XFC 1 WW semi + LHW Climb PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viper PG Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Page had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Viper PG Master has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Page
vs
PG Master

200 cm
20
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Xtreme Nutrition
Xtreme MMA

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viper PG Master!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PG Master throws a half hearted mid kick.
Page really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Page shoots in and bounces PG Master off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Page is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but PG Master has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Page is looking to defend but PG Master has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Page! PG Master pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Page taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Viper PG Master!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nakarima Hakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradshaw has chosen Master of Puppets 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.

Hakata
vs
Bradshaw

184 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
131 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nakarima Hakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hakata keeps the fight on the outside.

Bradshaw gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bradshaw keeping moving, preventing Hakata from controlling successfully.
Hakata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hakata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bradshaw is keeping the position for now.
Hakata slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hakata would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw wants to stand but Hakata is controlling the position.
Hakata trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hakata advances to half guard.
It looks like Hakata is going to stand back up.
Hakata is looking to stall here but Bradshaw recovers full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bradshaw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hakata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bradshaw looks gassed!
Hakata passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hakata is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bradshaw's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hakata looks up at the clock and then as Bradshaw takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hakata smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Hakata has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bradshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakata circles away.

Hakata fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bradshaw sprawls well initially but Hakata persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bradshaw is refusing to be controlled, as Hakata sits in half guard.
Hakata moves nicely into side control.

Hakata tries for a kimura but Bradshaw is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakata works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hakata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradshaw keeps working.

Hakata stands up.
Hakata looks for a takedown but Bradshaw sprawls well.
Hakata keeps the fight on the outside.

Bradshaw has closed the distance and engaged Hakata in a clinch.
Bradshaw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nakarima Hakata dominated that 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.

Hakata lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hakata wants to clinch but Bradshaw slips to the side

and Bradshaw counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bradshaw.
Hakata tries to pull guard but Bradshaw won't allow it.
Bradshaw lands a nice elbow.
Hakata is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hakata really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bradshaw keeps control of Hakata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hakata tries to break the clinch but Bradshaw is controlling the position.
Hakata is trying to maintain a safe position but Bradshaw gets an underhook and turns Hakata into the cage.
Bradshaw lands an elbow just above Hakata 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hakata drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakarima Hakata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradshaw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakata's face.
Hakata is looking to break free of the clinch but Bradshaw has double underhooks.
Bradshaw scores with a knee to the head.
Bradshaw lands an elbow that stopped Hakata in his tracks for a moment.
Hakata fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bradshaw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hakata managing to block the knees to the body from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hakata stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hakata tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bradshaw smiles and moves away.
Hakata tries to clinch but Bradshaw is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Hakata. Hakata gets slowly back to his feet.
Michael Bradshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakata circles away.
Hakata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bradshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hakata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hakata swings for the body but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Bradshaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakarima Hakata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradshaw fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hakata gets the takedown into side control.
Bradshaw pushes Hakata away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hakata gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bradshaw wants to control but Hakata postures up.
Bradshaw wants to get back to his feet but Hakata drags him back down.
Bradshaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakata works to advance to full mount. Bradshaw defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bradshaw is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hakata wants to control the pace but Bradshaw is squirming around nicely.

Hakata working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bradshaw is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakata in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bradshaw tries to hold on but Hakata postures up.
Bradshaw tries to buck Hakata off but Hakata takes his back!
Hakata is trying to stick to Bradshaw's back but Bradshaw is turning into Hakata. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hakata's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hakata is on top in guard.
Bradshaw controls Hakata momentarily but Hakata frees himself.

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.
Hakata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bradshaw is keeping the position for now.
Hakata is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hakata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bradshaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hakata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bradshaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hakata has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bradshaw is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nakarima Hakata dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bradshaw moves in looking to clinch but Hakata pushes him off.
Bradshaw lands with a slapping head kick.
Bradshaw wants to clinch.
Bradshaw wants to clinch but Hakata slips to the side

and Hakata counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bradshaw won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hakata throwing strikes but Bradshaw manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hakata manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hakata gets full guard.

Hakata is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bradshaw.
Bradshaw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakata lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hakata takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bradshaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hakata is working for takedown but Bradshaw is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bradshaw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bradshaw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Hakata breaks the clinch.
Hakata fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakata fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakarima Hakata. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bradshaw moves into range and clinches up with Hakata.
Hakata leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hakata tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bradshaw just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hakata has had enough of the clinch but Bradshaw keeps him there for the moment.
Bradshaw misses with a knee to the head.
Bradshaw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakata lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hakata takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hakata ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hakata no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hakata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bradshaw must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hakata has his feet on Bradshaw's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
No luck for Hakata with that takedown attempt.

