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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rylee Mannion (ranked 5336 p4p, 4134 weight class) and Jank Stank (ranked 534 p4p, 482 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stank's choice of entrance music: lil darkie x eddison - drink my piss you nasty slut yeah yeah. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mannion
vs
Stank

171 cm
26
150
9 - 12 - 0

185 cm
28
165
5 - 16 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rylee Mannion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jank Stank!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stank moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mannion slips a jab from Stank.
Stank darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've been told by Mannion's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mannion ducks under a wild hook from Stank.

Stank lands a left and a right that sends Mannion crashing to the canvas! Stank dives into mount looking to finish!

Mannion is rocked!
Mannion on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mannion tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stank lands a big elbow - Mannion is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Mannion is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jank Stank!
As Jank Stank got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I heard that Keizo is a Neo NAZI!!!! And Ermmmmmm... idk if you know but I HATE NAZIS!!!!! '.

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Lee (ranked 4168 p4p, 3087 weight class) and Uestus Johnston (ranked 486 p4p, 374 weight class). Johnston has chosen Clint Eastwood- Gorillaz as his entrance music. Brodie Lee looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Lee
vs
Johnston

180 cm
26
162
6 - 7 - 0

180 cm
23
157
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brodie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Uestus Johnston!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston with a hook.
Lee tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Johnston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Johnston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Johnston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brodie Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Lee shoots and misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Johnston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Johnston. Beautiful body shot.
Johnston with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston lands an overhand right.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Johnston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lee looks to clinch
and Johnston counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnston works Lee's body with a nice hook.

Lee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnston is controlling Lee's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lee is trying to control. Johnston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston controlling the position for now.
Johnston is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnston is not content to let Lee control the position.
Johnston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnston is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnston felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lee prevents Johnston from improving his position.
Johnston trying to control here.
Johnston trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lee manages to pass to mount!
Johnston holds on for dear life, controlling Lee's posture momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnston tries to improve his position but instead Lee has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnston wants to control his opponent's hands but Lee gets his hands free.

Lee looking for the RNC.

Lee working for the choke.
Johnston really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Lee's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Johnston looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee punches the canvas rather than the man.
Johnston just trying to survive but Lee is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnston's waist but Johnston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Donk. Johnston catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Johnston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston counters with a two punch combo.
Johnston scores with a jab to the head.
Johnston's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Johnston finds it's target.
Johnston blocks a head kick by Lee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Johnston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnston.
Johnston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Uestus Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnston to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brodie Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Johnston there.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Johnston cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnston is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee shoots and misses
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnston unleashes a big counter combination but Lee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnston.
Lee wants to clinch
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot.
Johnston works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnston.
Johnston scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnston connects with the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnston, as that shot connected.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnston to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee tries to move into range but Johnston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnston counters with a two punch combo.
Brodie Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Johnston had a free shot at his head there.
Johnston connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston connects with a body shot.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnston jabs at Lee's body.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brodie Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Johnston throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Johnston closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brodie Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnston to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Johnston throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnston digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Johnston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Johnston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee drives through with a takedown into Johnston's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Johnston managing to control the position.
Johnston looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnston, not yet.
Johnston pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.

Lee stands up and waves to Johnston to follow him.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Scott (ranked 3626 p4p, 5815 weight class) and Saipam Muwaitang (ranked 438 p4p, 580 weight class). Saipam Muwaitang acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Scott
vs
Muwaitang

190 cm
28
186
11 - 9 - 0

200 cm
28
205
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saipam Muwaitang!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muwaitang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muwaitang lands a really nice looking cross but Scott seems unphased.
Scott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Muwaitang misses with a double jab

so Scott counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Muwaitang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Scott working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muwaitang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scott won't allow Muwaitang to get back to his feet.
Scott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Muwaitang wants to stand and escape but Scott is having none of it.

Muwaitang pushes Scott off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muwaitang throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.

