JBL Summer Madness NOME PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Kappa (ranked 22557 p4p, 476 weight class) and Leon Osman (ranked 2553 p4p, 259 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kappa
vs
Osman

187 cm
21
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
221 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Kappa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Osman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Osman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kappa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kappa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Osman tries to free his leg and advance position but Kappa is retaining full guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). David Kappa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Barbosa (ranked 2186 p4p, 219 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 23023 p4p, 428 weight class). Caio Barbosa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Barbosa
vs
Bandini

163 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Caio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bandini has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Bandini had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Bandini's body.
We've been hearing reports that Barbosa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Bandini's shoulder, as Bandini tries to avoid the shot.
Bandini lands with a cross.
Bandini scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandini changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Bandini rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage.
Bandini wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbosa won't allow it.

Bandini breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Bandini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bandini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bandini, as that shot connected.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Bandini moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bandini.
Bandini throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Bandini's ribs.
Bandini gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bandini.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bandini finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Caio Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bandini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bandini finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.

Barbosa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bandini looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bandini is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa is putting a hurting on Bandini here, landing some big shots from side control.
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!
Bandini is trying to get back to his feet.
Barbosa wants to control for a moment but Bandini uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bandini on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barbosa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barbosa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barbosa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bandini is refusing to be controlled, as Barbosa sits in half guard.
Barbosa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barbosa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bandini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barbosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bandini really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barbosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barbosa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barbosa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa wants to pass the guard but Bandini is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barbosa throwing shots but Bandini is blocking nicely.

Barbosa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bandini is just riding it out for now. Barbosa eventually gives up the hold.
Barbosa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini is looking to escape.
Barbosa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barbosa controlling the action here.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Bandini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bandini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bandini misses with a body shot.
A big left from Bandini misses.
Bandini misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Bandini takes one to the chin there.
Bandini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Bandini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bandini scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bandini throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Bandini lands with an overhand left.
Mac Bandini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bandini scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bandini has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bandini there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bandini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Bandini swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandini throws out the jab.
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Bandini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bandini. Bandini circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bandini but Bandini pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Bandini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Bandini as he connects with a hook.
Bandini staying out of range there.
Bandini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bandini throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
Bandini slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Bandini scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandini manages to avoid it.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Bandini is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bandini slips a jab from Barbosa.
A big right from Bandini misses.
Mac Bandini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bandini finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bandini attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bandini keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barbosa throws a hook but Bandini blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandini scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bandini lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barbosa will feel that in the morning.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandini's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bandini duly obliges.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Bandini avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandini manages to avoid it.
Bandini cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bandini throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Bandini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Bandini scores with a four punch combination!
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Bandini moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to control. Bandini wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barbosa 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.

Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura but Bandini is defending well.
Barbosa 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.
Barbosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barbosa is trying to control. Bandini wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bandini blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barbosa.
Barbosa is taking a breather. Bandini says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Barbosa not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barbosa thows a huge punch but Bandini dodges it nicely.
Barbosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandini keeps working.
Barbosa is thwarting Bandini's attempts to control the position.
Barbosa controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barbosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mac Bandini will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bandini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Bandini moves out of range.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bandini.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.

Barbosa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bandini sprawls well initially but Barbosa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bandini pushes Barbosa off looking to stand but Barbosa dives back in and keeps control.
Barbosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bandini defending well though.
Barbosa is nestled in close to Bandini, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barbosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barbosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barbosa working the head and body with strikes.
Bandini regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barbosa.
Bandini is looking to stand up but Barbosa isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandini keeping full guard, as Barbosa tries to pass.
Bandini is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bandini wants to get back to his feet but Barbosa passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barbosa moves nicely into side control.
Barbosa misses with the ground and pound.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Bandini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bandini managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barbosa.
Barbosa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa advances to mount.
Barbosa lands a big shot there that rocks Bandini but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barbosa looking to control but Bandini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bandini is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bandini is squirming around, avoiding Barbosa's attempts to control the action.

