Junkie Ultimate Fighter 2 Ep.1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Benavidez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martini
vs
Benavidez

170 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Martini!
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, Christian Benavidez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martini tries to clinch but Benavidez is having none of it.
Benavidez misses with a head kick.
Martini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martini blocks a head kick by Benavidez.
Benavidez fails with the takedown.
Martini lands a with a good body shot.
Benavidez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benavidez misses with a low kick.
Benavidez looks to land a left hand but Martini moved out of range nicely.
Benavidez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Martini scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benavidez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Martini counters with a shoot takedown. Benavidez fights it but they end up in guard.

Benavidez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martini gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benavidez looks gassed!
Benavidez keeping moving, preventing Martini from controlling successfully.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini manages to reverse the position and now he's in Benavidez's guard. Nice work there by Martini.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Martini thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Martini thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Benavidez wants to sweep here but Martini controlling him for the moment.

Benavidez is looking for a triangle but Martini pushes his legs off easily.
Benavidez keeping moving, preventing Martini from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Benavidez is looking for a triangle but Martini pushes his legs off easily.
Benavidez wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Martini is now in half guard.

Martini is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Benavidez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martini's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martini's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benavidez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Martini is having to fend off submission attempts from Benavidez, who is looking to sink in the choke. Benavidez doesn't have the hooks in though and Martini manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.

Martini thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Benavidez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martini can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

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.
Martini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benavidez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Benavidez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Benavidez looking to control.
Benavidez keeping moving, preventing Martini from controlling successfully.

Martini avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Martini dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Benavidez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Benavidez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Benavidez is trying to control the position but Martini postures up.
Benavidez wants to control the position but Martini says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Benavidez with the active half guard here but Martini passes nicely into side control.

Martini decides to stand back up. Martini steps back and let's Benavidez get back to his feet.
Benavidez throws a head kick but Martini moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benavidez is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Benavidez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benavidez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Martini.
A lazy body kick from Benavidez

and Martini counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Benavidez wants to get back to full guard but Martini has mounted him!

Martini with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Martini avoids the attempt from Benavidez to control.
Martini fails to move to back control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez regains half guard.
Martini is thwarting Benavidez's attempts to control the position.

Martini seems to be working for a kimura but Benavidez defends the submission attempt.

Benavidez is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Martini pulls his head out easily.
Benavidez manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benavidez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martini gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benavidez has Martini pulled in close to control his posture.

Benavidez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Martini passes into half guard.

Benavidez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mario Martini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Martini seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benavidez gets back to full guard.
Martini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martini trying to control but Benavidez is working from the bottom.
Martini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benavidez is keeping the position for now.
Benavidez keeping moving, preventing Martini from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Martini 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. And we move into the final round!

Benavidez tries a head kick but it misses.
Christian Benavidez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benavidez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martini counters with a two punch combo.
Benavidez tries for a takedown but Martini circles away easily

and Martini counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martini.

Benavidez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Martini stacks Benavidez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Martini!
Martini is looking to take a break and control but Benavidez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benavidez throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Benavidez manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Benavidez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Martini stacks Benavidez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Martini!
Benavidez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Martini is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Martini.
Benavidez can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Benavidez stands up from Martini's guard - Benavidez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Martini blocks a head kick by Benavidez.
Benavidez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martini tests Benavidez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benavidez with a poor takedown

and Martini counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mario Martini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Benavidez.
Martini tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benavidez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Benavidez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez is trying to control the position but Martini postures up.
Benavidez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martini manages to get himself to full guard.
Martini has a closed guard, preventing Benavidez from standing up.
Martini keeping full guard, as Benavidez tries to pass.

