XF 36 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 2076 p4p, 230 weight class) and Bobby Sands (ranked 2491 p4p, 260 weight class). Sands has chosen Irish Soldier Song ... Free & Green as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Asai
vs
Sands

172 cm
35
140 lbs
24 - 13 - 1

173 cm
32
150 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Sands!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands misses with a wild body shot.
Sands fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sands swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sands moves out of range of the body kick from Asai .
Sands looks for a takedown but Asai sprawls well.
Sands misses with a takedown attempt
and Asai counters with a stiff right hand.
Sands misses with a shot to the body
and Asai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sands fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yoshihiro Asai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Sands.
Sands lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Asai .
Asai scores with a jab.
Asai cracks Sands with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sands takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asai .
Asai lands a high kick!
Asai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sands's hands.
Good shot there by Sands.
Nice cross by Asai .
Sands looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Asai misses the target.
Asai lands a jab to Sands's midsection.
Asai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sands.
Sands is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Sands is rocked!
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sands misses with a wild body shot.
Sands is still on wobbly legs! Can Asai finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sands has a takedown stuffed.
and Asai counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sands! He's just covering up as Asai starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Asai !

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jako Day (ranked 1990 p4p, 259 weight class) and Joey Diaz (ranked 1344 p4p, 187 weight class). 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.

Day
vs
Diaz

189 cm
38
210 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

197 cm
27
213 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jako Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Day throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz is looking to chop away at Day's legs.
Diaz keeps Day at a distance using the push kick.
Day chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
A bone on bone clash there as Day blocks the leg kick.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Day misses with a body shot.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Day with an uppercut!
Diaz throws a jab when Day was well out of range.
Day misses with a series of wild punches.
Day backing away here, and Diaz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Day instigates a clinch.

Day pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Day moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joey Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day moves out of range of the body kick.
Day shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Day walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Day swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Day throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Day. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Day moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Day was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Day jumps back.
Day throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Day.
Diaz lands a high kick!

It looks like Jako Day has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz tests Day's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diaz. Day shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
We've been informed that Diaz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Diaz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Day throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Day.
A left lands for Day.
Diaz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Day takes a step back to recover.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Day connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz keeps Day at a distance using the push kick.
Day will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Day misses with an attempted mid kick.
Day blocks the body kick.
Day scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz slips a straight right by Day.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Day's front leg but catches the back leg as Day tries to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
enabling Day to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Day misses with a body shot.

Day gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Day tries to clinch up.
Day misses with a hook.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Day looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz throws a leg kick that misses.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Day works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.

Day moves into the clinch.

Day pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Day fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz lands a head kick. Day smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz is looking for the big counter here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Day tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Joey Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Day misses with a body kick.
Diaz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Day throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Day bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day is looking to counter with a body kick.
Day fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz throws a leg kick that misses.
Day misses with a body shot.
Day moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joey Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jako Day's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A combination from Day does no damage.
Day lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Day sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Day.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Diaz feints and then cracks Day's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Day down.
Day staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Day misses its target.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Day.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Joey Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a push kick.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Day throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Day looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day tries to clinch up.
Day moves out of range of the leg kick from Diaz.
Day misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Day wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Day looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Day will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Day misses with a series of wild punches.
Day is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Day misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
Day on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Day sees coming a mile off.
Day fails with an attempt to clinch.
Day has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Day connects with a jab.
Day fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Day swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Day's knee momentarily.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Day swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Day avoids a punch combination nicely.
Day misses with a jab, cross combination.
Day tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a low kick but Day avoids it.
Diaz staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Diaz.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Day avoids it with no problem.
Day looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Day throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Day misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jako Day is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Day tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Day. That did some damage!
Diaz connects with the punch.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Day.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Day. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Day swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz flicks out a counter leg kick but Day steps away.
Day tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Day is looking to clinch.
Day tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Day tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz sizes up Day with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Day takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Day throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jako Day'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. And we move into the final round!

Day avoids the body shot from Diaz.
As Diaz looks to move away, Day throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.
No luck for Day with that takedown attempt.
Day checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Day throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Day backpedaling.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Day takes a kick to the side of the head.
Day takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Day throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Day throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Day dives in for a single leg takedown but Diaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Day is rocked!

Day closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Day is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Day tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Day seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz fakes the leg kick and cracks Day in the body.
Day tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jako Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Day misses the jab.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Day's belly button to the back.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Diaz! Day is out on his feet! Diaz rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Day is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Day is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Diaz!
After the big win, Joey Diaz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Riner Clothing Everything for 50$ only and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Riverson (ranked 253 p4p, 10 weight class) and Dominic Gotti (ranked 342 p4p, 15 weight class). Riverson's entrance music is J.Ralph - Kansas City Shuffle. A fine choice. Gotti has chosen King Of Kings as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Riverson
vs
Gotti

225 cm
37
296 lbs
17 - 20 - 0

215 cm
31
288 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

UnderGround Clothing Co.
Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Riverson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Gotti !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti tests Riverson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riverson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Riverson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riverson 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.
Riverson shoots in and drives through. Gotti sprawls well.

