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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iron Vines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaegerjaquez has chosen "No More Sorrow" by Linkin Park (Grimmjow Edition) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vines
vs
Jaegerjaquez

185 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vines takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jaegerjaquez misses with the combination.

Jaegerjaquez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vines tries to pull guard but Jaegerjaquez holds him up against the cage and eventually Vines drops back down to his feet.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaegerjaquez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vines.
Vines tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaegerjaquez smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iron Vines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Jaegerjaquez.
No luck for Vines with that takedown attempt.
Vines tries for a takedown but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a nice looking jab.

Jaegerjaquez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaegerjaquez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vines up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaegerjaquez.
Vines jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jaegerjaquez walks away with a smile on his face. Vines gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vines walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jaegerjaquez moves into the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vines tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaegerjaquez just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaegerjaquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaegerjaquez.
Vines throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaegerjaquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaegerjaquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vines tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaegerjaquez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vines jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jaegerjaquez walks away with a smile on his face. Vines gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jaegerjaquez jabs Vines right on the nose. Vines blinks but takes it well.
Jaegerjaquez punishes Vines's body with a nice straight punch.

Jaegerjaquez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jaegerjaquez.
Vines tries to pull guard but Jaegerjaquez holds him up against the cage and eventually Vines drops back down to his feet.
Jaegerjaquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vines fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Vines's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaegerjaquez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vines.
Vines is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaegerjaquez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez presses Vines against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vines's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaegerjaquez pushes Vines back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vines takes a shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Vines backwards.
Vines is working for takedown but Jaegerjaquez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jaegerjaquez gets through Vines's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand.
A short left from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Vines is rocked!
Jaegerjaquez lands with a right to the head.
Oh Vines is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a left to the head.
Jaegerjaquez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jaegerjaquez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Jaegerjaquez on the inside.
A short right from Jaegerjaquez on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Vines backwards.
Jaegerjaquez works on Vines's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a left to the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez taking a breather.
Jaegerjaquez pushes Vines back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viness head.
Jaegerjaquez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez throws a big uppercut that drops Vines! More strikes from Jaegerjaquez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vines lies dazed against the cage as Jaegerjaquez celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Gi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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?

Gi
vs
Kain

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Gi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Kain !
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gi dives in and grabs Kain 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kain pushes down on Gi's head and hops out.
Gi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kain tries to avoid it but Gi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kain to the ground. Kain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gi clinches but Kain breaks the clinch

and Kain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gi!
Gi tries to lock up and control but Kain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Kain is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Kain !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Kain !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

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

Wrestler
vs
Arcinas

170 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amazing Wrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Arcinas!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arcinas gets caught flat footed, as Wrestler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wrestler sitting in guard here, content to control.

Arcinas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Arcinas keeping moving, preventing Wrestler from controlling successfully.
Wrestler throwing strikes but missing.
Arcinas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestler is working to get back to half guard.
Arcinas misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arcinas moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wrestler has worked his arm free - good work by Wrestler!
You can see the frustration on Wrestler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arcinas with the ground and pound but Wrestler regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wrestler is controlling Arcinas's trapped leg to prevent Arcinas from advancing to side control.
Wrestler could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Arcinas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wrestler defends it well.
Arcinas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arcinas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wrestler is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arcinas passes to side control.
Wrestler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Arcinas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Arcinas tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wrestler's legs.
Wrestler tries to buck Arcinas off but Arcinas is having none of it.

