Noon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Noon fails to land with a series of punches.
Noon scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Avatar Noon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danga de danga de dang - Noon scores with a four punch combination!
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Noon swivels and escapes.
Noon throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noon throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Noon lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover.
Wayne King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King drops his hands momentarily and Noon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
King defending well as Noon loads up on a big left hand.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noon.
Nice uppercut lands for Noon. That snapped King's head back.
Noon works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
Noon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King dives in and grabs Noon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Noon pushes down on King's head and hops out.
A jab from Noon misses.
King slips a jab and a cross from Noon.

King bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Noon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but King is controlling him well.

King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Noon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, King asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noon taking a bit of punishment here - King scoring with strikes.

King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

King is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Noon is trying to escape and King transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Noon is forced to tap! Nice work there by King! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wayne King!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Fisher

190 cm
25
178 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
177 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.

Fisher closes the distance and clinches.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones tries a body shot but Fisher blocks it.

Fisher manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a shot to the body.

Fisher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fisher puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fisher not doing much here.

Fisher postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jones to stand up.
Fisher tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Fisher. Fisher gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones punishes Fisher's body with a nice straight punch.
Fisher tries to clinch up.
Fisher doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.

Fisher has managed to clinch.
Fisher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones keeps control of Fisher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fisher as Jones tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fisher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fisher misses with a punch to the body.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones jabs at Fisher's body.
Fisher looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Fisher tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones catches Fisher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fisher walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like John Fisher has been cut.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fisher avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
John Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Fisher does no damage.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fisher tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Fisher.
Fisher wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Fisher gets the takedown into side control.
Fisher is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jones manages to get back to half guard.
Fisher lands strikes from half guard.
Jones won't allow Fisher to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.

Fisher decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fisher tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fisher shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones wants to improve his position but Fisher is controlling well.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fisher landing punches.

Fisher looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fisher looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Fisher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is working the ground and pound. Can Jones escape?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Fisher. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Fisher is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fisher controlling well, preventing Jones from escaping the position.
Fisher scores with strikes from the back.

Jones fending off the submission attempt from Fisher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Jones preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fisher.
Fisher is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Fisher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Fisher's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fisher darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones swings for the body but Fisher moves out of range.

Fisher closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Fisher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Fisher gets a takedown into half guard.
Fisher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fisher stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Fisher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fisher stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones is looking to sweep but instead, Fisher has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fisher has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Fisher controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Fisher's attempts to control the action.
Fisher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Fisher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fisher with good strikes from the mount here!
Fisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Fisher controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Fisher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Despite being in the dominant position, John Fisher just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fisher shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Jones throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fisher escapes and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
John Fisher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fisher 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fisher!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Olthwaite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olthwaite comes to the cage accompanied by I Am A Cider Drinker. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Olthwaite
vs
Bryan

186 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 Los Angeles, Eric Olthwaite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olthwaite throws a hook but Bryan avoids it easily.
Bryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olthwaite keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bryan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Olthwaite defends it nicely.
Olthwaite throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Olthwaite throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olthwaite scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Olthwaite throws a hook to the side of Bryan's head but Bryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olthwaite misses with the combination.
Olthwaite lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Bryan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Olthwaite on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Olthwaite tries to get out of the position.

Bryan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryan working over Olthwaite with some ground and pound. Olthwaite looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan not doing much here.
Olthwaite wants to get back to his feet.
Bryan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olthwaite looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Olthwaite tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olthwaite misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Olthwaite.
Olthwaite lands with a hook. Bryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Olthwaite misses with a few strikes there.
Olthwaite swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryan.
No joy there for Olthwaite, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bryan!
Olthwaite connects with a crisp jab.
Olthwaite slaps away a takedown attempt from Bryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eric Olthwaite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryan.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olthwaite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Olthwaite checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olthwaite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Olthwaite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olthwaite scores with a leg kick.
Bryan misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Olthwaite. No joy for Bryan on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olthwaite closes the distance and clinches.

Olthwaite breaks the clinch.
Bryan takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Olthwaite. That's going to slow Bryan down.
Eric Olthwaite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olthwaite misses with a low kick.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown but Olthwaite shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryan fails to land the takedown.
Olthwaite stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olthwaite wants it to stay on the feet.
Bryan looks gassed!
Olthwaite stuffs the takedown.
Olthwaite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Olthwaite.
Olthwaite scores with the left hand. Bryan knows he should have avoided that one.
Olthwaite lands with a thumping leg kick.
Olthwaite misses with a few strikes there.
Bryan looks to land a combination but Olthwaite avoids it well.
Bryan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olthwaite is fending him off so far but Bryan persists. Nope, Olthwaite circles away and we're back to standing.