Bandini defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Barbosa.
Barbosa scoring with strikes but Bandini is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Barbosa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barbosa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Barbosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bandini is looking to escape.
Barbosa with the ground and pound from mount.
Barbosa lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa wants to control the pace but Bandini is squirming around nicely.
Bandini takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Bandini is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Barbosa!
In his post fight interview, Caio Barbosa started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dangelo Vargas (ranked 2818 p4p, 162 weight class) and Aleksey Viktorov (ranked 2085 p4p, 119 weight class). Viktorov has chosen Lyube - Davay Za as his entrance music. Dangelo Vargas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Vargas
vs
Viktorov

170 cm
21
148 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

168 cm
27
140 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dangelo Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksey Viktorov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas stuns Viktorov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vargas looks to score with a jab to the body but Viktorov is just out of range.
Viktorov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Vargas. That snapped Viktorov's head back.
Vargas punishes Viktorov's body with a nice straight punch.
Vargas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Viktorov in his tracks.
Viktorov wants to clinch
and Vargas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viktorov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice jab there from Vargas.
Vargas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Viktorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vargas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viktorov wants to clinch.
Vargas lands with an uppercut that bounces Viktorov off the cage and back into range.
Jab from Vargas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viktorov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vargas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vargas lands with a good body shot.
Viktorov tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.
Vargas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Viktorov tries to clinch but Vargas moves away
and Vargas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Viktorov thinking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vargas.
Viktorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viktorov tries to close the distance and clinch but Vargas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vargas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vargas's corner calls for a 1-2. Vargas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Vargas misses.
Viktorov moves in looking to clinch but Vargas pushes him off.

Viktorov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vargas misses with a punch on the inside.
Vargas lands a right hand.

Viktorov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vargas uses from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Viktorov keeping moving, preventing Vargas from controlling successfully.

Viktorov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vargas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Viktorov is looking for a triangle but Vargas pushes his legs off easily.

Viktorov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Viktorov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vargas controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viktorov keeping moving, preventing Vargas from controlling successfully.

Viktorov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vargas passes into half guard.
Viktorov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Viktorov wants to control but Vargas is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Vargas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Viktorov looking for subs from the bottom but Vargas mounts him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas trying to control but Viktorov is having none of it.
Viktorov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vargas.
Vargas content just to control the position here.
Vargas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vargas throwing strikes here but Viktorov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Viktorov is looking to improve his position but Vargas isn't that keen on the idea.
Viktorov tries to hold on but Vargas postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vargas scores with a punch to the head.

Viktorov clinches.
Still in the clinch, Vargas scores with a nice short uppercut.

Viktorov decides to pull guard.

Viktorov working for submissions but it's allowed Vargas to get to half guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas wants to pass the guard but Viktorov is defending well.

Viktorov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Viktorov gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vargas trying to control the position from guard on top but Viktorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Viktorov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vargas is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vargas trying to control but Viktorov is working from the bottom.
Vargas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viktorov is keeping the position for now.
Viktorov trying to control the position.

Viktorov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vargas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vargas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Viktorov is trying to keep Vargas in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vargas looking to pass the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vargas throws a right and a left that Viktorov avoids nicely.
Viktorov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vargas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Viktorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vargas.
Vargas throws a lazy right hand but Viktorov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viktorov wants to counter the offense by Vargas and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viktorov moves to clinch but Vargas breaks away
and Vargas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vargas cracks Viktorov with an open hand slap.

Viktorov instigates a clinch.

Viktorov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vargas uses from the top position.
Vargas trying to control but Viktorov is working from the bottom.
Viktorov controls Vargas momentarily but Vargas frees himself.
Vargas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viktorov is keeping the position for now.

Viktorov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vargas escapes and throws Viktorov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Vargas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viktorov can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vargas in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dangelo Vargas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Viktorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vargas looks to land a right hand but Viktorov moved out of range.
Vargas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Viktorov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Viktorov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viktorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Viktorov darts in and clinches Vargas up against the cage.