Martini working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benavidez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Martini is tightening it up a little... Benavidez has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Benavidez reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Benavidez taps out! nice BJJ there by Martini!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mario Martini!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaleb Forrest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Hielo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hielo has chosen Ice Baby as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Forrest
vs
Hielo

198 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

BLOODCLOT FIGHT GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Forrest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Hielo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hielo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Forrest holding on.
Forrest is looking to regain half guard here but Hielo keeps moving and retains side control.
Forrest wants to control but Hielo postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hielo prevents Forrest from escaping the position.
Forrest tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Hielo wants to take Forrest's back here but Forrest is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hielo trying to control but Forrest is having none of it.
Forrest is looking to get to half guard.

That's two 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.
Forrest prevents Hielo from taking his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forrest is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrest looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
You can see the frustration on Forrest's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Forrest is breathing heavily.

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.
Hielo tries to keep control of the position but Forrest is staying busy.
Hielo is not going to allow Forrest to sit and survive in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hielo controlling the positon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Hielo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Forrest fails with the takedown

and Hielo counters with a shoot takedown. Forrest fights it but they end up in guard.
Forrest working a defensive guard but Hielo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Forrest is trying to get back to half guard.
Forrest wants to control but Hielo postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrest tries to buck Hielo off but Hielo is having none of it.
Forrest manages to get back to half guard.
Hielo blocks the strikes from Forrest.
Forrest is trying to control but Hielo manages to pass to mount!
Hielo looking to control and managing it successfully.

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.
Hielo wants to control the pace but Forrest is squirming around nicely.
Forrest really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Hielo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Forrest has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrest throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hielo. What's that going to do exactly?

Hielo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Forrest tries to hold on but Hielo 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.

Hielo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Forrest has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Forrest is squirming around, avoiding Hielo's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Hielo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Some wild striking there from Forrest.
Hielo fails with the takedown

and Forrest counters by moving into the clinch.

Forrest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Forrest misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hielo blocks a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forrest throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hielo.
Forrest lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hielo will feel that in the morning.
Forrest with a poor takedown

and Hielo counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrest tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hielo easily slips into full mount!
Forrest wants to control but Hielo is having none of it.
Forrest tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). El Hielo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bodie Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Long might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Friends In Low Places. 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.

Long
vs
Kesler

187 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BLOODCLOT FIGHT GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bodie Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, KJ Kesler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Long. Kesler shrugs it off though.
Kesler looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Long plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kesler.
Bodie Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Long connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Kesler to the floor! Long dives in looking for the finish!

Kesler is rocked!

It looks like KJ Kesler has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Long trying to mount his opponent but Kesler defends it.
Kesler tries to get to full guard but Long has control of the leg.
Kesler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Long scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Long lands a nice short elbow.
Long scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kesler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Long looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kesler taking some punishment here, with Long in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Long.
Long tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kesler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kesler tries to get to full guard but Long has control of the leg.
Long working over Kesler with some ground and pound. Kesler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long lands strikes from half guard.
Long drops an elbow to the side of Kesler's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Long lands a nice short elbow.
Kesler has hold of Long's hands but Long slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Long takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kesler tries to roll over but Long keeps him under control.
Long knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kesler on the ground.
Long wants to control but Kesler is keeping him busy.
Kesler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Long.

Long seems to be looking for submissions.
Kesler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Long connects with a nice short shot to Kesler's temple.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Long 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Long throws a head kick that Kesler semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Long closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kesler has Long pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Long manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Long landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Long creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Long landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Long lands a hook that snaps the head of Kesler backwards.
Long landing knees to the body.
A short left from Long.

Long gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kesler actively working from the bottom here.
Kesler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Long landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kesler wants to control but Long is keeping busy.
Kesler tries to roll over but Long keeps him under control.
Kesler is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kesler is desperately trying to improve his position but Long has a good base and remains in mount.
Long postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kesler looks a forlorn figure.
Kesler is trying desperately to improve position.
Long is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Long lands a big shot there that rocks Kesler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Long lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Long looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kesler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kesler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kesler.
Long working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long connects with a couple of short punches.
Kesler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Kesler is looking for a triangle but Long pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Long is posturing up here but Kesler has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Long tries to roll out but it's too tight and Long has to tap! Slick submission there by Kesler!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). KJ Kesler!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

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

Hiro
vs
Taalasmaa

180 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maku Hiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kari Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Taalasmaa.

Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Taalasmaa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hiro can't escape the position.
Hiro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hiro is looking to get back to full guard here but Taalasmaa has managed to pass to side control instead.
A nice elbow there by Taalasmaa.
Hiro is trying desperately to improve position.
Hiro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hiro tries to get out of the position.
BOOM! Taalasmaa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hiro tries to reverse the position but Taalasmaa maintains control.
Taalasmaa with good strikes from the mount here!
Taalasmaa breaks from Hiro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiro blocking the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Taalasmaa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Taalasmaa looking to ground and pound but Hiro is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hiro is working to get back to half guard.
Hiro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Taalasmaa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hiro is pressing down on Taalasmaa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Taalasmaa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taalasmaa is working Hiro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taalasmaa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taalasmaa tries to stand but Hiro is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hiro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hiro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hiro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hiro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hiro won't let Taalasmaa get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Taalasmaa taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiro with the ground and pound from mount.
Hiro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hiro breaks from Taalasmaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hiro lands with some strikes.
Taalasmaa looks gassed!
Hiro wants to control the pace but Taalasmaa is squirming around nicely.
Hiro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taalasmaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro landing punches.
Taalasmaa is trying to escape the mount.
Hiro is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hiro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taalasmaa looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa is trying desperately to improve position.
Hiro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hiro breaks from Taalasmaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hiro with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro trying to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Hiro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hiro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hiro unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiro landing punches.
Taalasmaa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hiro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hiro landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Hiro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Taalasmaa is squirming around, avoiding Hiro's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Taalasmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Hiro moves out of range easily.

Hiro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Taalasmaa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hiro passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Taalasmaa!
Hiro working Taalasmaa over with strikes here.
Hiro dominating with strikes here.
Hiro content just to control the position here.
Hiro landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hiro 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.
Taalasmaa is looking to improve his position but Hiro isn't that keen on the idea.
Hiro lands with some strikes.
Taalasmaa is breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa taking shots to the head.
Hiro landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hiro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taalasmaa hang on?
Hiro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taalasmaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taalasmaa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hiro landing shots from mount.
Hiro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taalasmaa's face.
Hiro tries to control but Taalasmaa wriggling away.
Hiro with shots to the head and body - Taalasmaa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hiro lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taalasmaa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hiro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hiro working the ground and pound effectively.
Hiro breaks from Taalasmaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hiro looking to control but Taalasmaa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hiro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taalasmaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hiro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hiro landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hiro lands with some strikes.
Hiro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taalasmaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hiro prevents Taalasmaa from getting the reversal.
Hiro lands a big elbow.
Hiro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hiro lands a big elbow.
Hiro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taalasmaa is looking to escape.
Taalasmaa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro cracks Taalasmaa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hiro controlling from the full mount.
Hiro is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Taalasmaa wants to get back to his feet.
Hiro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hiro controlling from mount.
Hiro looking to control but Taalasmaa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro working the ground and pound effectively.
Taalasmaa is looking to improve his position but Hiro isn't that keen on the idea.
Hiro with good strikes from the mount here!
Taalasmaa tries to hold on but Hiro pushes him away.
Hiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taalasmaa can do to turn this around?
Hiro with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa taking shots to the head.
Hiro lands with some strikes.
Taalasmaa is in a horrible position here. Hiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hiro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hiro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taalasmaa can't keep his opponent in guard - Hiro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hiro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taalasmaa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hiro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hiro wants to take a breather but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa taking some punishment here, with Hiro in his half guard.
Hiro trying to control the action but Taalasmaa is working from the bottom.
Hiro is nestled in close to Taalasmaa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taalasmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Taalasmaa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hiro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hiro showed some decent athleticism there.
Hiro blocks the strikes from Taalasmaa.
Hiro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hiro stops Taalasmaa from getting back to his feet.
Taalasmaa tries to get to full guard but Hiro has control of the leg.
Hiro works his way into side control.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Taalasmaa is not content to let Hiro control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hiro landing strikes.
Hiro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Taalasmaa is trying to get back to half guard.
Maku Hiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taalasmaa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hiro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hiro trying to control the position but Taalasmaa is working away.
Hiro scoring with punches and elbows.
Hiro works to advance to full mount. Taalasmaa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Taalasmaa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taalasmaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hiro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taalasmaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hiro lands with some strikes.
Hiro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taalasmaa is desperately trying to improve his position but Hiro has a good base and remains in mount.
Hiro dominating with strikes here.
Hiro landing strikes from the mount and Taalasmaa is in trouble!
Hiro landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taalasmaa is in a horrible position here. Hiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hiro landing strikes from the mount.
Taalasmaa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hiro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taalasmaa looks a forlorn figure.
Hiro trying to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro working Taalasmaa over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa taking shots to the head.
Taalasmaa is working to get back to half guard.
Hiro scoring with strikes but Taalasmaa is staying in there.
Kari Taalasmaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taalasmaa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taalasmaa is looking to escape.
Hiro breaks from Taalasmaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiro lands a heavy elbow.
Hiro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Maku Hiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hiro 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maku Hiro!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Hytten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGraw kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Born Winner (Wrecth Of England). Hytten has chosen Wait and Bleed as his entrance music. Kent Hytten is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