Scott drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Muwaitang takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Muwaitang pushes Scott away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Scott gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott lands an elbow.
Scott throws a strike aimed at the side of Muwaitang's head but Muwaitang avoids it well.
Muwaitang wants to get back to his feet.
Scott connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Muwaitang some visible discomfort.
Muwaitang wants to get back to his feet.
Scott lands a decent elbow from side control.
Scott prevents Muwaitang from escaping the position.
Scott working the ground and pound.

It looks like Saipam Muwaitang has been cut.
Muwaitang is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Scott asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Scott working the ground and pound from side control.
Muwaitang is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ground and pound from Scott seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scott working the body and head with strikes.

Muwaitang is rocked!
Scott has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Muwaitang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Muwaitang is still in real trouble! Can Scott finish him?
A big shot lands for Scott! That's hurt Muwaitang! Will he recover? Scott fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Scott!
In his post fight interview, Jeremy Scott gave a big smile as he said 'Im calling out the chump of the division. We each have a win lets get the trilogy bout and get me that strap.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden James (ranked 3793 p4p, 3025 weight class) and Julio Clemente (ranked 455 p4p, 387 weight class). Clemente is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Falcão - MV Bill. Jayden James could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Clemente's chin.

James
vs
Clemente

168 cm
27
209
3 - 2 - 0

218 cm
25
220
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayden James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Clemente!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Clemente. That snapped James's head back.
Clemente scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clemente stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
Clemente connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clemente's corner calls for a 1-2. Clemente obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
Julio Clemente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Clemente. That snapped James's head back.
Clemente catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clemente connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clemente scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clemente feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jamess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Clemente cracks James with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Clemente has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning James to stand back up!

James is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
James bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Clemente comes at him with an uppercut from hell! James falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! James was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julio Clemente!
Julio Clemente made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This must be joke? He was not even my shoulder height. Give Eliz, I will get the title as fast as possible, and he will be my stepping stone.'.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chito Jacare Salazar (ranked 1910 p4p, 3943 weight class) and Luis Sanchez (ranked 256 p4p, 469 weight class). Sanchez has chosen NLE Choppa - Walk em down as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Salazar
vs
Sanchez

172 cm
28
160
8 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
145
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Dick Dolla Douchebag

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chito Jacare Salazar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Sanchez tries to counter it with a takedown but Salazar pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Salazar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Salazar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Salazar is staying tight to Sanchez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Salazar misses with the ground and pound.
Salazar landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face as Salazar controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Salazar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Salazar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Salazar has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Salazar lands with some strikes.
Salazar has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Salazar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Salazar lands a big elbow.
Salazar with a couple of short strikes.
Salazar lands a big elbow.

Sanchez is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Salazar ! Sanchez is hurt baaadly! Salazar is firing away with more strikes - Sanchez is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chito Jacare Salazar !

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lester Neich (ranked 1655 p4p, 2197 weight class) and Alec Harvey (ranked 227 p4p, 278 weight class). Neich comes to the cage accompanied by Yot club. Harvey has chosen Lemonade - Yungblud & Denzel Curry as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Neich
vs
Harvey