Arcinas tries for a kimura but Wrestler is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Arcinas gets to mount! Wrestler was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Arcinas thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wrestler can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Red Arcinas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wrestler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Arcinas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrestler swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wrestler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wrestler working over Arcinas with some ground and pound. Arcinas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Arcinas has hold of Wrestler's hands but Wrestler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Arcinas is pressing down on Wrestler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Arcinas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wrestler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Arcinas's head.
Wrestler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Arcinas is looking for a triangle but Wrestler pushes his legs off easily.
Wrestler is working Arcinas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Arcinas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wrestler works over Arcinas with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler stands up over Arcinas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wrestler trying to control the position from guard on top but Arcinas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wrestler stands up over Arcinas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wrestler trying to control but Arcinas is working from the bottom.
Wrestler is in close to Arcinas's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Arcinas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wrestler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wrestler with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wrestler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arcinas's head.
Wrestler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arcinas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Arcinas jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Wrestler is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Wrestler and Arcinas has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Arcinas is breathing heavily.
Wrestler wants to control but Arcinas postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arcinas swings around for an armbar but Wrestler sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Arcinas's guard.

Arcinas looking for subs off his back but Wrestler has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wrestler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arcinas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wrestler working over Arcinas with some ground and pound. Arcinas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler is pressing down on Arcinas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arcinas is holding on for now.
Arcinas has hold of Wrestler's hands but Wrestler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Wrestler.
Wrestler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Amazing Wrestler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wrestler not doing much here.
Wrestler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wrestler is looking to take a break and control but Arcinas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wrestler lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Wrestler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amazing Wrestler dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Arcinas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arcinas throws a right and a left that Wrestler avoids nicely.

Wrestler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wrestler throwing strikes from guard but Arcinas blocks nicely.
Arcinas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wrestler.
Wrestler tries to free his leg and advance position but Arcinas is retaining full guard.
Arcinas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arcinas keeping moving, preventing Wrestler from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestler lands a couple of elbows.
Wrestler landing some decent shots from guard.
Wrestler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arcinas swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wrestler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Arcinas was covering up waiting for the punch and Wrestler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wrestler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Arcinas wants to sweep here but Wrestler controlling him for the moment.
Wrestler wants to pass the guard but Arcinas is keeping the position.

Arcinas is looking for a triangle but Wrestler pushes his legs off easily.
Arcinas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wrestler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler distracts Arcinas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Arcinas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Arcinas is working for a submission of some sort.
Wrestler holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arcinas seems to be working for a kimura but Wrestler defends the submission attempt.
Wrestler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wrestler is controlling Arcinas's posture.
Wrestler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wrestler trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Arcinas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wrestler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Arcinas has Wrestler in his guard.
Wrestler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wrestler throws a strike but Arcinas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arcinas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amazing Wrestler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wrestler 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amazing Wrestler!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amazing MT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gonzalez
vs
MT

196 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amazing MT!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MT uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that MT avoids nicely.
MT moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. MT moves away and avoids it.
MT keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez throws a hook but MT blocks it.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. MT saw that one coming.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MT tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MT is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MT tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
MT misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by MT.
Gonzalez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but MT bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but MT slips the punch.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
MT tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but MT ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez lands with an uppercut that bounces MT off the cage and back into rage.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but MT uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of MT's head but MT sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MT ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MT avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of MT's head but MT sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice combination there by Gonzalez.
MT ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MT has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gonzalez finds it's way round the side to connect with MT's head.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of MT's head but MT sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
MT throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. MT saw that one coming.
MT staying out of range there.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MT uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
MT is looking to land body kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzalez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by MT.
MT moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
MT fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MT uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on MT's shoulder, as MT tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but MT uses good head movement to avoid it.
MT tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MT is looking to clinch.
MT doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
MT fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but MT avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MT fails with an attempt to clinch.
MT moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but MT bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by MT.
A low kick from Gonzalez misses
and MT counters with a two punch combo.
MT ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MT throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but MT checks it well.
MT tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MT sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
MT doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
MT ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MT uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
MT misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as MT blocks the leg kick.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
MT gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez throws a hook but MT avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MT tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by MT.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
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 Anthony Gonzalez 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.

Gonzalez throws a series of punches but MT avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
MT fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amazing MT is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MT slips a jab from Gonzalez.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez.
MT fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzalez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
MT ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by MT.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MT's head backwards.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - MT looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by MT.
An inside leg kick lands from MT.
MT wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Gonzalez lands an impressive looking overhand right. MT doesn't seem phased though.
MT takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. MT moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MT sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MT is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.