Gotti drops Riverson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Riverson looks back up at him and smiles so Gotti waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Riverson is rocked!
Riverson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gotti counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Riverson out cold! What a finish! Gotti is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominic Gotti !
Dominic Gotti is the new super heavyweight champion!
Dominic Gotti bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Judah (ranked 556 p4p, 68 weight class) and Johny Chambers (ranked 981 p4p, 105 weight class). Johny Chambers has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Judah
vs
Chambers

175 cm
32
147 lbs
21 - 6 - 2

159 cm
38
153 lbs
24 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Judah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johny Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Judah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chambers's calf.
Judah throws a right hand that Chambers ducks under and follows up with a left that Chambers also avoids with ease.
Judah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chambers.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chambers blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Judah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chambers throws a combination that misses
and Judah counters with an outside leg kick.
Chambers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Judah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Judah throws a combination. Chambers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johny Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chambers misses with a hook.
Chambers cracks Judah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've been informed that Chambers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Judah cracks a nice hook into Chambers's ribs.
Judah throws a wild body kick that Chambers sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by Judah there.

Chambers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Judah to the mat! Judah manages to get full guard.
Chambers trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers postures up and lands a big shot to Judah's brow.
Chambers wants to control from the top but Judah keeps moving.

Judah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chambers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chambers works over Judah with some ground and pound from guard.

Judah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chambers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chambers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chambers trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Judah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Judah has his foot on Chambers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chambers works his way back into a safe position though.
Chambers distracts Judah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chambers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Judah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chambers.
Judah keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully.
Chambers postures up in Judah's guard and throws a big left but Judah blocks it.
Judah is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The House Of Pain that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Chambers lands a couple of elbows.
Chambers chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chambers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Judah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chambers lands a couple of elbows.
Judah keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Chambers wants to sweep here but Judah controlling him for the moment.
Judah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chambers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chambers is on top in guard.

Judah has momentary wrist control but Chambers slips an elbow through the middle.
Chambers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chambers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chambers postures up in Judah's guard and throws a big left but Judah blocks it.
Judah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chambers is in close to Judah's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chambers looking to sit in guard and control but Judah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Chambers will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Chambers wants to hit a switch here but Judah passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Chambers there!
Chambers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Judah thows a huge punch but Chambers dodges it nicely.
Chambers is looking for a sweep. Judah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chambers trying to control from the bottom.
Chambers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Judah scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Elijah Judah will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Judah throws a lazy head kick
and Chambers counters with a nice body shot.
Chambers tries to clinch there but Judah circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Chambers misses the target.
Judah thows a leg kick but Chambers checks it
enabling Chambers to counter with a crisp jab.
Judah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Chambers looks to land a combination but Judah avoids it well.
Chambers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Judah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chambers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Judah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chambers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chambers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Judah doesn't seem bothered though.
Chambers throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Chambers misses.
Chambers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Chambers.
Judah throws a quick counter head kick but Chambers was just 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!
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
Chambers misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Judah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chambers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Chambers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Judah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Judah scores with a jab. Chambers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chambers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Elijah Judah is winning the standup battle so far.

Judah gets tackled into the cage by Chambers. Chambers maintains the clinch.
Judah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chambers struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.

Chambers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah scoring well with a low kick there.
Chambers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Judah at a distance.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chambers misses with a body shot.
Judah looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chambers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Judah tries to avoid it but Chambers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Judah to the ground. Judah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Judah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chambers misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Judah catches Chambers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Judah misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers checks the leg kick.
Judah lands with an overhand left.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Judah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chambers blocks a head kick by Judah.

Chambers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chambers is trying to control the action in half guard but Judah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Judah looking for submissions off his back.
Judah taking some punishment here, with Chambers in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Judah defending well though.
Judah preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Chambers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Judah is looking to control Chambers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Judah avoid being mounted?
Chambers trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Judah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chambers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chambers 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.
Chambers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Judah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chambers is working away from the top position though.
Judah wants to improve his position but Chambers is controlling well.
Chambers stalling away here and it's allowed Judah to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Chambers trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chambers postures up.
Chambers postures up in Judah's guard and throws a big left but Judah blocks it.
Judah keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Judah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Chambers 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.

A shot to the body from Chambers misses
and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Judah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chambers on the side of the head.
Judah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Judah cracks Chambers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chambers tries to clinch but Judah moves out of range.
Chambers misses with an uppercut
and Judah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Judah staying out of range there.
Judah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chambers throws a sloppy body shot
and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Judah connects with a body shot that sends Chambers's belly button to the back.
Chambers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chambers misses with the combination.
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!
Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chambers throws out the jab.
Chambers lands with a shot to the body.
Judah lands a glancing blow to the side of Chambers's head.
Chambers throws a combination that misses
and Judah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chambers thinking.
Judah lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chambers.
Chambers takes one on the button.
Chambers throws the left hand but Judah avoids the punch easily.
Chambers throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chambers looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
A jab from Judah misses.
Chambers lands with a nice body punch.
Judah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Judah.
Chambers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Judah at a distance.
Judah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Judah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chambers.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chambers.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah lands a jab to the nose.
A leg kick checked by Chambers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers fails to land with a series of punches.
Judah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chambers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Chambers is rocked!
Chambers misses with a combination
and Judah scores with a counter punch that sends Chambers to the canvas! Judah smells blood - he's punishing Chambers with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Chambers has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Judah!
Elijah Judah retains his featherweight title!
Elijah Judah was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.