MFC 14 - Resolutions PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Savage
vs
Fisher

180 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Savage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fisher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Savage misses with a straight left.
Savage moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fisher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savage lands with a right that hurts Fisher. Fisher looks to clinch but Savage throws a short knee that drops Fisher. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Damian Savage!

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A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tron Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Copley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug Copley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Boom
vs
Copley

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tron Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Copley!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Boom or perhaps it was just good defense by Copley which made him look bad.
Boom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Copley tries to avoid it but Boom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Copley to the ground. Copley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Copley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boom.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Copley! Boom is out on his feet! Copley rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Boom is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Boom is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Copley!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lakanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jazz Caparison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lakanik
vs
Caparison

191 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lakanik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jazz Caparison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakanik doesn't manage to clinch there - Caparison circles away.
Caparison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caparison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lakanik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caparison is looking to clinch but Lakanik is avoiding it.
Caparison swats away the attempt to clinch by Lakanik.
Lakanik misses with a head kick.
Lakanik throws a leg kick but Caparison checks it.
Lakanik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caparison's sensitive parts.
Lakanik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Lakanik drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lakanik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caparison looking to control.

Caparison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lakanik looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparison being controlled here, momentarily.

Lakanik stands up and waves to Caparison to follow him.

Lakanik takes the fight into the clinch.

Lakanik breaks from the clinch.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lakanik is looking to land body kicks.
Lakanik is looking to clinch but Caparison is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lakanik pushes Caparison up against the cage in a clinch.
Lakanik has Caparison pressed against the cage.

Lakanik breaks from the clinch.
Lakanik tries to clinch but Caparison moves out of range.
Lakanik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caparison with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lakanik counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lakanik feints and then cracks Caparison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caparison down.

Caparison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lakanik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caparison is one step ahead there.
Caparison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Caparison is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lakanik is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lakanik has escaped and now he's on top!
Caparison looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lakanik gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lakanik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lakanik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caparison paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lakanik takes the fight into the clinch.
Caparison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Lakanik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lakanik is looking to clinch.
John Lakanik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caparison avoids the head kick by Lakanik.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lakanik shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Caparison is trying to defend but Lakanik finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Caparison is trying to stand back up but Lakanik is controlling him
Caparison wants to get back to full guard.

Lakanik decides to return to a standing position.
Caparison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lakanik counters by clinching up.
John Lakanik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jazz Caparison.
Lakanik lands a knee to the body.
Lakanik lands an elbow inside that Caparison shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lakanik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caparison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caparison misses with a takedown attempt

and Lakanik counters with a shoot takedown. Caparison fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lakanik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lakanik moves in looking to clinch but Caparison pushes him off.
Lakanik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caparison.
Lakanik throws a body kick that misses.

Lakanik gets a clinch.
Caparison tries to pull guard but Lakanik holds him up against the cage and eventually Caparison drops back down to his feet.
Caparison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lakanik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lakanik has clasped his hands together around Caparison's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lakanik is staying tight to Caparison's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Caparison wants to control but Lakanik postures up.
Caparison is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lakanik has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lakanik decides to stand back up. Lakanik steps back and let's Caparison get back to his feet.
Caparison checks a leg kick.
John Lakanik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caparison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
John Lakanik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jazz Caparison.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lakanik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lakanik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Lakanik moves into range and clinches up with Caparison.
Caparison working hard to break the clinch.
Lakanik displaying some good clinch control by pressing Caparison up against the cage.
Lakanik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lakanik.

Lakanik has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Caparison clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Lakanik. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caparison just trying to survive but Lakanik is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lakanik is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
John Lakanik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caparison trying to get back to his feet but Lakanik is in full control for now.
Caparison rolls, trying to escape but Lakanik keeps control of the position.
Lakanik will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Caparison trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caparison might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lakanik kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
What can Caparison do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Caparison wants to get back to his feet.
I would not like to be Caparison right now.
Caparison rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

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.
Caparison trying to control from the bottom.
Lakanik landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lakanik working over Caparison with some ground and pound. Caparison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Caparison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lakanik pulls his head out easily.
Lakanik sitting and controlling from the half guard.

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

John Lakanik dominated that second round.
That's time! Lakanik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Caparison tries to keep at a distance but Lakanik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lakanik lands a knee to the body.

Lakanik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caparison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lakanik counters with a solid body kick.

Lakanik rushes Caparison and presses him up against the cage.

Lakanik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lakanik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lakanik connects with a high kick.