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

Vargas is sitting in close to Viktorov's body. Viktorov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Vargas is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Vargas is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Viktorov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aleksey Viktorov!
Aleksey Viktorov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hin Areni (ranked 1301 p4p, 158 weight class) and Mate Orsic (ranked 2554 p4p, 281 weight class). Areni comes to the cage accompanied by Mosaique. The key to victory for Hin Areni has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Areni
vs
Orsic

169 cm
21
147 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hin Areni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mate Orsic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Areni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Areni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Orsic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Areni.
Areni punishes Orsic's body with a nice straight punch.
Orsic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Areni.
Orsic throws a jab but it's blocked by Areni.
Orsic cracks Areni with a right hand to the side of the head.
Areni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orsic throws out the jab.
Areni jabs at Orsic's body.
Areni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Areni throws an overhand right that lands on Orsic's shoulder, as Orsic tries to avoid the shot.
Orsic throws an overhand right that lands on Areni's shoulder, as Areni tries to avoid the shot.
Areni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Areni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orsic manages to avoid it.
Orsic throws a jab when Areni was well out of range.
Orsic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Orsic has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Orsic misses.
Areni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsic ducks under a wild hook from Areni.
Orsic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Areni misses.
Areni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic throws a jab but it's blocked by Areni.
A swing and a miss from Areni.
Orsic moves out of range as Areni strikes.
Orsic ducks under a wild hook from Areni.
Orsic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Orsic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orsic. Areni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Areni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orsic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Areni scrambles back to his feet.
Areni cracks a nice hook into Orsic's ribs.
Areni cracks Orsic with an open hand slap.
Areni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orsic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orsic misses with a body shot.
Areni connects with a body shot.
Mate Orsic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orsic throws out a powerful jab.
Areni throws a body shot but no joy.
Orsic slips under a jab.
Orsic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Areni.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Areni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orsic's head backwards.
Areni misses the shot to the body.
Orsic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orsic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot lands for Areni.
Orsic just misses with a punch to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Areni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orsic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orsic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Areni misses with a hook from the clinch.

Areni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Areni scores with a nice head shot.
Orsic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Areni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Orsic.
Nice defenses there by Areni.
Areni 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Orsic misses the target.
Orsic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Areni throws a lazy uppercut
and Areni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orsic takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic misses with a lunging right hand
and Areni counters with a left to the body.
Areni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orsic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Areni's hands.
Areni connects with a jab.
Orsic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orsic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Orsic misses with a body shot.
Orsic swings for the body but Areni moves out of range.
Areni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsic.
Areni lands a jab to Orsic's midsection.
Orsic lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Areni misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Areni. Orsic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orsic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Areni lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Areni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Areni scores with a jab.
Areni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Areni.
Orsic takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
Areni misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Areni lands a jab to the head.
Areni misses with a looping left.
Orsic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsic throws out a counter right but Areni avoids it with no problem.
Areni blocks a jab.
Orsic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Areni.
Areni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orsic's hands.
Orsic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Areni.
Orsic scores with a jab to the head.
Orsic throws a shot to the body.
Areni connects with a looping right hand.
Areni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orsic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Areni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orsic.
Areni misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orsic. Areni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orsic swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Areni lands a jab.
Areni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orsic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Areni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Areni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orsic can do to turn this around?
Areni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orsic misses with a body shot.
Areni throws a leg kick but Orsic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Areni throws a lazy right hand but Orsic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orsic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Areni defends it well.
Orsic moves away from the strike by Areni.
Areni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orsic.
Areni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Areni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orsic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Areni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Areni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orsic throws a jab when Areni was well out of range.
Areni misses the shot to the body.
Orsic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Areni.
Orsic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Areni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orsic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Areni cracks a nice hook into Orsic's ribs.
Orsic looks to land a left hand but Areni moved out of range nicely.
Orsic lands a jab-cross combination.
Areni throws out a powerful jab.
Areni takes a swing at Orsic's ribcage but misses.
Orsic missing with a left hand there. Areni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Areni swinging wildly here.
Areni digs a good hook to Orsic's body.
Areni lands a jab to the head.
Areni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Areni throws a body shot but no joy.
Areni lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Areni jabs Orsic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Areni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Orsic lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A cross from Areni lands.
The fighters circling - Areni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hin Areni is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Areni throws a body punch but Orsic moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Areni misses the target.
Orsic throws a big shot that misses.
Orsic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Areni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orsic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Areni at a distance.
A cross from Areni lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Areni. Orsic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Areni swings for the body but Orsic moves out of range.
Orsic blocks a jab.
Orsic missing with a left hand there. Areni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Areni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orsic's head backwards.
Orsic avoids the body shot from Areni.
Areni throws a jab when Orsic was well out of range.
Orsic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Areni here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Orsic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orsic. Areni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Orsic.
A swing and a miss from Areni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic throws the left hand but Areni avoids the punch easily.
Orsic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Orsic staying out of range there.
Areni misses with a straight right.
Areni scores with a sloppy right hand. Orsic should have avoided that one.
Areni misses with a hook. Orsic ducked under it nicely.
Areni misses with an uppercut. Orsic saw that one coming.
Areni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orsic connects with a body shot that sends Areni's belly button to the back.
Areni looks to throw the jab but Orsic is out of range.

