HFC 12 McArthur VS. Makinen PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spete Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuey Ungar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pasanen
vs
Ungar

204 cm
20
244 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
260 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

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 Hilo, Spete Pasanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stuey Ungar!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ungar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pasanen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pasanen is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ungar misses with a hook. Pasanen ducked under it nicely.
Ungar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pasanen as he avoids it easily.
Pasanen tries to clinch up but Ungar circles away and keeps his distance.
Ungar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pasanen circles away.
Ungar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ungar cracks Pasanen with an uppercut from hell and Pasanen crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Ungar's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Ungar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pasanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pasanen wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasanen working a defensive guard here.
Ungar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ungar looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen trying to keep a closed guard but Ungar is proving a slippery customer.
Ungar wants to stand but Pasanen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pasanen is trying to keep Ungar in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pasanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pasanen looks for a takedown but Ungar sprawls well.

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.

Ungar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ungar won't allow Pasanen to sweep him here.
Pasanen is trying to control the position but Ungar postures up.
Ungar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ungar trying to control the position from guard on top but Pasanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ungar wants to get up but he can't break Pasanen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pasanen keeping moving, preventing Ungar from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen looking to control.
Pasanen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

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

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

Pasanen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ungar, who protects the arm well.

Pasanen tries for a kimura but Ungar is defending well.
Ungar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pasanen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ungar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pasanen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ungar can't do much from the bottom here.
Pasanen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Pasanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ungar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ungar loads up on a big right hand but Pasanen slips the punch.
Ungar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ungar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ungar missing with a left hand there. Pasanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pasanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ungar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ungar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stuey Ungar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pasanen drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ungar wants to get back to his feet but Pasanen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pasanen trying to control but Ungar is working from the bottom.
Pasanen chips away with some ground and pound.
Pasanen won't allow Ungar to get back to his feet.
Pasanen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ungar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Pasanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ungar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ungar.
Ungar connects with a jab.
Ungar misses with an uppercut.

Pasanen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Pasanen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pasanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ungar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar is looking to stand up but Pasanen isn't so interested in that idea.

Pasanen stands up from Ungar's guard - Pasanen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ungar throws a head kick that misses.
Ungar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pasanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pasanen misses with a takedown attempt - Ungar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ungar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pasanen. That did some damage!
Ungar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pasanen moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ungar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ungar controlling the action here.
Pasanen moves into full guard.

Pasanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pasanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ungar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stuey Ungar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pasanen avoids a kick to the body.
Ungar throws a leg kick but Pasanen checks it.
Ungar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pasanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ungar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pasanen wants a takedown but no success here.
Ungar can't break the clinch.
Ungar prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pasanen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ungar can't fight it off and eventually Pasanen manages to take the fight to the floor. Ungar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ungar keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar seems keen to control Pasanen's posture.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ungar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Pasanen stands up from Ungar's guard - Pasanen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ungar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar cracks the inside of Pasanen's front leg.
Ungar throws the left hand but Pasanen avoids the punch easily.
Stuey Ungar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasanen dodges the punch combination from Ungar.
A cross from Ungar lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pasanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pasanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ungar lands a two punch combo.
Ungar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pasanen slips a straight right by Ungar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pasanen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ungar scores with a leg kick.
Ungar throws an overhand right that lands on Pasanen's shoulder, as Pasanen tries to avoid the shot.
Ungar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pasanen.
Ungar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pasanen pinned against the cage. Pasanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pasanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ungar swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spete Pasanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Ungar does no damage.
Pasanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Ungar. Ungar gets slowly back to his feet.
Ungar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pasanen 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.
Pasanen trying to control but Ungar is working from the bottom.
Ungar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ungar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spete Pasanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pasanen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Spete Pasanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pasanen prevents Ungar from getting back to his feet.
Stuey Ungar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ungar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stuey Ungar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ungar 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 for Stuey Ungar!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Stuey Ungar!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Stuey Ungar!

Stuey Ungar wins by unanimous decision!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yaz O Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

O Doyle
vs
Jones

169 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

TFP Graphics

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yaz O Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
O Doyle is looking to improve his position.
O Doyle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Doyle.