McGraw
vs
Hytten

166 cm
23
240 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

215 cm
22
253 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Nancy Botwin's Herbal Nutritions
Nancy Botwin's Herbal Nutritions

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome McGraw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Hytten!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hytten tries to clinch but McGraw is having none of it.
McGraw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGraw tries to score a body lock takedown but Hytten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hytten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGraw blocks it with crossed arms.
McGraw is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hytten pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome McGraw. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McGraw wants the takedown. Hytten is fighting it off but McGraw persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hytten's guard against the cage.
Hytten is controlling McGraw's posture.
Hytten looking for a sweep. Not yet Hytten, not yet.
Hytten managing to control the position.
Hytten working a defensive guard here.
McGraw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hytten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGraw is working hard here to advance position.
Hytten trying to keep a closed guard but McGraw is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hytten is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McGraw keeps the fight on the outside.
Hytten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hytten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGraw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hytten is looking to clinch but McGraw is avoiding it.
Hytten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hytten doesn't manage to clinch there - McGraw circles away.
McGraw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

McGraw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hytten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McGraw.
Hytten missing with knees to the body.

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.
McGraw is working for takedown but Hytten is calmly controlling the position for now.
McGraw jumps guard but Hytten stands there with McGraw around his waist. McGraw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hytten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGraw is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hytten gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hytten missing with knees to the body.
Hytten missing with knees to the body.
Hytten lands a damaging elbow.

Hytten manages to break the clinch.
Hytten wants to clinch but McGraw slips to the side

and McGraw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McGraw.

Hytten is looking for a triangle but McGraw pushes his legs off easily.
Hytten wants to sweep but no luck.
Hytten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGraw passes Hytten's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

McGraw is looking for a kimura but Hytten is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McGraw to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGraw is breathing heavily.
Hytten is looking to control McGraw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hytten avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hytten tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

McGraw is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hytten still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hytten has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Hytten controls the position from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGraw tries to buck Hytten off but Hytten is having none of it.
Hytten trying to control the action but McGraw is working from the bottom.
Hytten lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hytten is looking to take a break and control but McGraw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hytten tries to move to mount but McGraw blocks the move with his legs.
McGraw is not content to let Hytten control the position.

Hytten stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hytten closes the distance but McGraw moves to the side

and McGraw counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome McGraw dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hytten darts in trying to clinch

and McGraw counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hytten!
Hytten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hytten is squirming around, avoiding McGraw's attempts to control the action.

McGraw is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hytten is surviving well by controlling McGraw's body position as best he can.
Hytten is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hytten is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.

