MGL Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Garcia's choice of entrance music: Eye of the tiger. 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.

Payne
vs
Garcia

177 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Thomas Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Garcia!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia with a poor takedown

so Payne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Payne decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Payne clinches with his opponent.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Payne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garcia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Payne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Payne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is holding on to half guard well.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia wants to control but Payne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Payne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Garcia tries to roll over but Payne keeps him under control.
Payne stops Garcia from getting back to his feet.

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.
Garcia wants to control but Payne is keeping busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Payne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Payne controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne forces his way into half guard.
Payne is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Payne takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garcia wants to control but Payne is keeping busy.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four 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.
Garcia is looking to control Payne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.

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

and Payne counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Garcia tries to roll over but Payne keeps him under control.
Garcia trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Payne 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.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Payne stuffs the takedown.
Payne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Garcia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Payne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia wanted to stand there but Payne had control of the position.
Payne keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia advances position into side control!
Thomas Payne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcia tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Payne sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Garcia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like Garcia is going to stand back up.

Garcia decides to stand up.

Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.

Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Payne.
Garcia throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.

Garcia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Payne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia is looking to stall here but Payne recovers full guard.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Payne is keeping the position for now.
Payne is controlling Garcia's posture.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Payne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Payne is pulling down on Garcia's head to control his posture.
Payne keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Payne has control of Garcia's left arm, preventing Garcia from doing any damage.
Payne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Payne counters with a single leg into guard. Garcia didn't expect that.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Payne is one step ahead there.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Payne passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Payne in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Payne is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
Payne seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Garcia for as long as he can get away with.

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.
Payne trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Thomas Payne just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt

and Payne counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Payne is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia is trying to control but Payne manages to pass to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garcia slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Payne isn't that keen on the idea.

Payne has hold of Garcia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Garcia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia is trying desperately to improve position.
Garcia really wants to buck Payne off and get back to his feet.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Payne!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamara Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamara Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hughes
vs
Silva

198 cm
19
262 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tamara Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hughes pinned against the cage. Hughes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hughes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hughes circles away.
Hughes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hughes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Tamara Silva has been cut.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.

Hughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva is trying to improve his position.

Hughes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hughes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Hughes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Dave Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tamara Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hughes is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hughes's back instead.

Silva has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Hughes is in real trouble here. Silva gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Hughes is tapping out! Silva wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tamara Silva!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sofa
vs
Smith

185 cm
19
263 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Sofa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith darts in and clinches Sofa up against the cage.

Sofa manages to break the clinch.
Sofa throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sofa sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sofa wants to get back to his feet.
Sofa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.

Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Sofa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Sofa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Sofa defends it.
Smith prevents Sofa from standing back up.
Sofa is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sofa wants to try and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Joe Sofa has been cut.
Sofa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sofa really wants to buck Smith off and get back to his feet.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Sofa is rocked!
Sofa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Oh Sofa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Joe Sofa's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith scoring with strikes but Sofa is staying in there.

Joe Sofa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sofa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sofa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sofa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sofa tries to get out of the position.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sofa looks a forlorn figure.

Jeez, Joe Sofa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Sofa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casper Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Assman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sinclair
vs
Assman

178 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casper Sinclair!
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, Brett Assman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assman looks to land a combination. Sinclair sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sinclair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Assman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Assman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Assman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sinclair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinclair fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sinclair closes the distance and clinches.
Sinclair misses with the head strike.
Assman can't break the clinch.
Assman tries to break the clinch but Sinclair is controlling the position.

Sinclair breaks from the clinch.
Assman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sinclair is fending him off so far but Assman persists. Nope, Sinclair circles away and we're back to standing.
Assman looks gassed!
Sinclair cracks Assman with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Brett Assman has been cut.
Assman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sinclair is looking to clinch.
A combination from Assman does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Sinclair has Assman up against the cage in a clinch.
Assman prevents the takedown attempt.
Sinclair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Sinclair scores with a nice short uppercut.