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Doyle misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doyle misses with a takedown

and Jones counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends O Doyle down! Jones is looking to finish but O Doyle is intelligently defending himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones advances position into side control!
O Doyle manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
O Doyle tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
O Doyle trying to control from the bottom.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Doyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Doyle works his way to full guard. Good work.

O Doyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones steps into range and cracks O Doyle with a monster punch that buckles his knees! O Doyle flops backwards and Jones dives into his guard looking to finish!
O Doyle is breathing heavily.
O Doyle trying to control the position.
Jones tries to stand but O Doyle is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doyle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.

O Doyle is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
O Doyle keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a right and a left that O Doyle avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones throws a series of punches but O Doyle avoids them all with ease.
Jones works over O Doyle's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones takes a swing at O Doyle's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
O Doyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Doyle doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
O Doyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones tries to bum rush O Doyle with a series of wild strikes but O Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with the combination.
Steve Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Doyle has time to react.
Yaz O Doyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
O Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces O Doyle off the cage and back into rage.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but O Doyle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Doyle fails with the takedown
and O Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaz O Doyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Doyle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Doyle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Doyle has his takedown stuffed
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent O Doyle tumbling to the canvas! Jones pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! O Doyle was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steve Jones!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Drosey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Sheehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drosey comes to the cage accompanied by Trash. Duke Drosey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drosey
vs
Sheehy

184 cm
21
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duke Drosey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Sheehy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drosey throws a leg kick but Sheehy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sheehy shoots in but no luck this time.
Sheehy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Bobby Sheehy has been cut.
Drosey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sheehy dodges the punch combination from Drosey.
Drosey wants to clinch up but Sheehy keeps it at a distance.
Drosey wants to clinch up but Sheehy keeps it at a distance.
Sheehy keeps the fight on the outside.
Bobby Sheehy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Sheehy with that takedown attempt.

Sheehy 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.
Sheehy throws a big right hand that misses.
Drosey wants to get back to his feet but Sheehy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Sheehy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Drosey manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sheehy has Drosey in his guard.
Sheehy wants to sweep here but Drosey controlling him for the moment.
Sheehy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drosey is looking to stand up but Sheehy won't let him.

Drosey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Drosey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sheehy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Duke Drosey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Sheehy.
Drosey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drosey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sheehy looks gassed!
Sheehy shoots in but no luck this time.
Sheehy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drosey tries to avoid it but Sheehy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drosey to the ground. Drosey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drosey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drosey is looking to clinch but Sheehy is avoiding it.
Drosey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drosey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sheehy looks for a takedown but Drosey sprawls well.
Drosey misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drosey misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Drosey.
Sheehy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drosey swivels and escapes.
Drosey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheehy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drosey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheehy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drosey lands with an overhand left.
Drosey throws a series of punches but Sheehy moves out of range.
Sheehy shoots in for a takedown but Drosey shows good takedown defense.
Drosey connects with a looping right hand.

Sheehy is rocked!
Sheehy is holding his hands too far apart here. Drosey throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sheehy is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duke Drosey!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and steve nieve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reid
vs
nieve

182 cm
19
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Fighting Spirit

TFP Graphics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexi Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, steve nieve!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nieve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
nieve throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reid.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Reid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
nieve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reid throws a head kick but nieve moves out of range.

nieve moves into the clinch.

Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
nieve moves in looking to clinch but Reid pushes him off.
Reid misses with an uppercut. nieve saw that one coming.
Reid throws a head kick but nieve moves out of range.