McGraw looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hytten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hytten really wants to buck McGraw off and get back to his feet.
Hytten wants to control but McGraw is having none of it.
Hytten is working to get back to half guard.

Hytten bucks McGraw off and manages to get back to his feet!
Hytten tries to clinch

and McGraw counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hytten can't keep his opponent in guard - McGraw advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hytten is trying to get back to full guard.
Hytten wants to control but McGraw is keeping busy.
McGraw prevents Hytten from improving his position.

McGraw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

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

Hytten looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw prevents Hytten from improving his position.
McGraw wants to pass the guard but Hytten is defending well.

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

and McGraw counters with a single leg into guard. Hytten didn't expect that.
Hytten wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hytten throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
McGraw looking to pass the guard.
McGraw won't allow Hytten to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hytten manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jerome McGraw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGraw is squirming around, avoiding Hytten's attempts to control the action.
Hytten connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hytten trying to control but McGraw is having none of it.
McGraw gets back to half guard.
Hytten is controlling the pace.

McGraw actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome McGraw dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hytten clinches but McGraw breaks the clinch

and McGraw counters with a shoot takedown. Hytten fights it but they end up in guard.
Hytten is trying to keep McGraw in close.
Hytten has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hytten wants to sweep here but McGraw controlling him for the moment.
Hytten is trying to keep McGraw in close.
Hytten will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hytten working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hytten tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hytten moves into the clinch successfully.
McGraw wants a takedown.
Hytten prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hytten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hytten tries to clinch

and McGraw counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hytten manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McGraw wants to control from the top but Hytten keeps moving.
Hytten throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McGraw won't allow Hytten to sweep him here.

McGraw is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hytten is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hytten has escaped and now he's on top!
Hytten is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraw manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hytten bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hytten wants to control from the top but McGraw keeps moving.
Hytten trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGraw isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hytten stacks McGraw on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hytten!
McGraw being controlled for a moment.

Hytten tries for a kimura but McGraw is defending well.

Hytten has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jerome McGraw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hytten closes the distance looking to clinch

and McGraw counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kent Hytten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hytten tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hytten wants to control but McGraw is keeping busy.
McGraw trying to control from half guard but Hytten is working away.
Hytten is trying to stand back up but McGraw is controlling him
Hytten throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
McGraw works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hytten wants to hold on but McGraw pushes him away.
Jerome McGraw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hytten is looking to improve his position but McGraw isn't that keen on the idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome McGraw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGraw, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome McGraw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Stull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stull comes to the cage accompanied by Numb/Encore by Linkin Park & Jay-Z. Moore is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Funeral Thirst. Andrew Stull has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Stull
vs
Moore

177 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

163 cm
22
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Stull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Moore!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stull gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Stull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stull holds on and takes a little breather.
Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stull works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Stull had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Moore is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Stull Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Moore's back instead.
Moore rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stull controlling the action here.
Moore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moore holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore gets full guard.
Moore wants to sweep but no luck.
Stull would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moore has his hands on Stull's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moore 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 two 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.
Ground and pound from Moore.
Moore working Stull over with strikes.
Stull keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stull is looking to improve his position.
Moore winds up and cracks Stull with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moore seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Stull is defending against the submission attempts here by Moore.
Stull won't allow Moore to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stull looking for submissions off his back.
Stull is trying to stand back up but Moore is controlling him
Moore is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stull is staying active underneath Moore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Moore there.
Moore working the head and body with strikes.
Moore is thwarting Stull's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stull to regain full guard.
Stull keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.

Stull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moore forces his way into half guard.
Moore lands with a punch from half guard.

Stull looking for a kimura from the bottom but Moore passes into side control!
Moore looks up at the clock and then as Stull takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Moore smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Moore dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stull doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
Stull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stull moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Andrew Stull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Stull moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Stull throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Moore takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moore is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stull pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Stull fails to land.