Olthwaite moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Olthwaite is trying to force a seperation but Bryan has the dominant position.
Olthwaite lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Olthwaite.
Bryan letting Olthwaite take a breather here.

Olthwaite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olthwaite misses with a double jab
and Olthwaite takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olthwaite throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bryan counters by clinching up.
Olthwaite wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bryan has him pressed against the cage.
Bryan stalling in the clinch but Olthwaite improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olthwaite lands a left hand.

Olthwaite manages to break the clinch.
Eric Olthwaite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olthwaite wants to clinch.
Bryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Olthwaite dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Olthwaite throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olthwaite fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Olthwaite avoids it really well and circles away.
Olthwaite misses with a combination

and Bryan counters by clinching up.
Olthwaite wants to break free but Bryan has control.
Olthwaite wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryan won't allow it.
Olthwaite is trying to break the clinch but Bryan has him pressed against the cage.

Olthwaite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olthwaite scores with a three punch combo!
Olthwaite connects with a solid leg kick.
Olthwaite scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Olthwaite fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bryan.
Olthwaite lands with a slapping head kick.
Olthwaite scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Bryan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Olthwaite to the mat! Olthwaite manages to get full guard.
Olthwaite is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan postures up in Olthwaite's guard and throws a big left but Olthwaite blocks it.
Bryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Olthwaite has his feet on Bryan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Olthwaite displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bryan.
Bryan is breathing heavily.
Olthwaite avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Bryan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Olthwaite napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Bryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Olthwaite, who protects the arm well.
Olthwaite is trying to buck Bryan off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Olthwaite is avoiding damage well.
Olthwaite wants to get back to his feet.
Bryan misses with the ground and pound.
Bryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Olthwaite is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bryan has just dragged him back down to the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Olthwaite stuffs the takedown attempt from Bryan. Bryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Eric Olthwaite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryan.
Olthwaite lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Olthwaite misses.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown but Olthwaite shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bryan misses with a takedown attempt - Olthwaite sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Olthwaite both land. Nice combination.
Eric Olthwaite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Olthwaite goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Olthwaite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olthwaite throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bryan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Olthwaite!
Olthwaite is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bryan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bryan trying to control but Olthwaite is having none of it.
Olthwaite wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Olthwaite looks a forlorn figure.
Bryan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olthwaite is in a horrible position here. Bryan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Olthwaite squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bryan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Olthwaite is looking to escape.
Bryan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Olthwaite hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Olthwaite that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bryan lands a heavy elbow.
Bryan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kobe Bryan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Olthwaite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olthwaite is fending him off so far but Bryan persists. Nope, Olthwaite circles away and we're back to standing.
Olthwaite stuffs the takedown.
Olthwaite misses with a two punch combination.
Eric Olthwaite is winning the standup battle so far.
Bryan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Bryan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Olthwaite manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bryan throws a big right hand that misses.
Olthwaite is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bryan is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olthwaite keeping full guard, as Bryan tries to pass.
Olthwaite is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bryan dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olthwaite is trying to get back to his feet.
Bryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Olthwaite throws a combination that misses

and Bryan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bryan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bryan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Olthwaite does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bryan is working for a submission of some sort.
Olthwaite wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobe Bryan has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bryan wants to work for an arm triangle but Olthwaite is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Olthwaite looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Olthwaite looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bryan prevents Olthwaite from breaking the clinch.
Olthwaite wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryan won't allow it.
Olthwaite wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryan won't allow it.
Olthwaite gets underhooks to prevent Bryan's takedown attempt.
Eric Olthwaite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryan.

Olthwaite breaks from the clinch.
Olthwaite throws a series of strikes that have Bryan backpedaling.
Olthwaite misses with a double jab

and Bryan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olthwaite misses with a punch on the inside.
Olthwaite lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.
Bryan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bryan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Olthwaite breaks the clinch.
Olthwaite scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Olthwaite looks to land a combination but Bryan avoids it well.

Bryan scores with a takedown into Olthwaite's guard.
Olthwaite wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bryan manages to pass to side control.
Bryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Olthwaite pushes Bryan off looking to stand but Bryan dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan trying to control the pace.