Orsic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Orsic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orsic misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Areni.
Areni working aggressively here.
Orsic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orsic blocks an uppercut.
Areni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Areni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Areni misses with a series of wild punches.
Orsic takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
Orsic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orsic throws a looping overhand right but Areni ducks down to avoid it.
Orsic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Areni moves away.
Areni cracks Orsic with a good jab.
Orsic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Areni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot lands for Areni.
Orsic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Areni misses.
Orsic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Areni with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orsic throws a lazy right hand but Areni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Areni throws a hook to the side of Orsic's head but Orsic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orsic jabs at Areni's body.
Orsic misses with an uppercut
and Areni counters with a left to the body.
Areni just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slow jab from Orsic misses its intended target.
Areni needs to keep his hands up - Orsic had a free shot at his head there.
Orsic misses with a wild body shot.
Areni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orsic under the eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Areni. That snapped Orsic's head back.
Orsic slips under a jab from Areni.
Areni looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsic is just out of range.
Areni swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Orsic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orsic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Areni is looking to counter punch.
Orsic throws a body shot but no joy.
Orsic scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsic ducks under a wild hook from Areni.
Orsic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Areni was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsic.
Areni staying out of range there.
Areni misses with a looping left.
Orsic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Areni manages to avoid it.
Areni thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Areni circles away quickly and effectively.
Areni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Areni blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Areni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orsic takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Areni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Orsic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Areni throws an overhand right that lands on Orsic's shoulder, as Orsic tries to avoid the shot.
Orsic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orsic missing with a left hand there. Areni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orsic avoids the body shot from Areni.
Orsic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orsic misses with a wild body shot.
Areni lands a really nice looking cross but Orsic seems unphased.
Orsic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Areni. Orsic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Areni throws out a loose jab but Orsic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Areni looks to land a right hand but Orsic moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orsic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Areni counter with a right hand.
Mate Orsic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Areni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orsic.
Orsic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Areni.
Orsic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Areni throws a good cross that connects.
Areni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orsic manages to avoid it.
A big left from Orsic misses.
Areni connects with a right hand. Orsic shakes it off.
Areni throws a body punch but Orsic moves out of range.
Areni misses the shot to the body.
Orsic throws a body shot but no joy.
Orsic blocks a jab.
Orsic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Areni.
Areni throws a hook but Orsic avoids it easily.
Orsic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Areni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Areni checks a low kick from Orsic.
Areni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orsic throws a jab but it's blocked by Areni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Areni manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Areni.
Areni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Areni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orsic.
Orsic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orsic misses with a body shot.
Orsic wants to clinch up but Areni keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Areni.
Orsic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Areni to score with a decent uppercut.
Areni throws a body shot but no joy.
Orsic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orsic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Areni moves forwards but Orsic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Areni throws out a loose jab but Orsic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orsic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Areni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Areni takes a swing at Orsic's ribcage but misses.
Areni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Areni with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jab, jab by Areni - just one landing.
Orsic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Orsic ducks under a wild hook from Areni.
Orsic misses the jab.
Areni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Areni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orsic.
Areni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Areni cracks a nice hook into Orsic's ribs.
Orsic looks to clinch
and Areni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orsic looks to land a right hand but Areni moved out of range.
Orsic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Areni scores with a jab to the head.
Areni lands a nice hook to Orsic's body. Orsic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Areni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orsic misses with a hook. Areni ducked under it nicely.
Orsic misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hin Areni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Areni 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hin Areni!
A very excited looking Hin Areni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 2324 p4p, 241 weight class) and Jack Steel (ranked 1175 p4p, 154 weight class). Jack Steel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Marko
vs
Steel

