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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Phant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and billy westcott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). billy westcott is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Phant
vs
westcott

177 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
165 lbs
7 - 10 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ollie Phant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, billy westcott!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Phant gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Phant.
Phant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Phant throws an elbow but it misses.
Phant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but westcott has him pressed against the ropes.
A short left from westcott.
westcott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phant blocks it with crossed arms.
Phant lands a right hand.
westcott is trying to break the clinch but Phant is controlling him.
Phant drops to a knee looking for a takedown but westcott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Phant scores with a nice hook to the head.

westcott breaks from the clinch.
westcott misses with a two punch combination.
Phant throws a combination that misses

and westcott counters by moving into the clinch.
westcott scores with a shot to the side of Phant's head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Phant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

westcott breaks the clinch.
westcott misses with the combination.
Phant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phant misses with a double jab
and westcott counters with a three punch combo that has Phant backing up. Phant nods at westcott to acknowledge the strikes.
Phant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Phant misses
and westcott counters with a one-two to the body.
westcott circles away from the clinch attempt
letting westcott counter with a right hand.
Phant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

westcott closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Phant did well to prevent westcott getting side control.
Phant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Phant tries to get out of the position.
westcott wants to stand up but Phant has a hold of him and won't allow it.

westcott is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phant sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
westcott is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Phant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for westcott on the ground.
Phant is trying to control but westcott manages to pass to mount!
westcott avoids the attempt from Phant to control.
westcott lands with some strikes.

Phant is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phant takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! westcott's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). billy westcott!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Markson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Montana
vs
Markson

183 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Markson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markson misses with a double jab.
Montana swings for the body but Markson moves out of range.
Montana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markson.
Markson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markson throws a series of strikes that have Montana backpedaling.

Montana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Montana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Montana misses with a head shot.
Montana lands a nice shot to the head.
Markson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Montana.

Montana looking for a guillotine from mount but Markson is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana unloading with bombs!

Markson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Markson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Montana around the waist but Montana pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Montana is the winner by TKO! Montana jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Montana!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and raven austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jones
vs
austin

168 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, raven austin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
austin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the ropes.

It looks like Mike Jones has been cut.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Jones is rocked!
austin stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
austin misses with a two punch combination.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch combination from austin misses.
austin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
austin throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Jones stumbling backwards into the ropes! Jones bounces back off the ropes towards austin, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! austin lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! austin celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). raven austin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dark Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ivan lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Slide
vs
lee

166 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dark Slide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ivan lee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lee scores with a jab to the head.
lee scores with a nice strike.
lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Slide, before circling back to the center of the mat.
lee lands a high kick!
Slide has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Slide's head.
Slide tries for a takedown but lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
lee lands a head shot.
Slide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by lee.
lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
lee throws a head kick that Slide semi-blocks.
lee lands a nice hook to Slide's body. Slide takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slide takes a kick to the side of the head.

Slide is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from lee! Slide is out on his feet! lee rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Slide is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Slide is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ivan lee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darth Nihilist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darth Nihilist has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nihilist
vs
Steele

174 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
135 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Future Pharmaceuticals-Q150 for $40

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darth Nihilist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Steele!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nihilist blocks a head kick by Steele.
Nihilist misses with a takedown attempt - Steele sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

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

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

Nihilist is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steele defends it well.
Nihilist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nihilist is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nihilist tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steele knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nihilist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nihilist stalling away here and it's allowed Steele to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Steele trying to keep a closed guard but Nihilist is proving a slippery customer.
Steele is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steele is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Nihilist stands and steps away. Steele gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No luck for Nihilist with that takedown attempt.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele throws a jab when Nihilist was well out of range.
Steele throws a head kick that Nihilist semi-blocks.
Nihilist swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nihilist paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Nihilist 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.

Nihilist postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Steele is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nihilist, into his guard.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nihilist pushes Steele off and gets back to his feet.
Nihilist keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Nihilist.

Nihilist drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Nihilist is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steele knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nihilist tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Steele sneaks back into half guard.
Nihilist looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steele with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nihilist is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Steele!
Steele wants to get back to his feet.
Nihilist trying to control but Steele is having none of it.

Nihilist swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Steele is now in Nihilist's guard. A big mistake from Nihilist there, giving up the dominant position!
Steele throwing strikes but missing.

That's six 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.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Nihilist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nihilist is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nihilist wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Steele is now in half guard.
Steele prevents Nihilist from standing back up.

Steele escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tiger Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele throws a head kick but Nihilist moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steele moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nihilist.
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Nihilist finds it's way through Steele's defenses.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele wants to clinch up but Nihilist keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Nihilist or perhaps it was just good defense by Steele which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Nihilist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele tries to bum rush Nihilist with a series of wild strikes but Nihilist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steele tries to clinch up but Nihilist circles away and keeps his distance.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Steele lands but Nihilist takes it in his stride.