Sinclair has hold of one of Assman's legs. Assman is fighting the takedown attempt but Sinclair gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Assman being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assman can't keep his opponent in guard - Sinclair advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Sinclair is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Assman is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Casper Sinclair!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Houser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Betoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betoli has chosen Mario theme as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Houser
vs
Betoli

193 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
282 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Houser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Betoli!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betoli slips a jab and a cross from Houser.
Houser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Betoli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Houser misses with an uppercut. Betoli saw that one coming.
Houser misses with a straight left.
Houser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Betoli slips a jab and a cross from Houser.
Betoli throws the left hand but Houser avoids the punch easily.
Betoli misses with a combination
and Betoli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Houser.
Houser slips a jab and a cross from Betoli.
Houser connects with a nice cross there... Betoli is looking wobbly and Houser recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Betoli to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Houser jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyler Houser!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Williams
vs
St James

170 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron St James!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.

Williams tries to keep at a distance but St James has taken the fight into the clinch.

Williams jumps into guard, dragging St James to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams has St James pulled in close to control his posture.
St James 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Let's hope that St James 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.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams has St James pulled in close to control his posture.

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.
St James controls from within his opponent's guard.
Williams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cameron St James will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from St James. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of St James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

St James scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St James is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St James is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St James looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Williams manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.

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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Cameron St James just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams fails with the takedown

and St James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St James trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams controlling St James's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron St James 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!

Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St James looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to control but St James wriggling away.
St James tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams wants to take St James's back here but St James is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

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.
Williams controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St James slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James is trying to stand.

Williams escapes and gets back to his feet.
Williams wants to clinch up but St James keeps it at a distance.
Williams shoots and misses
and St James counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James misses with the combination.
Williams throws a right hand that St James ducks under and follows up with a left that St James also avoids with ease.
Nate Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses

and St James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St James pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron St James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St James winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron St James!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
18%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason McNeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wall
vs
McNeil

179 cm
20
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason McNeil!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNeil drops Wall with a beautiful combination! Wall stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McNeil is looking for the KO!

Wall is rocked!
McNeil closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wall circles away.
Oh Wall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McNeil misses with a two punch combination.
McNeil doesn't manage to clinch there - Wall circles away.

McNeil gets a clinch.
McNeil is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wall tries to pull guard but McNeil holds him up against the cage and eventually Wall drops back down to his feet.
Wall seems to have got his legs back now.
Wall fails to pull guard.
McNeil prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Wall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wall is trying to break free.

Wall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wall tries to pass the half guard into mount. McNeil knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wall is keen to just control but McNeil is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall tries to pass the half guard into mount. McNeil knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wall trying to mount his opponent but McNeil defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNeil wants to improve his position but Wall is controlling well.
Wall is looking to stall here but McNeil recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McNeil trying to keep a closed guard but Wall is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from McNeil misses.
McNeil misses with the combination.
Wall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Wall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wall lands in his opponent's guard.
Wall controlling from the top position.
McNeil keeping moving, preventing Wall from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall looking to pass the guard.

Wall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wall postures up.

That's four 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.
Wall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McNeil has a closed guard, preventing Wall from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McNeil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McNeil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Wall clinches up against the cage.
Wall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McNeil smiles and moves away.
McNeil closes the distance but Wall moves to the side

and Wall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wall taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McNeil swivels and escapes.
Wall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McNeil pinned against the cage. McNeil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McNeil throws a series of punches but Wall avoids them all with ease.
McNeil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McNeil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wall. Wall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McNeil tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wall tries to free his leg and advance position but McNeil is retaining full guard.
McNeil is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McNeil looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall postures up in McNeil's guard and throws a big left but McNeil blocks it.
Wall tries to free his leg and advance position but McNeil is retaining full guard.
Wall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McNeil's head.
Wall trying to control but McNeil is working from the bottom.
McNeil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wall manages to get himself to full guard.
Wall has McNeil pulled in close to control his posture.

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.
Wall wants to sweep but no luck.
Wall trying to keep a closed guard but McNeil is proving a slippery customer.
McNeil forces his way into half guard.
Wall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McNeil passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wall!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNeil manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wall to take his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. McNeil controlling the positon.
Wall is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
McNeil is looking to control Wall but Wall is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's four 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.
Wall just trying to survive but McNeil is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
McNeil is hanging on to Wall's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - McNeil's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
McNeil might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wall kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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 Ryan Wall will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

McNeil darts in trying to clinch

and Wall moves into the clinch.