Bryan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bryan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olthwaite looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bryan trying to mount his opponent but Olthwaite defends it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Bryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bryan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bunkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Blunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunt has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bunkers
vs
Blunt

190 cm
21
193 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
198 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Bunkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Blunt!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunkers is looking to clinch.
Blunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunkers.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunkers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunkers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bunkers jabs at Blunt's body.
A head kick misses from Blunt.
Bunkers tries to land a front kick but Blunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blunt throws a sloppy head kick and Bunkers moves out of range easily.
Blunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bunkers!
Bunkers throws a wild body kick that Blunt sees coming a mile off.
Bunkers lands a slapping body shot.
Blunt moves out of range as Bunkers throws a body kick.
Bunkers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blunt slips a jab from Bunkers.
Bunkers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Bunkers scores with a four punch combination!
Blunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bunkers looks to land a body kick but Blunt moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bunkers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blunt tries to move into range but Bunkers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bunkers misses with a wild body shot.
Blunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunkers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blunt.
Bunkers lands a head kick!
Bob Bunkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bunkers checks a leg kick nicely.
Bunkers lands the left hand.
Blunt is looking to clinch.
Blunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bunkers throws a wild body kick that Blunt sees coming a mile off.
Bunkers thows a body shot but no joy.
Bunkers throws a nice looking combination but Blunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blunt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bunkers. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blunt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blunt tries to score with a low kick but Bunkers moves his leg out of the way.
Bunkers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Blunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blunt misses with a knee to the head.
Bunkers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blunt looks gassed!
Bunkers is looking to control Blunt's arms but Blunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bunkers has his back to the cage.
Bunkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Bunkers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bunkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but Blunt blocks with his arms.
Bunkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bunkers crunches a lovely knee into Blunt's ribcage.
Bunkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bunkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bunkers.
Bunkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Blunt avoids the damage to the body.
Bunkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blunt jumps guard but Bunkers stands there with Blunt around his waist. Blunt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
A left hand lands to the body for Bunkers.
Bunkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunkers lands an elbow inside.
Bunkers trying to stall but Blunt improves his position.
Blunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunkers trying to control the position but instead, Blunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bunkers into the cage.
Blunt tries to pull guard but Bunkers holds him up against the cage and eventually Blunt drops back down to his feet.
Blunt tries to pull guard but Bunkers won't allow it.
Bob Bunkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Blunt.
Bunkers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blunt missing with knees to the body.
Blunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bunkers trying to stall but Blunt improves his position.
Bunkers landing knees to the body.
Blunt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bunkers is pushing Blunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Blunt jumps into guard, dragging Bunkers to the mat.
Bunkers forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bunkers seems to be working for a kimura but Blunt defends the submission attempt.

Blunt actively working from the bottom here.
Bunkers wants to control but Blunt is keeping him busy.
Bunkers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blunt gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunkers wants to control from the top but Blunt keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bunkers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bunkers looks to land a right hand but Blunt moved out of range.
Blunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunkers looks to clinch

and Blunt counters by moving into the clinch.
Bunkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blunt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunkers smiles and moves away.
Bunkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Blunt.
Blunt tries to clinch but Bunkers moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bunkers.
Blunt tries to move into range but Bunkers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bunkers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bob Blunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunkers wants to clinch up but Blunt keeps it at a distance.
Blunt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bunkers tries to avoid it but Blunt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bunkers to the ground. Bunkers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bob Bunkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blunt is breathing heavily.
Bunkers feints and then cracks Blunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blunt down.
Bunkers misses with a few strikes there.
Bunkers tries to clinch but Blunt is having none of it.

Blunt instigates a clinch.
Blunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bunkers.
Blunt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bob Bunkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Blunt.
Blunt fails to pull guard.
Bunkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Bunkers avoids the damage to the body.
Bunkers tries a knee to the head but Blunt blocks it.
Bob Bunkers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bunkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bunkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bunkers lands a knee to the head.
Bunkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Bunkers missing with knees to the body.
Bunkers misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bunkers walks away with a smile on his face. Blunt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bunkers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bunkers lands a jab to Blunt's midsection.
Bunkers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunkers connects with a high kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bunkers 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 Blunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blunt.
A head kick from Bunkers lands but Blunt takes it in his stride.
Blunt throws an overhand right that lands on Bunkers's shoulder, as Bunkers tries to avoid the shot.
Blunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Bunkers has closed the distance and engaged Blunt in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bunkers obliges.
Bunkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Bunkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blunt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bunkers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blunt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bunkers walks away with a smile on his face. Blunt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bunkers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Bunkers.
Bunkers misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bunkers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blunt lands with a hook. Bunkers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunkers looks to throw a body kick
and Blunt counters with a three punch combo that has Bunkers backing up. Bunkers nods at Blunt to acknowledge the strikes.
Bob Bunkers is winning the standup battle so far.
Bunkers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blunt counters with a head kick. That will keep Bunkers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bunkers digs a good body shot into Blunt's ribs.
Bunkers circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunkers fakes the leg kick and cracks Blunt in the body.
Bunkers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blunt's sensitive parts.
Bunkers misses with a jab to the body
and Bunkers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bunkers lands a right hook to the body.
Bunkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Blunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bunkers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blunt has time to react.
Blunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunkers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bunkers works Blunt's body with a nice hook.
Blunt takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bunkers dominated that second round.
That's time! Bunkers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bunkers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bunkers looks to clinch
and Blunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Blunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunkers avoids the head kick by Blunt.
Bunkers throws a body punch but Blunt moves out of range.
Blunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bunkers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bunkers lands with an uppercut that bounces Blunt off the cage and back into rage.
Bunkers lands a nice looking body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blunt 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 Bunkers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bunkers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bunkers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bunkers misses with a wild body shot.
Blunt avoids the head kick by Bunkers.
Blunt misses with a hook.
Blunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bunkers has managed to clinch.
Blunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Bunkers avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Bunkers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Bunkers missing with knees to the body.
Bunkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blunt managing to block the knees to the body from Bunkers.
Blunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bunkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bunkers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blunt can do to turn this around?
Bunkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blunt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bunkers landing knees to the head.
Bunkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blunt is defending well for now.