Lakanik clinches.
Lakanik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caparison can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caparison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lakanik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Lakanik breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Lakanik.
Caparison misses with a takedown

and Lakanik counters by clinching up.
John Lakanik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jazz Caparison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakanik holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Lakanik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lakanik is looking to clinch.
Lakanik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caparison misses with a takedown attempt
and Lakanik counters with a head kick. That will keep Caparison thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lakanik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caparison's head.
Caparison with a poor takedown
and Lakanik counters with an outside leg kick.
Lakanik clinches but Caparison breaks the clinch

and Caparison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Caparison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lakanik is keeping the position for now.
Lakanik is pulling down on Caparison's head. It's preventing any offense from Caparison, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik wants to get back to his feet but Caparison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Caparison wants to control from the top but Lakanik keeps moving.
Caparison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lakanik is keeping the position for now.
Caparison wants to control from the top but Lakanik keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lakanik holds on and takes a little breather.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Caparison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lakanik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lakanik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caparison is fending him off so far but Lakanik persists. Nope, Caparison circles away and we're back to standing.
Caparison shoots and misses
and Lakanik counters with a big head kick but Caparison shrugs it off.
Caparison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Caparison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lakanik but Lakanik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lakanik fails with a takedown attempt.
Caparison tries for a takedown but Lakanik circles away easily
and Lakanik makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Caparison.
Caparison is looking to clinch but Lakanik is avoiding it.
Caparison shoots in for a double leg but Lakanik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Lakanik closes the distance and pushes Caparison back into the cage.
Jazz Caparison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caparison is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lakanik gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Lakanik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lakanik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lakanik fails with an attempt to clinch.
John Lakanik is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caparison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lakanik. Lakanik obviously looking to wear him down.
Lakanik lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caparison takes a step back to recover.
Caparison tried to score with a low kick but Lakanik checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Lakanik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lakanik 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

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

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Lucatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Kasper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlo Lucatelli's chin.

Kasper
vs
Lucatelli

188 cm
24
212 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

186 cm
23
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Kasper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlo Lucatelli!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasper closes the distance and clinches up with Lucatelli, looking for a takedown. Kasper pushes Lucatelli against the cage but Lucatelli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lucatelli keeps the fight on the outside.

Kasper shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lucatelli manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Kasper has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lucatelli to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kasper is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lucatelli pulls down on the head and he's put Kasper to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlo Lucatelli!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Nowicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nowicki
vs
St James

179 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
186 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

New York Style Inventory $8 Sale

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Nowicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ St James!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James dodges the punch combination from Nowicki.
St James ducks under a wild hook from Nowicki.

Nowicki gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Nowicki breaks from the clinch.
St James throws a hook to the side of Nowicki's head but Nowicki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for St James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nowicki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St James misses with a hook. Nowicki ducked under it nicely.
St James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nowicki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Nowicki moves into range and clinches up with St James.

Nowicki breaks from the clinch.
St James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nowicki misses with a series of wild punches.
Nowicki throws a right and a left that both miss.
St James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nowicki slips a jab and a cross from St James.
St James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nowicki.
St James takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St James fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from St James misses its intended target.
Nowicki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nowicki connects with a superb combination that knocks St James out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Nowicki before he can land any more shots to the unconscious St James!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bob Nowicki!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and angel rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by 4 In the Morning. angel rivera told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Thomas
vs
rivera

188 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition
Deadly Clothing

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, angel rivera!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rivera fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but rivera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
rivera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
rivera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but rivera seems unphased.
Thomas lunges at rivera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by rivera's hand.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas catches rivera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
rivera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas lands a nice hook to rivera's body. rivera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas works over rivera's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
rivera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
rivera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
rivera misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
rivera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
angel rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but rivera swivels and escapes.
Thomas stuns rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
rivera looks gassed!
Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches rivera on the side of the head.
Thomas jabs at rivera's body.
rivera walks into a left hand.
Thomas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
rivera looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Jab from Thomas.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Thomas connects with a body shot.
rivera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
rivera checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab lands there for Thomas.
rivera takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Thomas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for rivera!

Thomas working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. rivera looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Thomas! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jose Thomas!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Fisher
vs
Beswicke

180 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

186 cm
20
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braylon Beswicke!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beswicke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Beswicke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Beswicke breaks from the clinch.

Beswicke moves into the clinch.

Beswicke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Beswicke misses its intended target.
Beswicke punishes Fisher's body with a nice straight punch.
Fisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beswicke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fisher's knee momentarily.
Fisher throws a sloppy head kick
and Beswicke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Beswicke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher misses with some punches.
Beswicke pushes Fisher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beswicke slowing the pace effectively.