168 cm
23
150
14 - 8 - 0

178 cm
23
155
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neich.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neich moves away.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neich.
Neich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Harvey there.
Neich looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey misses with a hook. Neich ducked under it nicely.
Neich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neich throws a big shot that misses.
Harvey is looking for the big counter here.
Neich misses with a straight left.
Neich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Neich misses its intended target.
Harvey moves away from the strike by Neich.
Neich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Neich misses its intended target.
Neich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been told by Neich's head coaches at Hotrod Express MMA Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neich is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Harvey's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Neich throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey slips a straight right by Neich.
Neich drops his hands momentarily and Harvey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harvey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Neich.
A little feinted left hand from Neich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harvey staying out of range there.
Neich looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Neich misses with a straight right.
Harvey misses with a hook to the body
and Neich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harvey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvey throws a jab when Neich was well out of range.
Harvey takes a swing at Neich's ribcage but misses.
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harvey misses with a lunging right hand
and Neich counters with a nice uppercut.
Harvey lands a nice shot that snaps Neich's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Neich misses with a hook.
Harvey cracks Neich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey slips under a jab.
Harvey slips a straight right by Neich.
Harvey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Neich defends it well.
Harvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harvey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harvey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Neich throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.
Neich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harvey to score with a decent uppercut.
Harvey stuns Neich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neich scrambles back to his feet.
Neich connects with a single shot there.
Harvey defending well as Neich loads up on a big left hand.
Harvey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Neich had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Neich walks into a straight right hand from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
Neich is looking to counter punch.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Neich's hands.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Neich is just out of range.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Neich.
Neich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harvey slips a jab from Neich.
Neich lands a really nice looking cross but Harvey seems unphased.
Neich misses with a looping right.
Neich throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Harvey.
Neich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neich looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Neich is just out of range.
Harvey walks into a straight right hand from Neich.
Nice uppercut lands for Harvey. That snapped Neich's head back.
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neich.
Neich throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Neich misses its intended target.
Neich moves away from the strike by Harvey.
Neich misses with a hook. Harvey ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Harvey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neich looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Neich throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.
Harvey jabs at Neich's body.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Neich avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Neich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Neich misses.
Nice cross by Harvey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey misses the jab.
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neich misses with a hook.
Harvey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harvey scores with a jab to the body.
Neich throws a good cross that connects.
Harvey throws a body punch but Neich moves out of range.
Neich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neich slips under a jab from Harvey.
Harvey cracks Neich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Harvey throws the left hand but Neich avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Neich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Neich.
Harvey misses with a wild combination.
Neich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Neich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Neich moved out of range.
Neich throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Neich is looking to counter punch.
Harvey lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Neich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Neich looks to land a right hand but Harvey moved out of range.
Harvey takes one to the chin there.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alec Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left lands for Harvey.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Neich moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Harvey. Those never looked like landing.
Harvey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harvey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harvey throws a shot to the body.
Neich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neich scores with a sloppy right hand. Harvey should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Neich loads up on a big right hand but Harvey slips the punch.
A lazy left from Neich finds it's target.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neich manages to avoid it.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Harvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Neich might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Harvey scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey throws a right and a left that Neich avoids nicely.
Harvey moves away from the strike by Neich.
Neich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neich lands an overhand right.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Neich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Neich misses.
Neich misses with a looping right.
Harvey thuds his right hand into Neich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Neich looks to land a right hand but Harvey moved out of range.
Harvey misses the body punch
and Neich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey misses with a looping left.
Neich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harvey. Harvey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Neich misses with a looping right.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Neich ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Harvey.
Neich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harvey has time to react.
Neich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neich.
Harvey misses with a lunging right hand
and Neich counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich throws a looping overhand right but Harvey ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Harvey.
A jab from Neich misses.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Neich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harvey throws a right hand that Neich ducks under and follows up with a left that Neich also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Neich misses the target.
Harvey throws a one two combo.
Neich throws a hook but Harvey blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Neich. That snapped Harvey's head back.
Harvey throws a body punch but Neich moves out of range.
Harvey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Neich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harvey scrambles back to his feet.
Harvey tests Neich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Neich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harvey throws a sloppy body shot
and Neich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvey takes a swing at Neich's ribcage but misses.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neich looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Harvey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neich doesn't seem phased though.
Neich lands a jab to the nose.
Neich moves forwards but Harvey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harvey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harvey works Neich's body with a nice hook.
Neich throws a hook to the side of Harvey's head but Harvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Harvey.
Neich throws a hook to the side of Harvey's head but Harvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Neich throws a good cross that connects.
Neich moves out of range as Harvey strikes.
Neich throws a hook but Harvey blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Neich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Neich.
Harvey throws an off balance right hand
and Neich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harvey's head.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
Harvey lands a jab to the head.
Harvey connects with a nice looking jab.
Neich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Neich moved out of range.
Neich is looking to counter punch.
Harvey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neich.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey throws a body punch but Neich moves out of range.
Neich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harvey misses with a right hand
and Neich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neich looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey lands a nice hook to Neich's body. Neich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvey moves out of range as Neich strikes.
A big left from Neich misses.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Neich throwing a counter right hand but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Harvey.
A big left from Neich misses.
Harvey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neich in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey connects with a crisp jab.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neich was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Neich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alec Harvey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Neich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harvey swinging wildly here.
Neich walks into a left hand.
Neich looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Neich throws a looping overhand right but Harvey ducks down to avoid it.
Harvey staying out of range there.
Harvey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harvey connects with a body shot that sends Neich's belly button to the back.
Harvey throws a body shot but no joy.
Neich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Neich misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey moves out of range as Neich strikes.
Harvey misses with a wild combination.
Neich looks to land a right hand but Harvey moved out of range.
Neich needs to keep his hands up - Harvey had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Harvey coming out on top.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neich.
Harvey blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Harvey misses.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neich doesn't seem bothered though.
Harvey cracks Neich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harvey slips a straight right by Neich.
Neich lands with a right hand.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neich.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neich was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Neich misses with a hook. Harvey ducked under it nicely.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Neich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey throws a shot from downtown. Neich moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Neich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich throws a hook but Harvey blocks it.
Neich throws a hook to the side of Harvey's head but Harvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neich ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Harvey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harvey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neich.
Harvey throws a sloppy body shot
and Neich counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Neich does it's job there.
Harvey misses with a hook to the body
letting Neich counter with a right hand.
Neich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Neich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harvey throws a jab when Neich was well out of range.
Neich misses with a straight right.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harvey misses with a few strikes there.
Neich misses with a looping left.
Harvey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harvey misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Neich - just one landing.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces Neich off the cage and back into range.
Neich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Harvey slips a straight right by Neich.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Neich saw that one coming.
Neich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Neich loads up on a big right hand but Harvey slips the punch.
Neich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harvey.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Harvey misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Neich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvey takes a swing at Neich's ribcage but misses.
Harvey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Neich slips a straight right by Harvey.
A telegraphed right hand from Neich misses the target.
Harvey feints the counter takedown.
The crowd cheers as Harvey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neich doesn't seem phased though.
Jab from Neich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neich looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces Neich off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neich walks into a left hand.
Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Neich's shoulder, as Neich tries to avoid the shot.
Harvey lands an overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Neich.
Harvey scores with a hook.
Neich throws an overhand right that lands on Harvey's shoulder, as Harvey tries to avoid the shot.
Harvey scores with a jab to the body.
Neich lands a jab to the nose.
Harvey misses the jab.
Harvey misses with an uppercut.
Neich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harvey blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey misses with an uppercut
and Neich counters with a stiff right hand.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Neich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lester Neich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neich throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Neich is looking to counter punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harvey 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Harvey!
Alec Harvey got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon Bowser (ranked 2893 p4p, 1947 weight class) and Bjorg Fjordlinginsson (ranked 354 p4p, 262 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bowser might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tommy Cash - Racked. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bowser
vs
Fjordlinginsson