Blunt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bunkers trying to control but Blunt is working from the bottom.

Blunt looking for a guillotine here but Bunkers defends easily.
Bunkers tries to free his leg and advance position but Blunt is retaining full guard.
Bunkers is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blunt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bunkers is aware though and is defending well.
Bunkers is pushing down on Blunt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blunt is fighting to maintain full guard but Bunkers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bunkers is looking to advance position but Blunt won't allow it.
Blunt is looking to improve his position.
Bunkers moves nicely into side control.

Bunkers goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blunt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bunkers but great work by Blunt.
Bunkers can't do much from the bottom here.

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

Blunt decides to stand back up.
Bob Bunkers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bunkers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunkers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bunkers tries to bum rush Blunt with a series of wild strikes but Blunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Blunt closes the distance but Bunkers moves to the side

and Bunkers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blunt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunkers smiles and moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bunkers - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Blunt counter with a right hand.
Bunkers lands with a nice combination. Blunt backs away looking to recover.
Bunkers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bob Blunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good shot there by Bunkers.
Nice uppercut lands for Bunkers. That snapped Blunt's head back.
Bunkers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bunkers punishes Blunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Bunkers lands with a nice combination. Blunt backs away looking to recover.
Bunkers dips to his left and cracks Blunt with an uppercut!
Bunkers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blunt tries to land a leg kick but Bunkers saw it coming and moves away.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bunkers!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Bijanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bijanek has chosen Avenir Struga as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rickson Araujo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Araujo
vs
Bijanek

186 cm
21
203 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Bijanek!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bijanek doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
Araujo scores with a head kick.
Araujo throws a right and a left that Bijanek avoids nicely.
Araujo misses with a wild body shot.
Bijanek moves out of range of the strikes.
Bijanek tries to close the distance and clinch but Araujo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bijanek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Araujo is fending him off so far but Bijanek persists. Nope, Araujo circles away and we're back to standing.
Araujo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Araujo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bijanek throws an overhand right that lands on Araujo's shoulder, as Araujo tries to avoid the shot.
Bijanek avoids a kick to the body.
Araujo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Araujo misses with a wild body shot.
Bijanek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Araujo can pounce on him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bijanek!
A jab lands there for Araujo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo throws a solid leg kick but Bijanek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Araujo.

Bijanek drives through and clinches with Araujo against the cage.
Araujo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Araujo.
Bijanek keeps control of Araujo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bijanek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bijanek misses with a combination
and Araujo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bijanek thinking.
Araujo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bijanek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araujo moves away.
Araujo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bijanek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bijanek swings away with a body shot that misses
and Araujo counters with a good low kick that Bijanek was not able to check.
Bijanek looks gassed!
Bijanek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Araujo is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Araujo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bijanek's hands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Araujo.
Araujo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bijanek. That did some damage!
Araujo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Araujo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bijanek counter with a right hand.
Araujo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Bijanek is rocked!
Araujo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Bijanek out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rickson Araujo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Teebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and manny makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). makunouchi has chosen sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Teebow
vs
makunouchi

167 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Teebow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, manny makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teebow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from makunouchi.
makunouchi misses with a looping right.
makunouchi leaves Teebow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Teebow moves out of range as makunouchi strikes.
Teebow moves forwards but makunouchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
makunouchi looks to land a right hand but Teebow moved out of range.
makunouchi scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Teebow.
makunouchi misses with the combination.
makunouchi misses with a wild combination.
makunouchi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts makunouchi, as that shot connected.
Teebow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teebow ducks right into an uppercut from makunouchi.
Teebow lands a head shot.