Beswicke breaks the clinch.
Beswicke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Nice shot by Beswicke.
A telegraphed right hand from Fisher misses the target.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beswicke moves away.
Fisher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beswicke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fisher. That did some damage!
Beswicke throws a nice looking combination but Fisher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beswicke scores with a leg kick.
Beswicke scores with the left hand. Fisher knows he should have avoided that one.
Fisher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beswicke.
Fisher misses with a looping left.
Beswicke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beswicke lands a head kick. Fisher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Peter Fisher has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher tries to land a body kick

and Beswicke counters by clinching up.
Fisher misses with the head strike.

Beswicke manages to break the clinch.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher throws a right hand that Beswicke ducks under and follows up with a left that Beswicke also avoids with ease.
Beswicke cracks Fisher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fisher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fisher is breathing heavily.

Beswicke closes the distance and clinches.
Beswicke lands with a short shot to the head.
Beswicke lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Beswicke as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beswicke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Beswicke.
Beswicke throws a combination. Fisher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Fisher is rocked!

Beswicke moves into the clinch.
Beswicke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Beswicke.

Beswicke manages to break the clinch.
Fisher takes one to the chin there.
Oh Fisher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beswicke dances in with a quick combination. Fisher is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Beswicke snaps Fisher's head back. Fisher stumbles backwards against the cage. Beswicke steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Fisher's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Fisher just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Braylon Beswicke!

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C
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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 Donald Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Sunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Draper
vs
Sunny

188 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

White Gorilla Nutrition

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Draper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaun Sunny!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Draper. No joy for Sunny on that attempt.
Draper has his takedown stuffed

and Sunny counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sunny.
Sunny trying to control the position from guard on top but Draper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sunny advances to half guard.

Sunny is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Draper defends it well.
Draper tries to roll over but Sunny keeps him under control.
Sunny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Draper's head.

Sunny is trying to work for a kimura but Draper is defending well.
Draper tries to kick Sunny off but Sunny keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunny works his way into side control.
Draper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sunny on the ground.
Sunny working away.
Sunny fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sunny is working Draper over with some ground and pound from side control.
Draper is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Draper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Draper is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sunny asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sunny lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Draper can't do much from the bottom here.
Sunny in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sunny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draper keeps working.
Sunny moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Draper is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Sunny tries for a kimura but Draper is defending well.
Sunny looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper is not content to let Sunny control the position.
Draper wants to control but Sunny postures up.
I wouldn't like to be where Draper is right now.
Sunny wants to control but Draper is keeping him busy.

Sunny decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sunny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sunny throws a jab but it's blocked by Draper.
Draper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sunny as he jumps to the side.
Sunny has his takedown stuffed

and Draper counters with a takedown into side control.
Draper landing strikes.
Sunny stops Draper from passing to mount.
Draper lands some shots froms side control.
Draper lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sunny is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Draper is controlling him well.
Sunny is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Draper lands with a punch from half guard.

Draper is looking for a kimura but Sunny is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draper to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sunny shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Draper napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Draper prevents Sunny from improving position.
Draper holds on to Sunny's head and controls the position momentarily.
Sunny throws a strike aimed at the side of Draper's head but Draper avoids it well.
Draper is trying to get back to his feet.
Sunny is looking to take a break and control but Draper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sunny wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Draper manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunny passes to side control.
Draper is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sunny has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sunny in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Draper regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sunny's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Sunny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are battling for position here. Draper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Draper is trying to keep Sunny in close.
Sunny works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sunny is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Draper to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Draper keeping moving, preventing Sunny from controlling successfully.

Sunny is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Draper is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Draper has escaped and now he's on top!
Shaun Sunny has got the better of the ground game so far.
Draper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Draper is working Sunny over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Draper wants to control from the top but Sunny keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Draper passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sunny is looking to reverse the position.
Draper lands some shots froms side control.
Draper cracks Sunny with a big elbow.
Sunny takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Draper cracks Sunny with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sloppy strikes there by Draper.
Sunny is pushing Draper's head away, looking to escape. Draper manages to hold on to the position though.
Draper scores with a couple of short elbows.
Draper scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunny takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Draper cracks Sunny with a big right hand but Sunny just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Draper working the body and head with strikes.
Sunny is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Draper in side control lands a decent elbow.
Draper looks up at the clock and then as Sunny takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Draper smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sunny struggling a bit here.
Draper scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sunny tries to bench press Draper off him but Draper keeps the position.
Sunny looking for a sweep but Draper has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Draper working Sunny over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Draper dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Draper scores with a body shot.
Sunny doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Draper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sunny gets full guard.
Draper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sunny looking to control.
Draper prevents Sunny from getting back to his feet.
Draper wants to control from the top but Sunny keeps moving.
Sunny has momentary wrist control but Draper slips an elbow through the middle.
Draper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Draper lands a couple of digs.
Draper stops Sunny from standing up.