181 cm
21
145
6 - 5 - 0

169 cm
36
136
21 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorg Fjordlinginsson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowser scores with a nice right hand.
Bowser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fjordlinginsson fails with the takedown.

Fjordlinginsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Fjordlinginsson is looking for a kimura here.

Bowser looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bowser manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Bowser working for submissions but it's allowed Fjordlinginsson to get to half guard.
Fjordlinginsson blocks the strikes from Bowser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser is in trouble now - Fjordlinginsson has advanced to mount!

Bowser defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fjordlinginsson.
Fjordlinginsson unloads with some shots from mount but Bowser bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowser is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bowser knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fjordlinginsson on the ground.

Fjordlinginsson looking to secure an arm triangle but Bowser defends it well.
Fjordlinginsson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bowser is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fjordlinginsson has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Bowser is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bjorg Fjordlinginsson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Michel (ranked 800 p4p, 1826 weight class) and Jach Bresnar (ranked 109 p4p, 247 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Michel
vs
Bresnar

175 cm
28
169
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
165
6 - 3 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryce Michel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jach Bresnar!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bresnar does no damage.
Michel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bresnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bresnar's waist but Bresnar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michel off to one side.
Bresnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Michel.
Michel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Michel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bresnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Michel somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Michel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bresnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bresnar moves into range and clinches up with Michel.