Stull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stull doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stull is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Stull thows a body shot but no joy.
Stull throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stull misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Moore bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stull wants to get back to his feet but Moore drags him back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stull!
Moore dominating with strikes here.
Moore landing strikes from the mount.
Stull is trying to stand.
Moore landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Moore.
Moore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moore is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stull can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Moore controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Stull that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stull is trying to escape the mount.
Moore working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Moore.
Moore breaks from Stull's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Moore lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moore lands a big shot there that rocks Stull but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore landing shots from mount.
Moore postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stull looks a forlorn figure.
Moore with good strikes from the mount here!
Moore lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moore is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stull is trying desperately to improve position.

Moore goes for an armbar but Stull turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stull.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moore trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stull wants to get up but he can't break Moore's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Moore is striking from the bottom but Stull uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore punching from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stull pinned against the cage. Stull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from Stull misses.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Stull shows good takedown defense.
Stull lands a head kick. Moore smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stull fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stull connects with a nice looking jab.
Andrew Stull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stull shoots and misses

and Moore counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stull won't be happy with that.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Stull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stull on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stull some visible discomfort.
Stull is working to avoid the ground and pound but Moore connects with a decent elbow.
Moore working the head with strikes.
Moore trying to control the action but Stull is working from the bottom.
Stull is trying to buck Moore off.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stull knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moore on the ground.
Stull is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Moore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stull wants to get back to his feet but Moore is dominant here and he's now got Stull's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with punches from the back.

Moore is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Moore lands punches and elbows.
Stull is trapped and Moore is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Moore doesn't have the hooks in and Stull manages to turn into his guard.
Stull won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
Moore trying to control the position.
Stull will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stull takes a decent strike to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moore working for a triangle but Stull defends it easily.
Stull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Stull won't allow Moore to sweep him here.
Stull wants to stand but Moore has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stull stopping the sweep attempt from Moore.
Stull trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Moore really dominated that round.
That's time! Stull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moore circles away from the clinch attempt

and Moore counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moore.
Stull is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stull wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore looking to pass the guard.
Moore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moore trying to control but Stull is working from the bottom.

Stull has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Moore is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Stull.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore slows the pace down.

Moore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Moore working the head and body with strikes.
Moore cracks Stull with a big elbow.
Stull tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
You get the feeling that Stull really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Billy Moore has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stull bucks up and throws Moore to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

Moore drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moore keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stull's head.
Stull wants to stand and escape but Moore is having none of it.
Moore trying to control but Stull is working from the bottom.
Moore connects with a couple of short punches.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moore connects with a couple of short punches.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore chips away with some ground and pound.
Moore stands up over Stull, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Moore is in close to Stull's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Stull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore passes Stull's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stull makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stull.
Moore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stull is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Moore dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Stull tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stull circles away.
Stull loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
A punch combination from Stull misses.
Stull has a takedown stuffed.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt - Stull sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stull lands with a slapping head kick.
Stull misses with a low kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stull tries to clinch but Moore moves away

and Moore counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moore.
Moore content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Stull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Stull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moore is stalling here. Stull is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Moore seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stull has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moore manages to get back to half guard.

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.
Moore is looking to control Stull's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moore avoid being mounted?
Moore is looking for a sweep. Stull is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stull wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
Stull not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stull wants to take a breather but Moore is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Stull as Moore shoots in.
Andrew Stull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Moore.
Stull wants to clinch but Moore slips to the side

and Moore counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stull's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stull is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea.
Stull preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moore trying to control but Stull is working from the bottom.
Moore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Stull is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moore looking to sit in guard and control but Stull gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moore punching from the bottom.

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.

Moore has his foot on Stull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stull works his way back into a safe position though.
Stull tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Andrew Stull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moore working a defensive guard but Stull manages to pass into side control anyway.
Billy Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Stull is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moore has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stull working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moore 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Moore!
Billy Moore is the new lightweight champion!