Draper gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Draper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sunny!
Sunny is looking to get to half guard.
Draper lands a nice shot to the head.
Sunny keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Draper working Sunny over with strikes here.
Sunny is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Draper is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper is landing with some decent strikes but Sunny is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Draper putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Draper in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sunny really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sunny is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sunny is in a horrible position here. Draper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sunny is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sunny is squirming around, avoiding Draper's attempts to control the action.
Draper scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sunny is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sunny tries to reverse the position but Draper maintains control.
Draper working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Draper cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Draper is working for a guillotine from mount but Sunny frees his head quite easily.
Draper lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sunny hang on?
Sunny is bucking up trying to escape but Draper cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sunny wants to control but Draper is having none of it.
Sunny tries to reverse the position but Draper maintains control.
Draper dominating with strikes here.
Sunny sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper lands with a punch from half guard.
Sunny tries to get to full guard but Draper has control of the leg.
Draper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sunny keeps working.
Draper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Draper throwing shots but Sunny is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Draper.
Draper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sunny gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sunny looking for a sweep. Not yet Sunny, not yet.
Draper throwing strikes from guard but Sunny blocks nicely.
Sunny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Draper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draper 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Draper!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture has chosen Hodges got KOd by a RANDY walking into the cage last night... as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hodges
vs
Couture

189 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

.: AFFAKETION :.
.: AFFAKETION :.

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hodges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hodges drives through with a takedown into guard.
Couture 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.
Hodges working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Couture's head.
Hodges postures up in Couture's guard and throws a big left but Couture blocks it.
Hodges 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.
Couture manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hodges manages to get himself to full guard.
Hodges not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Couture thows a big elbow that misses.
Couture with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hodges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Couture is one step ahead there.
Hodges lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Couture!
Hodges sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Couture really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges with good strikes from the mount here!
Couture regains half guard.
Couture is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hodges is thwarting Couture's attempts to control the position.
Hodges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Couture does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hodges wants to pass to mount but Couture is defending the position.
Couture keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Couture can do anything to dispel that myth.
Couture is looking to improve his position.

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.
Couture avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hodges.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Couture throws a body punch but Hodges moves out of range.
Hodges avoids a punch combination nicely.
Couture drops his hands momentarily and Hodges takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Couture throws a right and a left that both miss.
Couture is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hodges sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Couture takes a jab right on the kisser.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hodges slips a jab and a cross from Couture.
Hodges ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hodges misses with a low kick.
Hodges throws a jab when Couture was well out of range.
Hodges cracks Couture with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Hodges misses its intended target.
Hodges slips a jab and a cross from Couture.
Hodges lands with a good body shot.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Hodges moved out of range nicely.
Hodges cracks a nice hook into Couture's ribs.
Hodges connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hodges is defended easily by Couture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Couture.
Hodges bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hodges cracks Couture with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hodges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Couture swinging wildly here.
Hodges scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodges connects with a good right hand that stumbles Couture. Couture circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No joy there for Hodges, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hodges throws a combination. Couture tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Couture staying out of range there.
Hodges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hodges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hodges misses with the combination.
Couture looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Couture takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Couture fails to land with a series of punches.
Couture cracks Hodges with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hodges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Hodges moved out of range nicely.
Hodges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couture.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Hodges slips under a jab from Couture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Couture swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hodges counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hodges slips a straight right by Couture.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hodges connects with a nice looking jab.
Hodges closes this distance looking for a takedown but Couture circles away.
Hodges scores with a one two! Couture had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hodges.
Couture avoids a punch combination nicely.
Couture shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice straight punches there by Hodges. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hodges.
Hodges blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couture.
Hodges staying out of range there.
Couture might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hodges shoots in for a takedown but Couture shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hodges bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Couture's head backwards.
Hodges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Hodges looks to land a combination but Couture avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hodges shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Couture prevents any damage by holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hodges dominating with strikes here.
Hodges avoids the attempt from Couture to control.
Couture is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Couture is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hodges looking to control but Couture is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hodges is landing with some decent strikes but Couture is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hodges lands a big shot there that rocks Couture but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Couture sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Couture tries to roll over but Hodges keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying to control but can't.
Couture is staying active underneath Hodges, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hodges wants to pass to mount but Couture is defending the position.
Hodges is thwarting Couture's attempts to control the position.
Hodges wants to control but Couture is keeping him busy.
Couture is looking to improve his position.
Couture is in trouble now - Hodges has advanced to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couture wants to control but Hodges is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodges looking to finish Couture with some ground and pound. This is bad for Couture!
Couture is looking to improve his position but Hodges isn't that keen on the idea.
Couture is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hodges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Couture holds on for dear life, controlling Hodges's posture momentarily.