It looks like manny makunouchi has been cut.
makunouchi throws a series of punches but Teebow avoids them all with ease.
makunouchi misses with a hook. Teebow ducked under it nicely.
makunouchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
makunouchi looks to throw the jab but Teebow is out of range.
makunouchi throws out a loose jab but Teebow uses good head movement to avoid it.
makunouchi misses with a wild combination.
makunouchi misses with a low kick.
makunouchi connects with a looping right hand.

Teebow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Teebow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teebow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teebow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
makunouchi keeping moving, preventing Teebow from controlling successfully.
makunouchi wants to sweep but no luck.

makunouchi is looking for a triangle but Teebow pushes his legs off easily.
makunouchi looks gassed!
Teebow trying to control the position from guard on top but makunouchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teebow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
makunouchi misses with a looping left.
Teebow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Teebow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
makunouchi misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
makunouchi throws a big shot that misses.
manny makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
makunouchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
makunouchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
makunouchi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Teebow.
makunouchi looks to land a combination but Teebow avoids it well.
makunouchi throws the left hand but Teebow avoids the punch easily.

Teebow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Teebow working away.
Teebow wants to control but makunouchi is keeping him busy.

Teebow tries for a kimura but makunouchi is defending well.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
makunouchi can't do much from the bottom here.
makunouchi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Teebow is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Teebow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. makunouchi defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

makunouchi 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 Teebow. Oh but makunouchi has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Teebow goes limp - he's gone! makunouchi jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). manny makunouchi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

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

Hernandez
vs
Castle

188 cm
23
221 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]
Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castle moves away.
A left lands for Hernandez.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hernandez.
Castle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hernandez is controlling him well.
Hernandez looks up at the clock and then as Castle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hernandez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Castle pushes Hernandez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hernandez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Castle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Castle is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hernandez throwing shots but Castle is blocking nicely.
Hernandez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Castle is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hernandez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hernandez wants to control the pace but Castle is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hernandez working for a submission but Castle is keeping him at bay.
Hernandez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Castle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Castle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hernandez is nestled in close to Castle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hernandez prevents Castle from standing back up.
Hernandez is just content to waste time from the top position. Castle takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hernandez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Castle's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez prevents Castle from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez stands up over Castle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hernandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hernandez postures up.
Castle wants to stand but Hernandez is controlling the position.
Castle looks gassed!

Hernandez has gone for a leg lock! Castle slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hernandez's guard.
Castle wants to stand but Hernandez is controlling his posture from full guard.

Castle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hernandez, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Castle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez thuds a left hand into Castle's body.
Dean Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.

Hernandez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castle keeps working.
Hernandez 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.
Hernandez working Castle over with strikes.
Hernandez lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez thows a huge punch but Castle dodges it nicely.
Castle is trying to stand.
Hernandez lands strikes from half guard.
Hernandez is keen to just control but Castle is a slippery customer.
Castle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hernandez working over Castle with some ground and pound. Castle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hernandez wants to pass to mount but Castle is defending the position.
Hernandez lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hernandez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Castle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hernandez.
Hernandez drops an elbow to the side of Castle's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonzalo Hernandez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hernandez takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Castle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dean Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castle defends it nicely.
Castle looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Castle there.
Castle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hernandez's sensitive parts.
Hernandez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez thows a body shot but no joy.
Hernandez is looking to wear down Castle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hernandez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hernandez thows a leg kick but Castle checks it

and Castle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Castle breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Castle.
Hernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Castle swinging wildly here.
Hernandez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hernandez lands a nice looking body shot.
Castle moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Hernandez takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Dean Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Castle.

Hernandez gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez cracks Castle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hernandez scores with punches from side control.
Hernandez is working Castle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Castle is trying to get back to his feet.
Hernandez is chipping away with strikes.
Hernandez working the head and body with strikes.
Hernandez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Castle to see if he's OK.
Hernandez lands some shots froms side control.

Hernandez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Castle has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hernandez but great work by Castle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hernandez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hernandez struggling a bit here.

Castle stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands with a slapping head kick.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Castle.
Hernandez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Castle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
A head kick misses from Castle.
Hernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces Castle off the cage and back into rage.
A shot to de liver by Hernandez. Beautiful body shot.
Hernandez shoots in and drives through. Castle sprawls well.
Castle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castle moves away.
Castle is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Castle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Hernandez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castle circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gonzalo Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle looks for the body kick but Hernandez saw that one coming.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castle.
Castle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castle defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.
Castle misses with a double jab