Wall manages to pull guard.

Wall throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McNeil escapes and throws Wall's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McNeil working away.
Wall prevents McNeil from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall looks to move to half guard but instead McNeil has passed into mount! Damn!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wall is squirming around, avoiding McNeil's attempts to control the action.
McNeil prevents Wall from getting the reversal.
McNeil controlling from mount.
McNeil trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McNeil throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wall because McNeil loaded up on that one.
Wall tries to lock up and control but McNeil gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McNeil wants to control the pace but Wall is squirming around nicely.
Wall tries to control McNeil's body but McNeil pushes him off. Wall squirms to his side and now McNeil has his back!
McNeil not allowing Wall to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall tries to escape but McNeil has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Wall wants to get back to his feet.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Wall is in bad spot here.

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.
Wall rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wall is trying to stand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McNeil tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Wall counters by clinching up.
Wall prevents McNeil from breaking the clinch.
McNeil is stalling here.
McNeil tries to pull guard but Wall won't allow it.
Wall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

McNeil pulls Wall into guard.
McNeil controls Wall momentarily but Wall frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason McNeil.
I think McNeil 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jason McNeil!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ludacris - Stick'em Up. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Schulte
vs
Stark

185 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Schulte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Stark has closed the distance and engaged Schulte in a clinch.
Schulte wants a takedown but no success here.
Stark landing knees to the body.
Stark stops a takedown attempt from Schulte.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Schulte blocks it.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Brian Schulte has been cut.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Schulte tries to pull guard but Stark holds him up against the cage and eventually Schulte drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Schulte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schulte has Stark pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stark manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Schulte blocks with his arms.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schulte.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schulte manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stark keeps control of Schulte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stark content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Schulte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schulte tries to pull guard but Stark won't allow it.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schulte wants to get back to striking at distance but Stark won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schulte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Schulte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schulte throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark prevents the takedown attempt.
Schulte is trying to break free.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schulte looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schulte tries to score a body lock takedown but Stark shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schulte can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schulte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stark ducks under a wild hook from Schulte.
Stark staying out of range there.
Schulte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stark circles away.
Stark scoring well with a low kick there.
Stark dodges the punch combination from Schulte.
Schulte circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark wants to clinch up but Schulte keeps it at a distance.
Schulte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte throws a leg kick

and Stark moves into the clinch.
Stark stalling in the clinch but Schulte improves position.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Schulte can't break the clinch.
Schulte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Schulte is working for takedown but Stark is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Schulte. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Schulte's ribcage.
Schulte has had enough of the clinch but Stark keeps him there for the moment.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Schulte avoids the damage to the body.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schulte managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Schulte managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Schulte avoids the damage to the body.
Stark landing knees to the body.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schulte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schulte has had enough of the clinch but Stark keeps him there for the moment.
Schulte tries to pull guard but Stark won't allow it.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four 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.
Stark stops a takedown attempt from Schulte.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Schulte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Schulte has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schulte managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Schulte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stark just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Stark tries to clinch up.
Brian Schulte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schulte swinging wilding here.
Schulte circles away from the clinch attempt.

Stark clinches up with Schulte and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulte takes an elbow to the temple.
Schulte has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schulte drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stark pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark cracks the inside of Schulte's front leg.
Schulte shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Schulte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schulte throws a right hand that Stark ducks under and follows up with a left that Stark also avoids with ease.
Schulte misses with a takedown attempt - Stark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stark tries to clinch up

and Schulte counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schulte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schulte trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schulte postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to stand up but Schulte is controlling him.
Schulte trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Schulte controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brian Schulte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schulte forces his way into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schulte is thwarting Stark's attempts to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Schulte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stark 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Stark!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
15%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coby Skrilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Rexton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrilla comes to the cage accompanied by The Dayton Family - $krilla. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Skrilla
vs
Rexton

194 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Coby Skrilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Rexton!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rexton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skrilla as he avoids it easily.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown but Skrilla shows good takedown defense.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coby Skrilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Rexton.
Rexton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rexton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skrilla is fending him off so far but Rexton persists. Nope, Skrilla circles away and we're back to standing.
Rexton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skrilla pinned against the cage. Skrilla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skrilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rexton.
Skrilla stuffs the takedown.