MT closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
MT using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzalez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MT tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MT has him pressed against the cage.
MT using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzalez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MT keeps control of Gonzalez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. MT was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.
Gonzalez is looking to chop away at MT's legs.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. MT saw that one coming.
MT tries a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MT bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MT slips under a jab.
MT doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but MT avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but MT avoids the punch easily.
MT gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MT fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzalez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but MT slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez with a nice cross.
MT displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MT sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. MT ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
MT wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez works MT's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by MT.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzalez.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
The fight stays on the outside here - MT looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MT bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MT misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez throws a hook but MT avoids it easily.
MT misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MT avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MT lands a head kick. Gonzalez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
MT pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MT takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. MT shakes it off.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
MT ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
MT ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
MT slips under a jab.
Gonzalez with a jab.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Gonzalez finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MT.
MT is looking to clinch.
MT is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MT staying out of range there.
Gonzalez throws a hook but MT blocks it.
MT takes one to the chin there.
MT turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MT wants to clinch.
MT fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
MT misses with a jab, cross combination.

MT moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MT tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MT.
Gonzalez wants to break free but MT has control.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from MT.
MT prevents Gonzalez from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez wants to get back to striking at distance but MT won't allow it.
MT throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonzalez wants to get back to striking at distance but MT won't allow it.
MT with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MT is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
MT misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez wants to break free but MT has control.
MT lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but MT has him pinned against the cage.
MT lands a good knee to the midsection. Gonzalez won't want to take too many of those.
Gonzalez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
MT keeps control of Gonzalez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MT fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and MT counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MT tries to clinch up.
MT slips under a jab.
MT wants to clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
MT is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but MT moves out of range.
MT tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
MT slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a nice combination. MT backs away looking to recover.
MT fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook.
MT uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
MT tries to clinch up.
MT is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on MT's shoulder, as MT tries to avoid the shot.
Amazing MT has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MT fails with an attempt to clinch.
MT tries to clinch up.
MT moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
MT has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez lands the left hand.
Anthony Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of MT's head but MT sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
MT moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.

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.
MT keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - MT looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MT tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez cracks MT with an open hand slap.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MT on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from MT.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MT slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
MT throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
MT throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amazing MT comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzalez 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anthony Gonzalez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Petersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Franks
vs
Petersson

190 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersson misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franks doesn't manage to clinch there - Petersson circles away.

Franks rushes Petersson and presses him up against the cage.
Franks scores a nice knee to the body.
Petersson looks gassed!
Franks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petersson managing to block the knees to the body from Franks.
Petersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franks scores a nice knee to the body.
Franks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petersson's brow.
Franks lands an elbow inside.
Petersson takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franks lands an elbow just above Petersson 's eye.
Franks lands an elbow that stopped Petersson in his tracks for a moment.
Franks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franks misses with a knee strike.
Franks crunches a lovely knee into Petersson's ribcage.
Franks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petersson.
Franks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franks misses with a knee strike.
Petersson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petersson wants to break free but Franks has control.
Petersson managing to block the knees to the body from Franks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petersson is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Petersson is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franks pushes off an throws an elbow but Petersson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franks missing with knees to the body.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petersson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Petersson has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Franks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petersson avoids it.
Petersson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petersson blocks the elbow strike.
Petersson is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Petersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petersson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petersson can't break the clinch.
Franks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petersson working hard to break the clinch.
Franks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franks missing with knees to the body.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Petersson blocks it.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petersson's efforts to push away.
Franks misses with a knee strike.
Franks has Petersson pressed against the cage, preventing Petersson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petersson tries to circle away but Franks has him pinned against the cage.
Franks misses with a knee to the head.
Franks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Petersson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petersson can't break the clinch.
Franks scores a nice knee to the body.
Petersson tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Petersson avoiding damage as Franks throws knees to the body.
Petersson is trying to break free.
Franks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franks tries to land a knee to the head but Petersson blocks with his arms.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Petersson blocks it.
Franks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petersson is trying to break free.
Franks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petersson blocks it with crossed arms.
Franks misses with an elbow over the top.
Petersson can't break the clinch.
Franks lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petersson managing to block the knees to the body from Franks.
Franks throws an elbow that misses.
Petersson is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petersson's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franks throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab lands there for Petersson.
Tim Petersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersson.
Franks slips under a jab from Petersson.
Franks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petersson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersson throws a nice looking combination but Franks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petersson is breathing heavily.