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.
Hodges trying to control but Couture is having none of it.
Couture is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture wants to control but Hodges is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hodges lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hodges looking to control but Couture is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Hodges dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Couture throws a right and a left that Hodges avoids nicely.
Couture misses with the combination.
Hodges connects with a right hand. Couture shakes it off.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hodges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Couture throws a series of punches but Hodges avoids them all with ease.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Hodges moves away and avoids it.
Couture throws a series of punches but Hodges moves out of range.
Jab by Hodges.
Couture throws a sloppy body shot
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hodges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Couture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodges misses with a looping left.
Couture misses with a double jab
and Hodges counters with a nice body shot.
Couture takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Couture moves forwards but Hodges connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Couture throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hodges closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Couture wants to control but Hodges is keeping busy.
Hodges wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
Couture is looking to improve his position.
Couture really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hodges. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Couture has hold of Hodges's hands but Hodges slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Couture gets full guard.
Hodges showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hodges trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Couture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hodges tries to free his leg and advance position but Couture is retaining full guard.
Hodges throwing strikes from guard but Couture blocks nicely.
Couture is trying to control the position but Hodges postures up.
Hodges in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couture misses with a double jab
and Hodges counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hodges avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Randy Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hodges scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hodges throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Couture was covering up waiting for the punch and Hodges finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Couture has control of Hodges's left arm, preventing Hodges from doing any damage.
Couture manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Couture looking to finish with strikes here!
Couture working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Hodges slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Justin Hodges overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Couture is pressing down on Hodges's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hodges is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture throwing shots but Hodges is blocking nicely.
Couture throwing shots but Hodges is blocking nicely.
Hodges tries to kick Couture off but Couture keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Couture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Couture lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hodges circles away quickly and effectively.
Couture fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Couture misses with a hook. Hodges ducked under it nicely.
Hodges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hodges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hodges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Couture has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hodges scores with a nice strike.
Randy Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Couture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Hodges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hodges 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Hodges!

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sky Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Stonez of Christ. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jordan Jones enters the cage!

Bishop
vs
Jones

188 cm
24
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

187 cm
20
212 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sky Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones misses with the combination.
Bishop clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Jones goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bishop turns into him and now he's in Jones's guard.
Bishop seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.

That's two 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.

Jones working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bishop has passed into half guard!
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Bishop has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jordan Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Bishop was not able to check.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bishop as he jumps to the side.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Jones wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Good shot there by Bishop.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sky Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones moves out of range as Bishop strikes.
A jab lands there for Bishop.
Bishop misses with a two punch combination.
Bishop misses the jab.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Bishop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Bishop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bishop moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Bishop cracks Jones with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bishop is struggling to control the position.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Bishop avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Bishop is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones wants to stall.
Bishop just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop stalling against the cage.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Bishop gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
Bishop leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bishop gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sky Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Bishop shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Bishop is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bishop has his back to the cage.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bishop seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Bishop prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bishop's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bishop digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bishop trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bishop into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sky Bishop.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Bishop is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Bishop has Jones pressed against the cage.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bishop effectively controlling the action here.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Bishop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bishop controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sky Bishop dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bishop lands with a cross.

Bishop forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Bishop tries to tie him up.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
Come on Bishop - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Bishop.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bishop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bishop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Bishop stalling the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Bishop tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sky Bishop.
Bishop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Bishop.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Bishop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Bishop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bishop counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jordan Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Bishop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Bishop misses.
A big left from Bishop misses.
Bishop tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Bishop tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bishop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Sky Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jones.

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.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Bishop misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones closes the distance but Bishop moves to the side
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bishop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bishop lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into rage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sky Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bishop 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sky Bishop!