208 cm
22
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
29
245 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Steel!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marko's elbow.
Steel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steel tries to work over Marko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marko is trying to pull guard but Steel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marko blocks an uppercut.
Steel lands an uppercut.
Steel pushes Marko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Marko throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel tries to break free but Marko pushes him back against the cage.
Steel lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marko has Steel pressed against the cage, preventing Steel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steel can't find room to land a body shot as Marko controls the action.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Marko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marko prevents Steel from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel wants to get back to striking at distance but Marko won't allow it.
Steel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marko misses with a body punch.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Marko controls his hands.
Steel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steel can turn it around.

Marko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Marko tries for a takedown but Steel circles away easily
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Marko looks to clinch
and Steel counters with a three punch combo that has Marko backing up. Marko nods at Steel to acknowledge the strikes.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel lands with a straight right. Marko didn't see that one coming.
Marko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Marko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marko on the side of the head.
Marko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel tries to bum rush Marko with a series of wild strikes but Marko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marko wants to clinch
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Steel.
Steel with a jab.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel throws a right hand that Marko ducks under and follows up with a left that Marko also avoids with ease.
Marko tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marko tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marko back to the cage. Steel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marko closes the distance but Steel moves to the side
and Steel counters with a left to the body.
Marko misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marko 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.

It looks like Jack Steel has been cut.
Marko wants to clinch but Steel slips to the side
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Marko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marko misses with a combination
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marko fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marko dives in and grabs Steel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steel pushes down on Marko's head and hops out.
Steel connects with a body shot.
Marko misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a left and a right that stings Marko.
Steel with a jab.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
Marko misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marko tries to clinch but Steel moves away
and Steel counters with a right hand to the body.
Marko misses with a takedown
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Steel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice combination there by Marko.
Steel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Marko.
Marko doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Marko tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on Steel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marko misses with a double jab.
Steel throws a looping overhand right but Marko ducks down to avoid it.
Steel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marko doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Marko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Steel.
Marko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marko with a body shot.
Steel swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko tries to clinch but Steel moves away
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marko looks to clinch
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marko misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marko fails to pull guard.
Steel tries to work over Marko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steel tries a body shot but Marko blocks it.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Marko.

Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marko tries to clinch up
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Marko shoots for a takedown but Steel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Marko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marko closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Steel does it's job there.
Jack Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marko shoots in looking for a takedown but Steel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steel.
Marko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab.
Marko tries to clinch but Steel moves away
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Marko tries to clinch
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Steel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Steel throws a series of punches but Marko avoids them all with ease.
Marko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
Steel catches Marko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Marko is out of range.
Marko tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Marko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Marko throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Marko doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Marko looks to clinch
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel throws a counter combo.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Marko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands with a nice combination. Marko backs away looking to recover.
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!
Steel misses with a looping left.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marko misses with a double jab
and Steel counters with a left to the body.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steel connects with a right hand. Marko shakes it off.
Marko fails with the takedown
enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marko closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Marko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Steel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Steel lands with an overhand left.
Steel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel lands with a nice combination. Marko backs away looking to recover.
Steel throws a jab when Marko was well out of range.
Marko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steel pinned against the cage. Steel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Marko moves in looking to clinch but Steel pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marko tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Marko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Steel looks to move away, Marko throws a big counter combo but Steel just gets out of the way.
Jack Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Steel connects with a single shot there.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel throws a good cross that connects.
Cain Marko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marko moves to clinch but Steel breaks away
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Marko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Marko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel, pushing him back against the cage.
Marko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Steel after a bit of a struggle.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.

Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marko closes the distance but Steel moves to the side
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Steel defends well and Marko ends up having to push Steel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Marko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marko doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Steel clobbers Marko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Marko clinches up with Steel and pushes him back against the cage.

Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel throws a shot from downtown. Marko moves away and avoids it.
Steel lands with a good body shot.
Marko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marko wants to clinch but Steel slips to the side
and Steel counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A good leg kick by Marko.
Steel clobbers Marko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marko walks into a straight right hand from Steel.
Marko closes the distance and clinches up with Steel, looking for a takedown. Marko pushes Steel against the cage but Steel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel stuns Marko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marko misses with a takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Marko walks into a straight right hand from Steel.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel lands with an overhand left.
Steel cracks Marko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marko has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Steel misses.
Marko tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Steel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Steel lands a jab-cross combination.
Marko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marko tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steel scores with a shot to the body.
Steel throws a jab when Marko was well out of range.
Marko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cain Marko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Steel!
Jack Steel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topher Curtis (ranked 1013 p4p, 145 weight class) and Johnny Leroux (ranked 1410 p4p, 181 weight class). The key to victory for Topher Curtis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Curtis
vs
Leroux

183 cm
22
182 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

179 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Leroux!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leroux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leroux misses with a body punch
and Curtis counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Leroux.
Leroux grinds an elbow into Curtis's temple.
Leroux prevents Curtis from escaping the position.
Leroux lands some shots froms side control.
Curtis is letting Leroux control him for a moment.
Curtis is trying to get back to his feet.
Curtis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Leroux trying to control the action but Curtis is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroux landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Curtis bucks up and tries to throw Leroux off but instead Leroux has got his back!

Curtis is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Leroux gets his way!
Leroux scores with punches and elbows.
Curtis trying to get back to his feet but Leroux is in full control for now.
Leroux scores with punches and elbows.
Leroux is landing with strikes. Curtis can't take much more of this.
Curtis is trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroux lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Leroux.
Curtis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Leroux is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Curtis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Leroux looking for the choke from the back.
Leroux looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Curtis wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroux lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Leroux.
Leroux connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Curtis to escape the position.
Curtis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Leroux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leroux connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Curtis to escape the position.

Leroux is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Curtis defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Curtis is trying to get back to his feet but Leroux has full control of the position and if anything, Curtis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Well, with Leroux on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Curtis is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Leroux has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Curtis! Can he survive? No! He's out! Leroux gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Leroux!
Johnny Leroux decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Topher Curtis had this to say: 'Everybody loses sometimes which means he got lucky today. Next time we meet will result in a broken jaw.'.

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FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thip Top (ranked 3355 p4p, 293 weight class) and Kaede Jun (ranked 670 p4p, 80 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Top
vs
Jun

175 cm
22
155 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

169 cm
21
155 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
UnderGround Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thip Top!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaede Jun!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun cracks Top with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Top gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Top closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Top throws an elbow but it misses.
Jun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Top's elbow.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Top lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Kaede Jun has been cut.
Jun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Top leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jun blocks an elbow strike.
Jun has a couple of punches blocked by Top.
Top controlling the action here for a moment.
Top is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Top blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jun fails to land.
Jun takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jun managing to block the knees to the body from Top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Top misses with a punch to the body.
Top lands a nice uppercut.
Top misses with the head strike.
Top scores with a hook to the body.
Top is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Top lands an elbow inside that Jun shrugs off.
Jun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Top lands an elbow inside.
Jun pushes Top back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Top misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun misses with a punch on the inside.
Jun is working Top over against the cage.
Top misses with some punches.
Jun lands a nice uppercut.
Jun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Top struggles to land a body shot inside as Jun controls his hands.
Jun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Top missing with knees to the body.
Top doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Top stalls.
Jun can't find room to land a body shot as Top controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jun.
Top lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jun backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Top.
Jun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Jun lands with a light punch inside.
Top lands a damaging elbow.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Top takes a shot to the head.
Jun has a couple of punches blocked by Top.
Top is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jun is keeping busy.
Top struggles to land a body shot inside as Jun controls his hands.
Jun misses with a punch on the inside.
Jun is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Top's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Jun.
Jun avoids a wild elbow strike from Top.
Top doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jun has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Top seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jun can turn it around.
A left hand lands to the body for Jun.
Top wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Top creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jun misses with a punch on the inside.
Top misses with a hook from the clinch.
Top tries to throw a body punch but Jun avoids it by throwing Top back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Top as the two fighters clinch.
Jun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Top tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Top lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jun backwards.
Top misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Top just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jun's brow.
Jun scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Top has Jun pushed against the cage.
Jun tries to throw a body punch but Top avoids it by throwing Jun back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Top wants to clinch.