and Hernandez counters with a single leg into guard. Castle didn't expect that.
Hernandez stops Castle from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez works over Castle with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonzalo Hernandez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hernandez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hernandez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Castle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Castle is just out of range.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castle was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castle.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Castle ducked under it nicely.
Castle throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Castle throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castle moves away.
Castle misses with an uppercut.
Castle throws a push kick but Hernandez slaps the foot to one side.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Castle.
Hernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castle throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to de liver by Hernandez. Beautiful body shot.
Hernandez cracks Castle with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Castle.
Hernandez cracks Castle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hernandez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Castle. Castle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Castle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez 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.
Hernandez lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalo Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Castle throws the left hand but Hernandez avoids the punch easily.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Castle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dean Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernandez. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hernandez dips to his left and cracks Castle with an uppercut!
A left lands for Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castle.
Hernandez lands a nice hook to Castle's body. Castle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castle was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez shoots in for a double leg but Castle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castle has one foot on Hernandez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hernandez is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castle. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez connects with a jab.
Castle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Castle.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hernandez counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzalo Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a jab.

Hernandez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hernandez stops Castle from standing up.
Hernandez chips away with some ground and pound.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Castle uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Castle misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hernandez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hernandez in side control lands a decent elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gonzalo Hernandez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Daniel Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumbo Yack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Daniel Escudero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Daniel Escudero
vs
Yack

193 cm
25
196 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

195 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Daniel Escudero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yumbo Yack!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yack shoots in looking for a takedown. Escudero tries to sprawl out of it but Yack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escudero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Escudero thows a body shot but no joy.
Yack shoots in looking for a takedown. Escudero tries to sprawl out of it but Yack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escudero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Escudero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Escudero wants it to stay on the feet.
Sergio Daniel Escudero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yumbo Yack.
Yack throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escudero's waist but Escudero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yack off to one side.
Yack fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yack throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escudero's waist but Escudero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yack off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Yack or perhaps it was just good defense by Escudero which made him look bad.
Yack shoots in for a takedown but Escudero shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Escudero. No joy for Yack on that attempt.
Sergio Daniel Escudero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yack tries for a takedown but Escudero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Escudero. No joy for Yack on that attempt.
Yack closes this distance looking for a takedown but Escudero circles away.
Yack tries for a takedown but Escudero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yack looks gassed!
Yack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escudero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Escudero is fending him off so far but Yack persists. Nope, Escudero circles away and we're back to standing.
Yack shoots in and drives through. Escudero sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yack throws a leg kick
and Escudero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escudero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escudero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yack.
Escudero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escudero with a nice cross.
Good leg kick by Escudero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escudero looks to land a combination but Yack avoids it well.
Escudero lands a body shot.
Escudero misses with a few strikes there.

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

Yack is rocked!
Yumbo Yack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escudero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yack is still on wobbly legs! Can Escudero finish him?
Escudero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yack at a distance.
Yack seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escudero throws a leg kick which misses Yack's front leg but catches the back leg as Yack tries to avoid it.
Escudero throws a leg kick but Yack moved away.
Yack shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Escudero pinned against the cage. Escudero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yack.
Escudero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escudero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Escudero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Escudero is fending him off so far but Yack persists. Nope, Escudero circles away and we're back to standing.
Yack fails to land the takedown.
Escudero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yack tries for a takedown but Escudero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escudero.
Yack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escudero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yack.
Horrible takedown by Yack or perhaps it was just good defense by Escudero which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escudero stuffs the takedown attempt from Yack. Yack gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Escudero displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sergio Daniel Escudero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yack dives in and grabs Escudero's left leg, looking for a takedown. Escudero pushes down on Yack's head and hops out.
Yack shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Escudero sprawls well. Escudero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yack gets slowly back to his feet.
Yack fails with the takedown.
Sergio Daniel Escudero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yumbo Yack.
Yack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escudero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Escudero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escudero is looking to wear down Yack with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yack is breathing heavily.
Escudero lands a two punch combo.
Escudero misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yack might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Escudero has got the better of the exchanges.
Yack checks a leg kick nicely.
Yack misses with a takedown attempt - Escudero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Yack with that takedown attempt.
Escudero works over Yack's head and body with a nice combination.
Yack looks for a takedown but Escudero sprawls well.
Yack shoots and misses
and Escudero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escudero stuffs the takedown attempt from Yack. Yack gets slowly back to his feet.
Escudero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yack can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escudero lands with a nice body punch.
Escudero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yack. That did some damage!
Yack dives in and grabs Escudero's left leg, looking for a takedown. Escudero pushes down on Yack's head and hops out.
Escudero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Escudero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Escudero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yack.
Escudero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yack.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yack has a takedown stuffed.
Yack fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escudero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yack shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escudero as he jumps to the side.
Escudero scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Escudero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yack fails with a takedown attempt.
Yack misses with a double jab
and Escudero counters with an inside leg kick.
Yack looks to throw the jab but Escudero is out of range.
Yack fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escudero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Escudero wants it to stay on the feet.
Escudero misses with a low kick.
Yack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escudero.
Escudero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yack with a lazy takedown attempt
and Escudero counters with a good low kick that Yack was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Daniel Escudero dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Escudero throws a front kick aimed at Yack's knee but Yack avoids it well.
Yack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yack closes the distance and clinches up with Escudero, looking for a takedown. Yack pushes Escudero against the cage but Escudero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yack connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escudero manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escudero was well out of range. Poor timing from Yack.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sergio Daniel Escudero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yumbo Yack.
Escudero swats away the attempt to clinch by Yack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Escudero is fending him off so far but Yack persists. Nope, Escudero circles away and we're back to standing.
Yack closes the distance and clinches up with Escudero, looking for a takedown. Yack pushes Escudero against the cage but Escudero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yack fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Escudero tries to avoid it but Yack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Escudero to the ground. Escudero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yack has a takedown stuffed.
Yack chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escudero can pounce on him.
Yack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sergio Daniel Escudero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yack fails with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Escudero scores with a four punch combination!
Yack chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escudero can pounce on him.
Yack misses with a takedown
and Escudero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Escudero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yack. That did some damage!
Yack shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Escudero sprawls well. Escudero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yack gets slowly back to his feet.
Escudero jabs Yack right on the nose. Yack blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yack with a poor takedown
and Escudero counters with a straight right hand.
Yack throws a big shot that misses.
Escudero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yack.
Nice sprawl there from Escudero as Yack shoots in.
Yack throws a looping overhand right but Escudero ducks down to avoid it.
Escudero is looking to score with low kicks.
Escudero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yack. That did some damage!
Yack misses with a takedown attempt - Escudero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yack.
Yack checks a leg kick.
Yumbo Yack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yack shoots and misses
and Escudero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Escudero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escudero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yack's sensitive parts.
Escudero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Escudero as Yack shoots in.
Yack fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Daniel Escudero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escudero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Daniel Escudero!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus MacCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nowell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Doin Time. MacCallum has chosen Scotland the Brave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nowell
vs
MacCallum