Rexton 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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rexton looks gassed!
Rexton prevents Skrilla from getting back to his feet.
Rexton wants to control from the top but Skrilla keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrilla pulls Rexton in close to prevent any damage.
Rexton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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.
Skrilla is pulling down on Rexton's head. It's preventing any offense from Rexton, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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.
Skrilla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Coby Skrilla will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rexton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skrilla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rexton.
Rexton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rexton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skrilla pinned against the cage. Skrilla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coby Skrilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Rexton.
A big right from Skrilla misses.
Rexton looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Skrilla. No joy for Rexton on that attempt.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rexton is breathing heavily.
Rexton moves out of range of the strikes.
Rexton shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrilla lands a jab to Rexton's midsection.
Skrilla throws a hook but Rexton avoids it easily.
Skrilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skrilla cracks Rexton with a good jab.
Rexton looks for a takedown but Skrilla sprawls well.
Skrilla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skrilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rexton moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Skrilla as Rexton shoots in.
Skrilla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rexton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skrilla pinned against the cage. Skrilla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rexton closes the distance and clinches up with Skrilla, looking for a takedown. Rexton pushes Skrilla against the cage but Skrilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skrilla as he jumps to the side.
Rexton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skrilla circles away.
Skrilla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice sprawl there from Skrilla as Rexton shoots in.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skrilla as he jumps to the side.
A lazy left from Skrilla finds it's target.
Rexton tries for a takedown but Skrilla sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Skrilla's corner calls for a 1-2. Skrilla obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rexton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skrilla.
Rexton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skrilla throws out the jab.
A shot to de liver by Skrilla. Beautiful body shot.
Skrilla throws a hook but Rexton blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skrilla cracks Rexton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rexton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skrilla swivels and escapes.
Skrilla connects with a jab.
Rexton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coby Skrilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rexton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rexton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Rexton scores a takedown into full mount!
Skrilla working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rexton controlling his opponent.
Rexton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coby Skrilla dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Skrilla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Troy Rexton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Skrilla as Rexton shoots in.
Skrilla misses with an uppercut.
Rexton ducks under a wild hook from Skrilla.
Rexton closes the distance and clinches up with Skrilla, looking for a takedown. Rexton pushes Skrilla against the cage but Skrilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rexton fails to land the takedown.
Coby Skrilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Rexton.
Horrible takedown by Rexton or perhaps it was just good defense by Skrilla which made him look bad.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skrilla as he avoids it easily.
Rexton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrilla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Troy Rexton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rexton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rexton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skrilla as he jumps to the side.
A shot to de liver by Skrilla. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skrilla as he jumps to the side.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown but Skrilla shows good takedown defense.
Rexton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Skrilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skrilla lands a nice shot that snaps Rexton's head back.
Rexton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rexton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Skrilla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skrilla stuffs the takedown attempt from Rexton. Rexton gets slowly back to his feet.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skrilla as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A lazy left from Skrilla finds it's target.
Rexton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skrilla.
Skrilla stuffs the takedown.
Skrilla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rexton looks for a takedown but Skrilla sprawls well.
Rexton looks for a takedown but Skrilla sprawls well.
Rexton fails with a takedown attempt.
Skrilla blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rexton closes the distance and clinches up with Skrilla, looking for a takedown. Rexton pushes Skrilla against the cage but Skrilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Skrilla throws a lazy right hand but Rexton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skrilla stuffs the takedown.
Skrilla jabs at Rexton's body.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skrilla as he avoids it easily.
Skrilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rexton.
Skrilla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rexton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skrilla is fending him off so far but Rexton persists. Nope, Skrilla circles away and we're back to standing.
Rexton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skrilla as he jumps to the side.
Skrilla jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rexton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rexton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rexton fails to land the takedown.
Skrilla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skrilla moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rexton moves out of range of the strikes.
Skrilla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Troy Rexton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skrilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rexton fails to land the takedown.
Skrilla thuds his right hand into Rexton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rexton fails with the takedown.
Rexton blocks a low kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coby Skrilla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Skrilla, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coby Skrilla!