Michel wants the takedown. Bresnar is fighting it off but Michel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bresnar's guard against the cage.
Michel wants to control from the top but Bresnar keeps moving.
Michel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bresnar is keeping the position for now.
Bresnar wants to stand and escape but Michel is having none of it.
Michel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Michel looking to sit in guard and control but Bresnar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Michel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Michel is trying to keep Bresnar in close.

Michel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bresnar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bresnar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Michel is trying to control the position but Bresnar postures up.

Michel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Michel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bresnar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michel is trying to control the position but Bresnar postures up.

Michel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bresnar is aware though and is defending well.

Michel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bresnar defends it easily.
Bresnar wants to stand but Michel is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Michel is looking for a triangle here but Bresnar uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bresnar tries to stand but Michel is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michel struggling a bit here.
Bresnar wants to stand but Michel has his arm trapped.
Michel struggling a bit here.
Michel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bresnar tries to stand but Michel is controlling his head.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

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.
Michel is looking to regain half guard here but Bresnar keeps moving and retains side control.

Bresnar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A combination from Bresnar does no damage.

Michel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bresnar won't allow Michel to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bresnar tries to kick Michel off but Michel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Michel is taking a breather. Bresnar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Michel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bresnar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jach Bresnar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Michel gets a double leg takedown into Bresnar's guard.
Bresnar keeping moving, preventing Michel from controlling successfully.
Michel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Michel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bresnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bresnar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bresnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bresnar throws a right hand that Michel ducks under and follows up with a left that Michel also avoids with ease.
Bresnar with a nice cross.
Bresnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bresnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bresnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bresnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bresnar leaves Michel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bresnar lands a jab to the nose.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bresnar misses with a looping left.

Michel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bresnar on his heels. He'll look to pass Bresnar's guard now, I'm sure.
Michel looking to pass the guard.
Michel stops Bresnar from standing up.
Bresnar keeping full guard, as Michel tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bresnar wants to stand and escape but Michel is having none of it.
Michel wants to control from the top but Bresnar keeps moving.
Our spies down at at whitey's gym inform us that Bresnar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bresnar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Michel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Michel darts in looking for a takedown but Bresnar gets double underhooks and turns Michel into the cage.
Bresnar looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Michel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bresnar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Bresnar clinches up with Michel and pushes him back against the cage.
Michel looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Michel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bresnar pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bresnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michel is trying to drag Bresnar to the mat but Bresnar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bresnar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Michel tries to score a body lock takedown but Bresnar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bresnar stalling.

Bresnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michel tries to clinch up.
Bryce Michel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bresnar stalks Michel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Michel's face. Michel staggers backwards, shaken.
Jach Bresnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bresnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michel wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michel shoots in for a takedown but Bresnar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Michel is defended easily by Bresnar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jach Bresnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Michel needs to keep his hands up - Bresnar had a free shot at his head there.
Bresnar digs a good hook to Michel's body.
Bresnar lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Bresnar does no damage.
Michel slips a jab and a cross from Bresnar.
Bresnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bresnar throws a sloppy head kick and Michel moves out of range easily.
Bresnar with a nice cross.
Bresnar throws a hook but Michel blocks it.
Bresnar misses with a looping right.
Michel attempts a counter takedown but Bresnar avoids it well and moves away.
Michel tries for a takedown but Bresnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jach Bresnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bresnar with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Michel or perhaps it was just good defense by Bresnar, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Bresnar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Michel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bresnar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Michel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michel looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bresnar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Michel looking to slow down the pace here.
Michel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bresnar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bresnar stops a takedown attempt from Michel.
Michel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bresnar pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Bresnar manages to break the clinch.
Bresnar cracks a nice hook into Michel's ribs.
Michel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bresnar counters by clinching up.

Bresnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bresnar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bresnar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bresnar connects with a nice looking jab.

Bresnar sends Michel crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bresnar is motioning to the referee to let Michel up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Michel is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bresnar is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Michel flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Michel is out cold! Bresnar holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jach Bresnar!
Jach Bresnar is the new lightweight champion!