192 cm
21
231 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
255 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Nowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacCallum!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacCallum takes a swing at Nowell's ribcage but misses.
MacCallum tries to clinch but Nowell moves out of range.
Nowell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Nowell feints and as MacCallum raises his hands in defense, Nowell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
MacCallum keeping moving, preventing Nowell from controlling successfully.
Nowell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacCallum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nowell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell wants to pass the guard but MacCallum is keeping the position.
MacCallum being controlled here, momentarily.
MacCallum wants to stand and escape but Nowell is having none of it.
MacCallum pulls Nowell in close to his closed guard and prevents Nowell from doing any damage or advancing position.
MacCallum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nowell is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nowell 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.
Nowell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacCallum is controlling Nowell's posture.
Nowell looking to pass the guard.
MacCallum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nowell stopping the sweep attempt from MacCallum.
Nowell 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nowell trying to control but MacCallum is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bradley Nowell just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
MacCallum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nowell circles away quickly and effectively.
MacCallum throws a right and a left that Nowell avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nowell fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacCallum looks to clinch

and Nowell counters by moving into the clinch.
Nowell misses with a hook to the ribs.

MacCallum manages to break the clinch.
Nowell closes the distance but MacCallum moves to the side
and MacCallum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Bradley Nowell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nowell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacCallum darts in trying to clinch

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

MacCallum breaks the clinch.
Nowell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and MacCallum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacCallum tries to clinch but Nowell is having none of it.
MacCallum swings for the body but Nowell moves out of range.
MacCallum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Nowell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nowell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but MacCallum blocks it.
MacCallum looking to slow down the pace here.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacCallum blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacCallum is trying to break the clinch but Nowell is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacCallum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nowell has MacCallum pressed against the cage, preventing MacCallum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nowell has MacCallum pushed against the cage.
MacCallum wants to get back to striking at distance but Nowell won't allow it.
Nowell'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.
MacCallum wants to break free but Nowell has control.
Nowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Angus MacCallum has been cut.
Nowell avoiding damage.
Nowell lands a nice knee to the body.
MacCallum is breathing heavily.
Nowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacCallum's face.
Nowell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowell.
MacCallum letting Nowell take a breather here.
Nowell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowell just leaning against MacCallum, taking a breather.
Nowell landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowell connects with a knee to the head.
Nowell stalling the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowell.
Nowell with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Angus MacCallum's cut even more.
A bit of stalling here from Nowell.
MacCallum is trying to break the clinch but Nowell is controlling him.
Nowell unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacCallum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nowell connects with a knee to the head.
Nowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacCallum's face.
MacCallum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nowell.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
MacCallum is trying to break the clinch but Nowell is controlling him.
Nowell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowell obliges.
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nowell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MacCallum lands with a short shot to the head.
Nowell scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but MacCallum blocks with his arms.
MacCallum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacCallum tries to stall but Nowell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nowell looking to slow down the pace here.
MacCallum working hard to break the clinch.