Bradshaw has closed the distance and engaged Hakata in a clinch.
Bradshaw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakata tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bradshaw with a knee to the head.

Hakata is rocked!
Bradshaw lands an elbow inside.
Oh Hakata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bradshaw with a knee to the head.
Bradshaw lands an elbow inside.
Bradshaw lands a knee to the head.
Bradshaw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakata's face.
Bradshaw lands an elbow just above Hakata 's eye.
Bradshaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hakata has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bradshaw is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hakata takes an elbow to the temple.
Bradshaw connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Hakata badly! Hakata tumbles to the floor and Bradshaw stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Bradshaw!

C
A

C
B

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 Yashima Hanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Nicholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Nicholes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hanko
vs
Nicholes

187 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Xtreme Nutrition
Xtreme MMA

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 Las Vegas, Yashima Hanko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Nicholes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicholes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanko swivels and escapes.
Nicholes is looking to clinch.

Nicholes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Nicholes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nicholes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nicholes tries to move to mount but Hanko blocks the move with his legs.
Hanko is trying to get back to half guard.
Hanko prevents Nicholes from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholes wants to stand but Hanko is controlling his arm.

Nicholes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hanko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nicholes trying to control the position but Hanko is working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nicholes takes one to the chin there.
Nicholes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nicholes circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanko.
Nicholes tries to clinch up but Hanko circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanko shoots in and drives through. Nicholes sprawls well.
Hanko is breathing heavily.
Nicholes tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two 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.
Hanko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicholes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nicholes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nicholes doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Hanko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nicholes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nicholes controls Hanko momentarily but Hanko frees himself.
Hanko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nicholes looking to control.
Hanko controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanko wants to pass the guard but Nicholes is keeping the position.
Hanko passes Nicholes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Hanko seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicholes missing with punches from the bottom.
Hanko tries to pass to full mount but Nicholes defends it.
Nicholes trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nicholes wants to get back to his feet.
Nicholes is looking for a sweep. Hanko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hanko slips a jab and a cross from Nicholes.

Nicholes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nicholes lands in his opponent's guard.
Nicholes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hanko's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yashima Hanko will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hanko misses with a takedown attempt

and Nicholes counters with a series of strikes that sends Hanko to the canvas! Nicholes follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Hanko is rocked!
Nicholes wants to control from the top but Hanko keeps moving.
Oh Hanko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicholes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hanko keeping moving, preventing Nicholes from controlling successfully.
Hanko seems to have got his legs back now.

Nicholes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nicholes tries to clinch but Hanko is having none of it.
Nicholes throws a sloppy head kick and Hanko moves out of range easily.
Yashima Hanko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanko misses with an attempted mid kick.

Nicholes 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicholes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nicholes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicholes is breathing heavily.

Hanko has his foot on Nicholes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nicholes works his way back into a safe position though.
Hanko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nicholes trying to control but Hanko is working from the bottom.
Nicholes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hanko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nicholes counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholes is looking to take a break and control but Hanko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hanko struggling a bit here.
Nicholes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hanko regains half guard.
Hanko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nicholes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nicholes!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicholes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hanko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanko prevents Nicholes from getting the reversal.
Nicholes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nicholes wants to control but Hanko is having none of it.

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.
Nicholes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nicholes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hanko.
Nicholes is trying to escape the mount.
Hanko punching from mount but Nicholes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Nicholes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nicholes tries to clinch
and Hanko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nicholes shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanko tries to sprawl out of it but Nicholes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nicholes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanko.

Nicholes shoots in and bounces Hanko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nicholes postures up.
Nicholes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nicholes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholes wants to control from the top but Hanko keeps moving.
Sam Nicholes has got the better of the ground game so far.

Nicholes gets to his feet - Hanko follows without any prompting.
Hanko tries to clinch but Nicholes moves away

and Nicholes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hanko!
Hanko tries to control the position but Nicholes now has his back.
Nicholes has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hanko.

It looks like Yashima Hanko has been cut.
Nicholes slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nicholes's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hanko is covering up but some of the strikes from Nicholes are getting through and doing damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholes tries to keep control of the position but Hanko is staying busy.
Nicholes has the hooks in. Hanko is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Nicholes looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicholes trying to control momentarily.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Nicholes lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanko is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hanko looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Nicholes is working for a rear naked choke. Hanko is not defending it well and Nicholes has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Hanko refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Hanko's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sam Nicholes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by 509-E - Oitavo Anjo. Nick Diaz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Rodrigues
vs
Diaz

193 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Xtreme Nutrition

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Diaz can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Rodrigues and Diaz drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Rodrigues.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Rodrigues!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Lisbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Lisbon looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Rain
vs
Lisbon