nieve fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reid, pushing him back against the cage.
nieve lands a nice knee to the body.
Reid wants to break the clinch but can't.
nieve scores a nice knee to the body.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Reid missing with knees to the body.
nieve lands a nice elbow.
Reid has had enough of the clinch but nieve keeps him there for the moment.
Reid is looking to break free of the clinch but nieve has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from nieve.
Reid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
nieve lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Alexi Reid has been cut.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but nieve has him pressed against the cage.
nieve unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reid is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for nieve.
nieve lands a shot to the body.
nieve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
nieve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
nieve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reid takes a shot to the head.
nieve taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
nieve lands an elbow just above Reid 's eye.
nieve scores a nice knee to the body.
nieve taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from nieve.
nieve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
nieve lands an elbow just above Reid 's eye.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right handed body shot lands from nieve.
Come on nieve - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reid can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from nieve.
nieve stalling in the clinch.
nieve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
nieve lands a damaging elbow.
nieve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reid takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
nieve landing knees to the body.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
nieve lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nieve is leaning against Reid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reid takes an elbow to the temple.
nieve lands a hook to the side of the head.
nieve effectively controlling the action here.
nieve crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
nieve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by nieve.
nieve lands an elbow that stopped Reid in his tracks for a moment.
nieve lands with a light punch inside.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
nieve scores with a nice hook to the head.
nieve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reid is trying to break free.
nieve lands an elbow inside that Reid shrugs off.
nieve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reid wants to get back to striking at distance but nieve won't allow it.
nieve scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
nieve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
nieve lands a nice knee to the body.
nieve unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
nieve leaning his opponent against the cage.
nieve lands a nice elbow.
nieve displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reid up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid avoiding damage as nieve throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from nieve.
Reid can't break the clinch.
nieve is leaning against Reid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reid can't break the clinch.
nieve lands an elbow inside that Reid shrugs off.
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
nieve prevents Reid from breaking the clinch.
Reid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but nieve has him pressed against the cage.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
nieve is pushing Reid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
nieve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reid has had enough of the clinch but nieve keeps him there for the moment.
Reid can't break the clinch.
nieve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from nieve.
nieve using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
nieve lands an elbow inside that Reid shrugs off.
nieve lands an elbow that stopped Reid in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for nieve.
A right handed body shot lands from nieve.
nieve creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reid's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nieve lands a body punch in the clinch.
nieve lands a damaging elbow.
nieve works on Reid's body with a couple of short punches.
nieve stalling in the clinch.
nieve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
nieve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by nieve.
nieve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
nieve lands a nice elbow.
nieve lands an elbow inside that Reid shrugs off.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but nieve has him pressed against the cage.
nieve scores with a hook to the body.
Reid takes an elbow to the temple.
nieve lands an elbow just above Reid 's eye.
Reid has had enough of the clinch but nieve keeps him there for the moment.
nieve lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from nieve.
nieve lands a damaging elbow.
nieve lands a nice elbow.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
nieve's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
nieve lands an elbow just above Reid 's eye.
nieve keeps control of Reid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but nieve has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

steve nieve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexi Reid's cut.
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.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by nieve!

nieve takes the fight into the clinch.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
nieve moves in looking to clinch but Reid pushes him off.
Reid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

nieve closes the distance and clinches.
nieve lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
nieve taking a breather.

Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
nieve tries to clinch up.
nieve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Reid.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
nieve fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Alexi Reid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid throws a head kick that misses.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nieve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reid swats away the attempt to clinch by nieve.
nieve is looking to clinch.
Reid closes the distance looking to clinch
and nieve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
nieve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
nieve lands a body shot in the clinch.
nieve lands an elbow inside that Reid shrugs off.
nieve avoids a wild elbow strike from Reid.
nieve pushes Reid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
nieve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
nieve lands an elbow inside that Reid shrugs off.
nieve lands a knee to the body.
nieve controlling the action here for a moment.
Reid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nieve lands an elbow just above Reid 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
nieve has Reid pushed against the cage.
nieve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from nieve.
nieve lands a damaging elbow.
nieve lands a body punch.
nieve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
nieve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
nieve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
nieve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
nieve landing some nice looking knees to the body.
nieve lands a body shot in the clinch.
steve nieve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
nieve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
nieve lands a body shot.
nieve lands with a light punch inside.
nieve lands an elbow that stopped Reid in his tracks for a moment.
nieve's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
nieve using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
nieve lands a nice shot to the body.
Reid takes an elbow to the forehead.
nieve lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from nieve.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nieve lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from nieve.
A short right from nieve.
nieve crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
nieve landing knees to the body.
nieve scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for nieve to work.
nieve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
nieve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reid can't break the clinch.
nieve scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
nieve stalling in the clinch.
nieve lands a damaging elbow.
Reid is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from nieve.
nieve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but nieve has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from nieve.
nieve lands with a right to the head.
Reid takes a shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as nieve takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reid avoiding damage as nieve throws knees to the body.
Reid tries to break the clinch but nieve is controlling the position.
Reid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but nieve has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nieve lands a nice knee to the body.
Reid is trying to break free.
Reid has had enough of the clinch but nieve keeps him there for the moment.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but nieve has him pressed against the cage.
nieve lands a knee to the body.
nieve gets through Reid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
nieve lands a shoulder strike.
nieve lands a nice knee to the body.
nieve lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from nieve.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but nieve has him pressed against the cage.
nieve lands a nice elbow.
nieve is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
nieve keeps control of Reid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
nieve lands an elbow inside.
nieve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
nieve lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from nieve.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
nieve throws an elbow that misses.
Reid is looking to break free of the clinch but nieve has double underhooks.
Reid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
nieve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
nieve blocks the elbow strike.
Reid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