Nihilist shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nihilist was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Steele looks gassed!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nihilist cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nihilist cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nihilist fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Nihilist jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Steele is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Steele and Nihilist has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nihilist controlling the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Nihilist working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nihilist throws a strike aimed at the side of Steele's head but Steele avoids it well.

Nihilist is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steele has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nihilist works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Nihilist dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nihilist is defended easily by Steele.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Nihilist bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Steele avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nihilist.

Nihilist is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steele has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steele is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nihilist stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Nihilist swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Nihilist throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steele.
Nihilist lands with an uppercut that bounces Steele off the ropes and back into rage.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Steele clinches up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Nihilist tries to score a body lock takedown but Steele shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nihilist fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Nihilist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nihilist goes for a takedown attempt but Steele pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Nihilist shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nihilist was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nihilist goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Steele is on top in guard.
Steele thows a big elbow that misses.
Nihilist might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nihilist wants to stand and escape but Steele is having none of it.
Nihilist is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steele wants to get up but he can't break Nihilist's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nihilist trying to control the position.
Nihilist is wriggling around but Steele manages to pass to half guard.
Nihilist is trying to stand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Nihilist looking for submissions off his back.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nihilist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darth Nihilist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nihilist tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steele swivels and escapes.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiger Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Steele as Nihilist shoots in.
Steele wants to clinch up but Nihilist keeps it at a distance.
Steele tries to clinch there but Nihilist circles away.
Steele misses with a straight left.

Nihilist drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Steele is trying to get back to his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nihilist passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Steele!
Nihilist trying to control but Steele is having none of it.

Nihilist swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Steele is now in Nihilist's guard. A big mistake from Nihilist there, giving up the dominant position!
Nihilist is controlling Steele's posture.

Steele is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's six 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.

Nihilist had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Steele defends it easily.

Steele avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nihilist thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Steele is standing up over Nihilist. Nihilist looks to escape but Steele dives into side control.

Steele decides to stand back up. Steele steps back and let's Nihilist get back to his feet.
Nihilist swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Nihilist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!

Nihilist shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nihilist was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Steele is squirming around, avoiding Nihilist's attempts to control the action.
Steele regains half guard.
Steele moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Steele is looking for a triangle here but Nihilist uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking for a sweep.
Steele is not content to let Nihilist control the position.
Nihilist prevents Steele from escaping the position.
Steele is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nihilist trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Darth Nihilist!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Darth Nihilist!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Darth Nihilist!

Darth Nihilist wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Blanche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Clarksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ron Clarksson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Blanche
vs
Clarksson

180 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Blanche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Clarksson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanche swats away the attempt to clinch by Clarksson.
Clarksson throws a sloppy head kick and Blanche moves out of range easily.
Clarksson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blanche.
Clarksson looks to land a right hand but Blanche moved out of range.
Clarksson works the jab nicely.
Blanche fails with a takedown attempt.
Blanche blocks a head kick by Clarksson.
Clarksson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clarksson throws a head kick but Blanche moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Clarksson - just one landing.

Blanche is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clarksson's half guard.
Blanche thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clarksson is looking to control Blanche's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarksson avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanche thows a huge punch but Clarksson dodges it nicely.
Blanche wants to take a breather but Clarksson is having none of it.
Clarksson wants to get back to his feet.

Blanche is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Clarksson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clarksson.

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.
Blanche throws a big right hand that misses.
Blanche 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clarksson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ron Clarksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

A big head kick from Clarksson and Blanche is sent sprawling to the canvas!

It looks like Jason Blanche has been cut.
Blanche is breathing heavily.
Blanche avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Blanche has his foot on Clarksson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clarksson works his way back into a safe position though.
Clarksson looking to pass the guard.
Blanche wants to sweep here but Clarksson controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanche is trying to control the position but Clarksson postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blanche wants to improve his position but instead Clarksson has moved into half guard.
Clarksson works his way into side control.

Clarksson decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarksson moves in looking to clinch but Blanche pushes him off.
Blanche slips a jab and a cross from Clarksson.

Clarksson closes the distance and pushes Blanche back into the ropes.
Clarksson lands a nice knee to the body.
Blanche wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Blanche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarksson scores a nice knee to the body.

Clarksson breaks the clinch.
Blanche rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarksson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clarksson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clarksson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blanche.
Clarksson throws a head kick that misses.
Blanche takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blanche blocks a head kick by Clarksson.
The fighters circling - Blanche throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clarksson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Clarksson closes the distance and pushes Blanche back into the ropes.
Clarksson crunches a lovely knee into Blanche's ribcage.
Clarksson lands an elbow just above Blanche 's eye.
Clarksson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanche's defenses.

Clarksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blanche swats away the attempt to clinch by Clarksson.
Clarksson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blanche.
Clarksson tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Clarksson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blanche, pushing him back against the ropes.

Clarksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clarksson tries to clinch but Blanche moves out of range.
Clarksson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clarksson throws a low kick, looking for Blanche's leg but Blanche calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clarksson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanche blocks a head kick by Clarksson.
Horrible takedown by Blanche or perhaps it was just good defense by Clarksson which made him look bad.
Clarksson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blanche paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blanche throws a lazy head kick
and Clarksson counters with a head kick.
Clarksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blanche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clarksson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanche gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Clarksson counters with a series of strikes. Blanche will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick by Clarksson misses
and Blanche counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clarksson thinking.
Blanche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Blanche, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blanche is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clarksson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clarksson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanche works over Clarksson's head and body with a nice combination.
Clarksson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clarksson tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Blanche scores with a takedown into Clarksson's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blanche with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clarksson wants to sweep here but Blanche controlling him for the moment.
Blanche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clarksson has momentary wrist control but Blanche slips an elbow through the middle.
Blanche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blanche throws a big right hand that misses.
Blanche looking to pass the guard.
Blanche throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clarksson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blanche staying out of range there.
Clarksson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blanche.
Clarksson tries to clinch up but Blanche circles away and keeps his distance.
Blanche circles away from the clinch attempt

and Blanche counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clarksson!
Blanche working the ground and pound effectively.
Blanche scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanche avoids the attempt from Clarksson to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Clarksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Blanche's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Clarksson avoids the body shot from Blanche.
Blanche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clarksson doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanche circles away.
Blanche lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ron Clarksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clarksson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clarksson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clarksson tries a head kick but it misses.
Clarksson tries to clinch up.
Clarksson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blanche misses with the body kick
and Clarksson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clarksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanche misses with a takedown attempt - Clarksson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blanche blocks a head kick by Clarksson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarksson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clarksson fails to land with a series of punches.
Blanche gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clarksson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Blanche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blanche has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Blanche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarksson throws a combination that misses

and Blanche counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blanche.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blanche's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blanche loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blanche trying to control the position from guard on top but Clarksson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarksson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blanche throws and elbow that misses. Clarksson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blanche's guard. Nice move by Clarksson!
Blanche has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Clarksson stopping the sweep attempt from Blanche.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blanche had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clarksson defends it easily.
Clarksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Blanche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blanche is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blanche throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blanche throws a strike but Clarksson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Blanche missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blanche being controlled here momentarily.
Blanche throws and elbow that misses. Clarksson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blanche's guard. Nice move by Clarksson!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clarksson passes Blanche's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Blanche looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Clarksson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Blanche can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Blanche is working hard here to advance position.
Jason Blanche overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's six 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.
Clarksson 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.
Blanche wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clarksson.
Blanche tries to hold on but Clarksson pushes him away.
Clarksson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Clarksson working the ground and pound effectively.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blanche 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.
Blanche is looking to improve his position.
Blanche trying to hold on to Clarksson's head to control him but Clarksson postures up.
Blanche wants to get back to full guard.

That's eight 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.
Blanche makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blanche.
Blanche looking to control.
Clarksson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Clarksson gets to his feet - Blanche follows without any prompting.
Clarksson throws a sloppy head kick and Blanche moves out of range easily.
Blanche lands a jab to the nose.
Clarksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clarksson throws a body kick the misses
and Blanche counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clarksson tries to clinch but Blanche is having none of it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blanche fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Clarksson.
Clarksson throws a head kick that misses.
Blanche shoots in for a double leg but Clarksson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blanche closes the distance and clinches up with Clarksson, looking for a takedown. Blanche pushes Clarksson against the ropes but Clarksson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Clarksson. That snapped Blanche's head back.
Clarksson misses with a combination

and Blanche decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Clarksson's guard.
Clarksson keeping moving, preventing Blanche from controlling successfully.
Blanche is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Clarksson.
I think Clarksson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Ron Clarksson!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ron Clarksson!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ron Clarksson!

Ron Clarksson wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Harter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Garris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garris has chosen Blowin Money Fast by: Rick Ross as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Logan Harter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rex Garris's chin.

Harter
vs
Garris

196 cm
23
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

198 cm
20
245 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Harter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Garris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Garris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garris trying to land knees to the body.
Harter digs a right hand into Garris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garris's gas tank.

Harter breaks from the clinch.
Garris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harter pinned against the cage. Harter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harter punishes Garris's body with a nice straight punch.
Garris looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harter lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harter. Garris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Harter.
Harter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garris at a distance.

Harter shoots in and bounces Garris off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Harter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harter scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Harter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harter.
Garris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harter 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.
Harter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harter is looking to work some ground and pound but Garris has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harter with a nice head shot there.
Harter passes Garris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harter working the head and body with strikes.
Harter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harter is nestled in close to Garris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Harter connects with a nice short shot to Garris's temple.
Harter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harter winds up and cracks Garris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garris keeps working.
Garris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harter is working away from the top position though.
Harter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Garris is rocked!
Harter trying to control the pace.
Harter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garris is still in real trouble! Can Harter finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harter is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Garris is hurt! He's hurt bad - Harter fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Garris from any more punishment! Congratulations to Harter! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Harter!