193 cm
19
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Xtreme MMA

Xtreme Nutrition
Xtreme MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Lisbon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Lisbon with that takedown attempt.
Rain tries for a takedown but Lisbon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lisbon with a poor takedown

and Rain decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lisbon's guard.
Lisbon is trying to keep Rain in close.
Rain throwing strikes but missing.
Rain wanted to stand there but Lisbon had control of the position.
Lisbon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rain controlling the position well.
Lisbon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lisbon looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain is controlling Lisbon's trapped leg to prevent Lisbon from advancing to side control.
Lisbon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rain wants to get back to his feet.
Lisbon passes to side control.
Rain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rain is working hard here to advance position.
Lisbon tries to score with some ground and pound. Rain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rain wants to control but Lisbon postures up.
Lisbon is looking to take a break and control but Rain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Lisbon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rain, pushing him back against the cage.
Lisbon looking for a takedown.
Ryan Rain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Lisbon.
Rain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lisbon smiles and moves away.

Rain closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Rain.

Lisbon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rain tries to break the clinch but Lisbon is controlling the position.
Lisbon scores with a hook to the body.

Rain lands a takedown into guard.
Rain stops Lisbon from standing up.
Lisbon wants to sweep here but Rain controlling him for the moment.
Lisbon is striking but Rain is not phased and passes to half guard.
Rain is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisbon trying to control but Rain postures up.
Rain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rain is tying to control. Lisbon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lisbon circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Lisbon to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Lisbon with that takedown attempt.
Rain throws a head kick that misses
and Lisbon counters with a left and a right that stings Rain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Rain dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lisbon sprawls well initially but Rain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rain perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rain is tying to control. Lisbon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rain moves into full mount! Lisbon won't be happy about that!
Lisbon wants to hold on but Rain pushes him away.
Lisbon has given up his back here.
Rain is not going to allow Lisbon to sit and survive in this position.
Rain is looking to control Lisbon but Lisbon is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lisbon has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisbon just trying to survive but Rain is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rain's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Lisbon is trying to stand back up.
Lisbon is keeping busy.

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.
Rain not allowing Lisbon to control his hands.
Lisbon manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rain's guard. Nice work there by Lisbon.
Rain is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lisbon shoots and misses

and Rain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rain tries to free his leg and advance position but Lisbon is retaining full guard.
Lisbon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lisbon is trying to keep Rain in close.
Rain trying to control but Lisbon is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisbon wants to sweep but no luck.
Rain wants to control from the top but Lisbon keeps moving.
Lisbon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rain stands up from Lisbon's guard - Rain perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rain tries to clinch
and Lisbon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rain misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rain misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain tries to pull guard but Lisbon holds him up against the cage and eventually Rain drops back down to his feet.
Rain misses with a body punch.
Lisbon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rain prevents the takedown attempt.
Rain is trying to stall.
Rain has Lisbon pressed against the cage.

Rain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rain misses with a few strikes there.

Lisbon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rain has given up his back here. Will Lisbon look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Rain trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rain is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lisbon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Rain dominated that second round.
That's time! Rain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lisbon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rain showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rain advances position into side control!
Lisbon is trying to control Rain's posture but Rain avoids it.
Lisbon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lisbon is looking to get back to his feet here but Rain is keeping cool and he's managed to take Lisbon's back.
Rain is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain gets his hands free as Lisbon looks to control.
Lisbon is keeping busy.
Lisbon looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lisbon trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rain throwing strikes and Lisbon squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Rain raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Rain.

That's two 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.
Rain landing strikes from the mount.
Lisbon regains half guard.
Lisbon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rain scores with a couple of nice shots.

Lisbon looking for submissions off his back.

Rain escapes and gets back to his feet.

Lisbon gets the takedown into side control.
Lisbon trying to control the action but Rain is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lisbon decides to stand back up.
Lisbon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lisbon fails to land the takedown.
Rain tries to clinch up.
Lisbon shoots in looking for a takedown. Rain tries to sprawl out of it but Lisbon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lisbon misses with a takedown

and Rain counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rain.
Ryan Rain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Lisbon.
Lisbon keeping moving, preventing Rain from controlling successfully.
Rain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lisbon is working an open guard so Rain takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rain throws a head kick that misses

so Lisbon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lisbon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lisbon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lisbon trying to control but Rain is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rain is working an open guard so Lisbon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Ryan Rain!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ryan Rain!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Ryan Rain!

Ryan Rain wins by unanimous decision!
Ryan Rain is the new light heavyweight champion!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Grason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jones
vs
Grason

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Xtreme MMA

Xtreme Nutrition
Xtreme MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Grason!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grason looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grason is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Grason is looking to improve his position.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grason is trying to control but can't.
Grason wants to get back to his feet.
Jones controlling the pace.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones 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.
Jones is pressing down on Grason's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grason is holding on for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones tries to clinch but Grason moves out of range.