Nowell manages to break the clinch.
MacCallum tries to clinch there but Nowell circles away.
MacCallum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nowell wants to clinch up but MacCallum keeps it at a distance.
MacCallum tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Nowell counters by moving into the clinch.
Nowell lands a nice knee to the body.
Nowell tries a body shot but MacCallum blocks it.
Nowell connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowell obliges.
Nowell misses with a body punch.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacCallum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nowell connects with a knee to the head.
MacCallum misses with a punch on the inside.
MacCallum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

The cut above Angus MacCallum's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nowell connects with a knee to the head.
Nowell can't find room to land a body shot as MacCallum controls the action.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
MacCallum tries to circle away but Nowell has him pinned against the cage.
Nowell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MacCallum is trying to break the clinch but Nowell is controlling him.
Bradley Nowell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
MacCallum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nowell is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacCallum takes a knee right on the jaw!
MacCallum is pressed up against the cage. Nowell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag MacCallum down to the mat. MacCallum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Angus MacCallum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nowell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Nowell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacCallum tries to clinch but Nowell moves away

and Nowell moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Nowell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angus MacCallum's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nowell circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacCallum stalks Nowell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nowell's face. Nowell staggers backwards, shaken.

Nowell rushes MacCallum and presses him up against the cage.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
Nowell'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.
MacCallum tries to break free but Nowell pushes him back against the cage.
Nowell scores with a knee to the head.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Nowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
MacCallum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nowell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nowell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nowell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nowell landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nowell connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowell crunches a lovely knee into MacCallum's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell with a knee to the head.
Nowell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Nowell scores with a knee to the head.
Nowell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

MacCallum manages to break the clinch.
MacCallum misses with a low kick.
MacCallum swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Nowell closes the distance and clinches.
Nowell leaning his opponent against the cage.
MacCallum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nowell has him pressed against the cage.
Nowell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Nowell.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nowell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nowell misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nowell as MacCallum tries to tie him up.
Nowell lands a knee to the body.
Nowell lands a nice uppercut.
Nowell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nowell throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Nowell.
Nowell connects with a knee to the head.
Nowell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Angus MacCallum's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
MacCallum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacCallum.
Nowell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but MacCallum is blocking nicely.
Nowell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacCallum's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Nowell.
Stalling in the clinch from MacCallum.
MacCallum tries to circle away but Nowell has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacCallum as Nowell tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from MacCallum as the two fighters clinch.

Nowell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nowell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MacCallum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MacCallum fails to land with a series of punches.
Nowell throws a shot from downtown. MacCallum moves away and avoids it.
Nowell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacCallum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

MacCallum clinches with his opponent.
Angus MacCallum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacCallum takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell connects with a knee to the head.
Nowell unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacCallum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nowell misses with an elbow strike.
MacCallum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nowell just leaning against MacCallum, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nowell for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nowell prevents MacCallum from breaking the clinch.
Nowell lands a good knee to the midsection. MacCallum won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nowell.

Nowell breaks the clinch.
Bradley Nowell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Nowell has MacCallum up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Nowell breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacCallum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nowell.
MacCallum throws a jab when Nowell was well out of range.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Nowell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Coburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Final Countdown. Brandon McCall has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

McCall
vs
Coburn

189 cm
21
284 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
246 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Coburn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coburn scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coburn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McCall tries to clinch up.
McCall looks to throw the jab but Coburn is out of range.
McCall slips under a jab from Coburn.

McCall clinches up with Coburn and pushes him back against the cage.
McCall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCall throws an elbow that misses.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as Coburn controls the action.
Coburn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCall scores with a shot to the side of Coburn's head.
Coburn lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Coburn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Coburn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall blocks a body shot from Coburn.
Nice body punch from Coburn - that landed with a thud.
McCall is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from McCall.
Coburn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coburn swings wildly with an uppercut but McCall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coburn.
McCall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coburns head.
Coburn lands a nice uppercut.
Coburn tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coburn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCall lands a body shot in the clinch.
McCall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coburn backwards.
Coburn lands a body punch.
McCall lands a body punch in the clinch.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Coburn controls his hands.
Coburn is working McCall over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coburn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coburn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

McCall is rocked!
Coburn works on McCall's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh McCall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coburn throws a big uppercut that drops McCall! More strikes from Coburn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McCall lies dazed against the cage as Coburn celebrates with his cornermen!

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