steve nieve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexi Reid's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

nieve is looking to clinch but Reid is avoiding it.
nieve tries to clinch there but Reid circles away.
Reid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
nieve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - nieve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid throws a head kick that misses

and nieve holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

nieve moves into the clinch successfully.
Reid takes an elbow to the temple.

Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reid throws a sloppy head kick and nieve moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Reid misses.
nieve moves in looking to clinch but Reid pushes him off.

nieve darts in and clinches Reid up against the cage.
Reid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but nieve has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reid tries to break the clinch but nieve is controlling the position.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nieve trying to land knees to the body.
Reid takes an elbow to the temple.
nieve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reid.
nieve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through nieve's defenses.
Nice elbow from nieve.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but nieve has him pressed against the cage.
nieve landing knees to the body.
nieve crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
nieve avoiding damage.
Reid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reid wants to break the clinch but can't.
nieve lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from nieve.
nieve crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
nieve content to slow the pace in the clinch.
nieve lands a nice elbow.
nieve unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by nieve.
nieve stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with an elbow over the top.
nieve using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
nieve crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
Reid takes a shot to the head.
nieve working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

nieve clinches.
nieve is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reid misses with an elbow strike.
Alexi Reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by nieve.
nieve lands an elbow just above Reid 's eye.
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid is trying to break free.
nieve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reid wants to get back to striking at distance but nieve won't allow it.

Reid manages to break the clinch.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

nieve drives through and clinches with Reid against the cage.
nieve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
nieve lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nieve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Reid manages to break the clinch.
Reid blocks a head kick by nieve.

nieve moves into the clinch successfully.
nieve comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reid wants to break free but nieve has control.
nieve scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
nieve stalling in the clinch but Reid improves position.
nieve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
nieve trying to land knees to the body.

Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reid throws a head kick that misses

and nieve counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by nieve.
nieve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
nieve leaning his opponent against the cage.

Reid breaks from the clinch.
Reid throws a head kick that misses

and nieve decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reid's guard.
nieve trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
nieve is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reid working for a triangle but nieve defends it easily.

nieve drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and nieve jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
nieve stops Reid from standing up.

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

Reid looking for a guillotine here but nieve defends easily.
steve nieve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
nieve trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
steve nieve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well nieve has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for steve nieve!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for steve nieve!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for steve nieve!

steve nieve wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Flow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Fall of Troy - F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.. Flow has chosen Even Flow - Pearl Jam as his entrance music. Stephen Crane had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Crane
vs
Flow

175 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evan Flow!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flow fails with a takedown attempt.

Crane instigates a clinch.

Crane breaks the clinch.
Crane tries to clinch up.

Crane looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Flow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crane wants to get back to his feet.
Flow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Flow.

Crane stands and steps away. Flow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Flow misses with a takedown

and Crane counters by clinching up.
Flow takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Evan Flow has been cut.
Crane lands an elbow that stopped Flow in his tracks for a moment.
Crane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crane misses with an elbow strike.
Crane trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane lands an elbow that stopped Flow in his tracks for a moment.
Crane lands a knee to the head.
Flow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crane smiles and moves away.
Stephen Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Flow.
Flow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flow with a poor takedown

and Crane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crane.
Crane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Flow up against the cage.
Flow managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane is pressed up against the cage. Flow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crane down to the mat. Crane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Flow looks gassed!
Flow fails with the takedown

and Crane counters by clinching up.
Crane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crane just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flow's face.
Crane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Crane misses with a knee to the head.
Flow tries to score a body lock takedown but Crane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flow tries to pull guard but Crane won't allow it.
Crane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Crane jumps guard and drags Flow to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Crane is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Flow looking for a takedown.
Crane lands an elbow that stopped Flow in his tracks for a moment.