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

That's two 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.
Jones tries to pull guard but Grason holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Grason fails to pull guard.

Grason is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Grason to the mat. Grason regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones wanted to stand there but Grason had control of the position.
Grason trying to strike off his back.
Grason keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Grason trying to control the position.
Jones wants to control from the top but Grason keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grason trying to control the position.
Grason keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Grason pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones can't get the takedown.

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.
Grason gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grason looking for a takedown.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grason smiles and moves away.
Grason misses with a head kick.

Jones has Grason up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Jones manages to pull guard.
Jones has his hands on Grason's head, controlling the position.

Grason drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Grason!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grason misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grason with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Grason in a clinch.

Grason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Grason on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones is looking to clinch but Grason is avoiding it.
Grason fails with the takedown

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Thomas Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Grason.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Grason has him pressed against the cage.

Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grason must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones managing to control the position.
Jones keeping full guard, as Grason tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grason looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Jones trying to control the pace.
Grason wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two 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.
Grason is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
Grason is controlling Jones's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grason is trying to stand.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Grason is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grason trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jones manages to pass to mount!
Jones tries to control but Grason wriggling away.
Grason wants to control but Jones is having none of it.

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.
Grason is wriggling around trying to escape.

Jones throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Grason has his hands clasped together but Jones breaks the hold and Grason is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Jones!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Main event

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

Pearson
vs
Kelly

190 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Xtreme Nutrition
Xtreme MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Pearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ross Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly shoots in but Pearson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pearson is looking to clinch.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pearson as he jumps to the side.

Kelly tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pearson prevents it.
John Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Kelly.

Pearson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pearson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pearson wants to sweep but no luck.
Pearson has Kelly pulled in close to control his posture.
Kelly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pearson looking for a sweep. Not yet Pearson, not yet.
Kelly slips nicely into half guard.
Pearson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pearson is pulling down on Kelly's head to control his posture.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Pearson is keeping the position.
Pearson controlling Kelly's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly stays in close to Pearson's body and controls the position.
Pearson has a closed guard, preventing Kelly from standing up.
Pearson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pearson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kelly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kelly trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Pearson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is looking for a sweep. Pearson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kelly is looking for a sweep. Pearson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kelly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kelly controlling the position well.
Let's hope that Kelly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

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.

Pearson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kelly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pearson.
Pearson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kelly trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearson is tying to control. Kelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Pearson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully.
Pearson is pushing down on Kelly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kelly is fighting to maintain full guard but Pearson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pearson is stalling here. Kelly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pearson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kelly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pearson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Kelly wants to work for an arm triangle but Pearson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is staying active underneath Kelly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pearson is trying to get back to full guard.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pearson keeps working.
Kelly 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.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
Kelly performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Pearson with a poor takedown

and Kelly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pearson's guard now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pearson is on top in guard.
Pearson won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Pearson wanted to stand there but Kelly had control of the position.
Kelly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pearson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pearson regains half guard.
Kelly blocks the strikes from Pearson.
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Pearson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kelly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Pearson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kelly pulls his head out easily.
Pearson trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is controlling Kelly's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pearson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pearson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Pearson 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.
Kelly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pearson passes Kelly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Pearson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kelly misses with a straight left.
Pearson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kelly is fending him off so far but Pearson persists. Nope, Kelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Pearson shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense.
Pearson tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pearson is fending him off so far but Kelly persists. Nope, Pearson circles away and we're back to standing.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kelly scores a takedown into full mount!
Pearson tries to reverse the position but Kelly maintains control.
Kelly tries to control but Pearson wriggling away.
Pearson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pearson's guard.
Pearson controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
Kelly tries to stand but Pearson is controlling from the bottom.
Pearson is pulling down on Kelly's head. It's preventing any offense from Kelly, at least for the moment.

That's two 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.
Pearson looking for a sweep. Not yet Pearson, not yet.
Kelly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pearson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kelly wants to get up but he can't break Pearson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pearson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Kelly is working for takedown but Pearson is calmly controlling the position for now.

Pearson jumps into guard, dragging Kelly to the mat.
Pearson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Kelly stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pearson counters with a shoot takedown. Kelly fights it but they end up in guard.
Kelly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pearson controls the pace.
Kelly keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Kelly working a defensive guard here.
Pearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearson stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kelly is trying to control Pearson's posture but Pearson avoids it.
Kelly is looking to regain half guard here but Pearson keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kelly gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Pearson.
Well Pearson 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for John Pearson!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for John Pearson!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for John Pearson!

John Pearson wins by unanimous decision!
John Pearson retains his welterweight title!