Top has closed the distance and engaged Jun in a clinch.
Jun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Top lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Top looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Jun.
Jun scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Jun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jun swings wildly with an uppercut but Top uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Top is trying to stall.
Jun misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Top.
Top blocks a body shot from Jun.
Top lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jun stalling in the clinch but Top improves position.
Top lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Top comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Top is trying to maintain a safe position but Jun gets an underhook and turns Top into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jun.
Jun lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jun as Top tries to tie him up.
Jun takes a shot to the head.
Top comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Top is stalling here.
Jun lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Top.
Jun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Top misses with a hook to the ribs.
Top blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by Top.
Jun lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Top - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Top misses with some punches.
Jun blocking some punches.
Jun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun pushes Top back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jun lands a hook that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Jun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jun fails to land.
Nice body punch from Top.
Top lands a damaging elbow.
Jun working aggressively here.
Jun blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Top.
Jun lands with a light punch inside.
Top fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jun misses with a punch on the inside.
Jun letting Top take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Top.
Jun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Top.
Top lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jun dodges an elbow strike from Top.
Top working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jun misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Top - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by Top.
Top lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Kaede Jun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Top throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Top blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jun gets through Top's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Top is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Top blocks an uppercut.
Jun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Jun.
Top lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jun loads up on a big right hand but Top slips the punch.
Jun looks to land a combination but Top avoids it well.
Top wants to clinch.
Top doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Top moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jun.
Top blocks an uppercut.
Top 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jun.
Top misses with an elbow over the top.
Top stalling in the clinch but Jun improves position.
The referee calls for Top to work.
Jun taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Top blocking some punches.
Jun blocks an elbow strike from Top.
Top misses with a body punch.
Jun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jun misses with a punch on the inside.
Top pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Top gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jun lands a right hand.
Top has a couple of punches blocked by Jun.
With the fighters up against the cage, Top throws an elbow but misses.
Top misses with an elbow strike.
Jun blocks an elbow strike from Top.
Jun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Top lands a nice elbow.
Jun tries a body shot but Top blocks it.
Top stalling the fight.
Top misses with a hook from the clinch.
Top misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jun.
Jun misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jun.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jun misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Top throws an elbow but misses.
Jun trying to control the position but instead, Top has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jun into the cage.
Thip Top has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Top blocks an uppercut.
Top looking to stall.
Jun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jun misses with a body punch.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Top lands a body punch.
Top lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun looking to slow down the pace here.
Jun taking a breather.
Jun blocks an elbow strike.
Jun lands a left hand.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by Top.
Jun struggles to land a body shot inside as Top controls his hands.
Jun struggles to land a body shot inside as Top controls his hands.
Jun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Top prevents a body shot from Jun.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Top.
Top doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jun misses with a punch on the inside.
Top lands a body shot.
Top goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jun trying to stall but Top improves his position.
Top looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top looking to slow down the pace here.
Top can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Top lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Top misses with an elbow strike.
Jun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Top doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Top lands an elbow inside.
Jun being controlled against the cage.
Top blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Top misses with a body punch.
Jun avoids the elbow strike from Top, against the cage.
Jun trying to stall but Top improves his position.
Kaede Jun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jun taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaede Jun.
Well Jun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaede Jun!
Kaede Jun decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jones (ranked 211 p4p, 30 weight class) and Mantak Garuda (ranked 623 p4p, 89 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is King of Kings - Motorhead. Garuda has chosen Djiin Djiin as his entrance music. Mantak Garuda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jones
vs
Garuda

190 cm
23
223 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garuda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Garuda throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Garuda.