Crane works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Crane has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Flow is proving hard to escape from.
Flow wants to sweep but no luck.
Flow keeping full guard, as Crane tries to pass.
Crane tries to stand but Flow is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flow managing to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flow with a poor takedown

and Crane counters by clinching up.

Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flow with a lazy takedown attempt

and Crane counters by moving into the clinch.
Crane stops a takedown attempt from Flow.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crane lands a nice elbow.

Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flow misses with a takedown

and Crane moves into the clinch.

Crane has hold of one of Flow's legs. Flow is fighting the takedown attempt but Crane gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Flow pulls Crane in to control the position.
Crane tries to free his leg and advance position but Flow is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Flow looking for a guillotine here but Crane defends easily.
Crane might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane looking to pass the guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Evan Flow!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juuso Makinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McArthur
vs
Makinen

185 cm
18
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Todd McArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juuso Makinen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur shoots in looking for a takedown. Makinen tries to sprawl out of it but McArthur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Makinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

McArthur moves into the clinch.
McArthur has Makinen pushed against the cage.
McArthur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McArthur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McArthur lands an elbow inside that Makinen shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from McArthur as the two fighters clinch.
McArthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McArthur wants to break the clinch but can't.

McArthur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

McArthur drives through and clinches with Makinen against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinen wants to break free but McArthur has control.
McArthur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Makinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd McArthur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McArthur misses with an elbow strike.
McArthur tries a knee to the head but Makinen blocks it.
McArthur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makinen.
Makinen takes a shot to the head.
McArthur misses with a hook from the clinch.
McArthur goes for a takedown attempt but Makinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Makinen darts in trying to clinch

and McArthur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McArthur scores with a knee to the head.

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.
Makinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to McArthur's face.
McArthur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McArthur missing with knees to the body.
Makinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

McArthur breaks from the clinch.
Makinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Todd McArthur has been cut.
McArthur misses with a double jab
and Makinen counters with a big head kick but McArthur shrugs it off.
McArthur circles away from the clinch attempt
and McArthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Todd McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Juuso Makinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McArthur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Makinen throws a sloppy head kick

and McArthur counters with a takedown into side control.
McArthur trying to control the position but Makinen is working away.
Makinen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McArthur is putting a hurting on Makinen here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McArthur tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McArthur lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Makinen is trying to buck McArthur off.
McArthur working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur cracks Makinen with a big right hand but Makinen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McArthur cracks Makinen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Makinen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
McArthur landing a few strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McArthur working the ground and pound from side control.
McArthur lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Makinen down.
Makinen tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
McArthur lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd McArthur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd McArthur's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

McArthur closes the distance but Makinen moves to the side
and Makinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Makinen slips under a jab.
McArthur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Makinen pinned against the cage. Makinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McArthur moves out of range of the body kick from Makinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Makinen misses
and McArthur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from McArthur.
McArthur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Makinen throws a head kick that misses
and McArthur counters with a nice body shot.
Makinen is breathing heavily.
McArthur tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Makinen swivels and escapes.
McArthur circles away from the clinch attempt
and McArthur counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makinen.

McArthur moves into the clinch.
McArthur is working for takedown but Makinen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd McArthur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur goes for a takedown attempt but Makinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A head kick misses from McArthur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McArthur. McArthur obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from McArthur misses
and Makinen counters with a head kick.
Makinen tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and McArthur counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Makinen!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

McArthur is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Makinen is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Makinen flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. McArthur anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Makinen and secures both hooks! This could be bad! McArthur slips an arm under Makinen chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. McArthur has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. McArthur is squeezing on Makinen like an anaconda would it's prey. Makinen fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Todd McArthur!