Franks gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson is trying to break free.
Petersson has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Franks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Franks.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Petersson blocks it.
Petersson managing to block the knees to the body from Franks.
Franks connects with a knee to the head.
Franks landing knees to the head.
Petersson avoiding damage as Franks throws knees to the body.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but Petersson avoids the damage to the body.
Petersson avoiding damage as Franks throws knees to the body.
Franks trying to land knees to the body.
Petersson is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks has Petersson pressed against the cage, preventing Petersson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franks misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Franks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petersson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petersson working hard to break the clinch.
Petersson tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petersson tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Franks throws an elbow that misses.
Petersson wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Petersson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Franks has Petersson pressed against the cage, preventing Petersson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but Petersson avoids the damage to the body.
Petersson has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Petersson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petersson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alan Franks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Franks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petersson is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petersson's efforts to push away.
Franks lands a nice knee to the body.
Franks lands a nice elbow.
Franks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petersson is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Franks looking to throw knees to the head but Petersson is blocking nicely.
Franks looking to throw knees to the head but Petersson is blocking nicely.
Franks working Petersson over with knees to the body.
Petersson has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Petersson blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petersson's brow.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but Petersson avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A frustrated look appears on Petersson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Petersson blocks it.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but Petersson avoids the damage to the body.
Petersson is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petersson is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Petersson is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petersson avoids it.
Petersson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Franks.
Petersson is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Petersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petersson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petersson avoids the elbow strike from Franks, against the cage.
Petersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Petersson swats away the attempt to clinch by Franks.
Some wild striking there from Petersson.
Franks slips under a jab from Petersson.
Franks is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks tries to clinch but Petersson moves out of range.
Franks tries to clinch but Petersson moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petersson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson misses with a double jab.
Petersson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Franks tries to clinch but Petersson is having none of it.
Franks dodges the punch combination from Petersson.
Petersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franks wants to clinch up but Petersson keeps it at a distance.
Petersson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Franks tries to clinch but Petersson moves out of range.
Petersson throws a series of punches but Franks moves out of range.
Franks wants to clinch up but Petersson keeps it at a distance.
Franks wants to clinch up but Petersson keeps it at a distance.
Petersson misses with a wild combination.
Franks is looking to clinch but Petersson is avoiding it.
Petersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petersson swats away the attempt to clinch by Franks.

Franks moves into the clinch successfully.
Franks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franks landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Franks.
Franks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petersson's face.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petersson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franks lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks tries to land knees in the clinch but Petersson avoids the damage to the body.
Petersson avoiding damage as Franks throws knees to the body.
Franks keeps control of Petersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petersson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petersson is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Franks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petersson is defending well for now.
Franks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franks throws an elbow but it misses.
Petersson blocks the elbow strike.
Tim Petersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petersson's face.
Petersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franks misses with an elbow strike.
Franks looking to throw knees to the head but Petersson is blocking nicely.
Franks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alan Franks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Franks!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between F Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leto Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). F Unit has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Unit
vs
Atreides

200 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, F Unit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leto Atreides!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Atreides. No joy for Unit on that attempt.
Atreides takes a swing at Unit's ribcage but misses.
Atreides lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Unit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Atreides misses with a wild body shot.