It looks like Billy Jones has been cut.
Billy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garuda misses with a low kick.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Garuda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Garuda has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garuda moves away from the strike by Jones.
Garuda follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Garuda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garuda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Garuda moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Garuda moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Garuda counters with a body kick.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garuda.
Jones misses with a combination

and Garuda counters with a nice right hand that sends Jones toppling to the canvas! Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Garuda finish him?!
Jones throws a jab when Garuda was well out of range.
Garuda tries a quick counter leg kick but Jones is wise to it.
Jones moves away from the strike by Garuda.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Garuda manages to circle out of the way.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Garuda counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garuda pounces like a tiger and cracks Jones with a vicious hook! Jones is down but not out! Garuda follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda is the new light heavyweight champion!
Mantak Garuda decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 361 p4p, 44 weight class) and Vasily Grossman (ranked 890 p4p, 106 weight class). Point comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Reggae Music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Point
vs
Grossman

168 cm
23
142 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

169 cm
21
147 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Point!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasily Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman misses with a shot to the body
and Point counters with a three punch combo that has Grossman backing up. Grossman nods at Point to acknowledge the strikes.
Grossman slips a jab from Point.
Grossman lands a glancing blow to the side of Point's head.
Point moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Point wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grossman misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grossman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grossman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Point misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Point swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grossman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grossman misses with a left hand
and Point counters with a right hand to the body.
Point misses with a left hand
and Grossman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Point.
Point throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grossman defending well as Point loads up on a big left hand.
Grossman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Point connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws a body shot but no joy.
Grossman misses with a lunging right hand
and Point counters with a stiff right hand.
Point misses with an uppercut
letting Grossman counter with a right hand.
Point throws a series of punches but Grossman avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Grossman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Point throws an off balance right hand
and Grossman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grossman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point connects with a crisp jab.
Point lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Point throws the left hand but Grossman avoids the punch easily.
Point throws a lazy uppercut
and Grossman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grossman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Point throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grossman throws out the jab.
Point throwing a counter right hand but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Point moves out of range of the strikes.
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grossman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Point counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grossman throws an off balance right hand
and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Point throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Grossman stumbling backwards into the cage! Grossman bounces back off the cage towards Point, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Point lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Point celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brayden Point!
Brayden Point retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Brayden Point thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Romero (ranked 388 p4p, 56 weight class) and Aran Ryan (ranked 1421 p4p, 195 weight class). Joel Romero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Romero
vs
Ryan

185 cm
29
205 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aran Ryan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romero on the side of the head.
Ryan misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Romero fails to land the takedown.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan cracks a nice hook into Romero's ribs.
Ryan clobbers Romero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Romero throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ryan was covering up waiting for the punch and Romero finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Romero wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Romero controlling him for the moment.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romero wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Ryan 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.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ryan throws a leg kick which misses Romero's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
Romero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ryan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aran Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Ryan swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Romero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan punishes Romero's body with a nice straight punch.
Ryan lands a really nice looking cross but Romero seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.

Romero moves into range and clinches up with Ryan.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Romero.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Romero is looking for a takedown.

Ryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Romero blocks the body kick.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Ryan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ryan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero attempts a counter takedown but Ryan avoids it well and moves away.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Romero is looking to clinch but Ryan is avoiding it.
Ryan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ryan swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero walks into a jab.
Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romero wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Romero throws a shot to the body.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Ryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ryan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryan circles away.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body. Romero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ryan.
Romero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ryan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romero's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan throws an off balance right hand
and Romero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands the left hand.
Ryan feints and then cracks Romero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romero down.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ryan is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romero.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Ryan looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
Romero misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan lands with a good body shot.
Ryan misses with a combination
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Aran Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryan tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ryan tries to avoid it but Romero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ryan to the ground. Ryan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero shoots in and drives through. Ryan sprawls well.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romero takes a step back to recover.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Romero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt
and Ryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ryan's head.
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!
Romero looks to clinch
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Romero is looking to wear down Ryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ryan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Ryan settles back down.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ryan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Ryan sizes up Romero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romero defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aran Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Ryan tries to land a leg kick but Romero saw it coming and moves away.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Romero throws a sloppy body shot
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ryan as he avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Ryan misses.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero moves away from the strike by Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Romero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romero is trying to pull guard but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Ryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ryan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero tries to pull guard but Ryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Romero drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
A short right from Ryan.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Romero fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan lands with a right to the head.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Romero manages to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Romero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ryan controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking for a sweep.
Ryan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Ryan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ryan in side control, throwing shots but Romero defends.

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.
Romero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ryan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Aran Ryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Romero is trying to improve his position.
Ryan taking a breather here.
Joel Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero manages to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aran Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aran Ryan!
A very excited looking Aran Ryan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.