Atreides drives through with a takedown into guard.
Unit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Atreides.
Atreides throwing strikes but missing.
Atreides makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Unit keeping moving, preventing Atreides from controlling successfully.
Atreides throws a strike but Unit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Unit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Atreides controlling Unit's posture.
Atreides wants to sweep but no luck.
Unit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Atreides lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Unit!
Atreides blocks Unit's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Unit is looking to improve his position but Atreides isn't that keen on the idea.
Atreides lands a big shot there that rocks Unit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Unit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Atreides scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Unit's face.
Unit chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Atreides.
Atreides is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Atreides lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Atreides lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Atreides putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Atreides with good strikes from the mount here!
Unit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atreides working Unit over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atreides lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atreides raining down shots from the mount!

Unit is rocked!
Atreides working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Unit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atreides in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Unit seems to have got his legs back now.
Atreides tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atreides working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Atreides punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Atreides misses with a hook.
Unit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atreides throws a body punch but Unit moves out of range.
Atreides swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atreides fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atreides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Atreides clinches.
Atreides lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Unit lands a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides looking for a sweep. Not yet Atreides, not yet.
Atreides has Unit pulled in close to control his posture.
Atreides working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Unit.
Atreides utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Atreides working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Unit.
Atreides 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.
Atreides preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Unit wants to pass the guard but Atreides is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Unit tries for a takedown but Atreides circles away easily

and Atreides counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Unit's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atreides postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atreides advances position into side control!
Atreides misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Atreides passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Unit!
Atreides landing shots from mount.
Atreides putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Unit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides misses with some ground and pound and Unit recovers position to half guard.
Atreides throws a strike but Unit avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Atreides trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atreides postures up and lands a big shot to Unit's brow.
Atreides wants to pass the guard but Unit is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atreides accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Unit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Atreides trying to control the position from guard on top but Unit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atreides throws and elbow that misses. Unit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Atreides's guard. Nice move by Unit!
Unit is looking to work some ground and pound but Atreides has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atreides pulls Unit in close to prevent any damage.
Unit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Atreides drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Atreides tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Unit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Unit swats away the attempt to clinch by Atreides.
Atreides tries to clinch there but Unit circles away.

Atreides closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Atreides throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Unit works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Unit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Atreides looks to land a strike but Unit avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Atreides has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Unit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Atreides.
Atreides working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Atreides distracts Unit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Atreides looking to sit in guard and control but Unit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Atreides can do anything to dispel that myth.
Unit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leto Atreides has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Unit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Unit is looking to work some ground and pound but Atreides has wrist control.
Unit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Atreides 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.
Atreides lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Unit!
Unit holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Atreides tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Atreides with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Unit hang on?
Atreides lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Atreides sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Atreides looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Atreides is stalling here but it's allowed Unit to get half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit gets full guard.
Atreides is looking to work some ground and pound but Unit has wrist control.
Atreides lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Atreides trying to control the position from guard on top but Unit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atreides in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atreides looking to sit in guard and control but Unit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
F Unit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leto Atreides is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Unit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leto Atreides comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Atreides 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leto Atreides!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Jackson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Rua

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Rua!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rua scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jackson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Rua seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jackson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rafael Rua!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Silverstav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sakuragi
vs
Silverstav

200 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Silverstav!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sakuragi.
A good leg kick by Silverstav.
Silverstav throws a head kick that Sakuragi semi-blocks.

Sakuragi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silverstav's guard.
Sakuragi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silverstav is looking to stand up but Sakuragi isn't so interested in that idea.
Sakuragi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sakuragi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakuragi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuragi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakuragi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silverstav wants to stand up but Sakuragi is controlling him.
Sakuragi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silverstav scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silverstav lands with a kick to the temple. Sakuragi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi is looking to clinch.
Sakuragi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silverstav circles away.
Silverstav fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakuragi.
Sakuragi is breathing heavily.
Silverstav throws a head kick but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Silverstav throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Sakuragi is rocked!
Silverstav misses with a head kick.
Silverstav Rushes Sakuragi and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sakuragi is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Silverstav Piles on the pressure and Sakuragi crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Silverstav!