XAC 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junk Memorex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jukka kaunislahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Memorex
vs
kaunislahti

190 cm
20
226 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

206 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junk Memorex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jukka kaunislahti!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Memorex throws a sloppy head kick and kaunislahti moves out of range easily.
kaunislahti looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
kaunislahti avoids a kick to the body.
Memorex fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Memorex.
Memorex missing with a left hand there. kaunislahti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Memorex. That's going to slow kaunislahti down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Memorex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Memorex connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kaunislahti fails with an attempt to clinch.
kaunislahti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Memorex lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Memorex throws a series of strikes that have kaunislahti backpedaling.
kaunislahti avoids the head kick by Memorex.
Memorex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent kaunislahti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Memorex, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
kaunislahti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Memorex throws a one two combo.
Memorex misses with the combination.
kaunislahti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from Memorex does it's job there.
Memorex connects with a high kick.
Memorex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Memorex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Memorex throws a nice outside leg kick.
Memorex goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Memorex lands an overhand right.
Memorex lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Memorex!
Memorex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Memorex throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Memorex tries a head kick but it misses.
Memorex throws a nice inside leg kick.
Memorex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Memorex swinging wilding here.
A head kick from Memorex lands but kaunislahti takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junk Memorex dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Memorex misses with a few strikes there.
Memorex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
kaunislahti dodges the punch combination from Memorex.
Some wild striking there from Memorex.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Memorex lands but kaunislahti takes it in his stride.
Memorex throws a combination. kaunislahti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Memorex throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by kaunislahti.
Memorex lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Memorex ducks down and throws a hook to the body but kaunislahti moves away.
kaunislahti slips a jab and a cross from Memorex.
Memorex throws a head kick that misses.
kaunislahti tries to clinch there but Memorex circles away.
Memorex is looking to slow kaunislahti down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Memorex lands a glancing blow to the side of kaunislahti's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Memorex.
Memorex swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
kaunislahti blocks a head kick by Memorex.
A combination from Memorex does no damage.
Memorex cracks a nice hook into kaunislahti's ribs.
Junk Memorex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Memorex goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Memorex throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by kaunislahti.
Memorex will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Memorex misses with a few strikes there.
Memorex is looking to wear down kaunislahti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Memorex scores with a one two! kaunislahti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Memorex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kaunislahti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Memorex tries a head kick but it misses.

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.
Memorex connects with a high kick.
kaunislahti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Memorex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Memorex connects with a high kick.
Memorex lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Memorex throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from kaunislahti in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Memorex.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junk Memorex dominated that second round.
That's time! Memorex's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

kaunislahti dodges the punch combination from Memorex.
kaunislahti tries to close the distance and clinch but Memorex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junk Memorex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Memorex fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Memorex misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
kaunislahti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Memorex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Memorex throws a sloppy head kick and kaunislahti moves out of range easily.
kaunislahti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Memorex finds it's way round the side to connect with kaunislahti's head.
kaunislahti avoids the head kick by Memorex.
kaunislahti wants to clinch.
Memorex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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.
Memorex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
kaunislahti blocks a head kick by Memorex.
kaunislahti tries to close the distance and clinch but Memorex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
kaunislahti avoids the head kick by Memorex.
Memorex throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Memorex is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Memorex tries to bum rush kaunislahti with a series of wild strikes but kaunislahti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Memorex throws a right and a left that kaunislahti avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Memorex misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Memorex, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
kaunislahti dodges the punch combination from Memorex.
A shot to de liver by Memorex. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Memorex.
Memorex tries a head kick but it misses.

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.
Memorex tries a head kick but it misses.
Memorex tries a head kick but it misses.
kaunislahti tries to clinch up.
kaunislahti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Memorex with a jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Memorex works the jab nicely.
jukka kaunislahti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junk Memorex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Memorex keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junk Memorex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Memorex 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junk Memorex!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
14%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Kyshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur Kyshenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Coleman
vs
Kyshenko

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artur Kyshenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyshenko tries to clinch but Coleman is having none of it.

Coleman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A control attempt from Kyshenko but he's now mounted!
Kyshenko wants to control but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Coleman trying to control but Kyshenko is having none of it.
Kyshenko stops Coleman from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Coleman controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyshenko wants to control but Coleman is having none of it.

Coleman swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Coleman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Healy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Healy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Healy
vs
Hayes

180 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Healy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes lands with a straight right. Healy didn't see that one coming.
Healy fails with the takedown.
Healy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Healy throws a jab when Hayes was well out of range.
Hayes lands the left hand.
Hayes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Healy on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Healy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Healy is breathing heavily.
Hayes lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Healy falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hayes dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Hayes!
Jacob Hayes is the new welterweight champion!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockin Rolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockin Rolla is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mir
vs
Rolla

180 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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, Brock Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockin Rolla!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Rolla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Rolla shows good takedown defense.
Mir throws a front kick aimed at Rolla's knee but Rolla avoids it well.

Rolla has managed to clinch.
Mir wants a takedown but no success here.
Mir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rolla walks away with a smile on his face. Mir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolla throws a leg kick but Mir checks it.
Rolla with a poor takedown

and Mir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rolla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rolla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mir advances to half guard.

Rolla kicks off Mir and gets to his feet.

Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir lands a couple of digs.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolla has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolla has wrist control.
Mir 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.
Mir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rolla is looking for a triangle but Mir pushes his legs off easily.

Mir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Mir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolla has wrist control.

Rolla wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mir checks a leg kick.

Mir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rolla gets back to half guard.
Rolla is pressing down on Mir's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rolla lands a decent punch to the body there.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Rolla.
Rolla trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rolla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mir stands up over Rolla, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mir throws and elbow that misses. Rolla uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mir's guard. Nice move by Rolla!
Rolla trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rolla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rolla.

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.

Mir shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rolla's guard.
Rolla keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Mir throwing strikes but missing.
Mir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mir is pushing down on Rolla's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rolla is fighting to maintain full guard but Mir has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rolla wants to control but Mir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mir lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rolla has hold of Mir's hands but Mir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mir scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mir has his takedown stuffed
and Rolla counters with a one-two to the body.
Rolla with a poor takedown

and Mir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rolla's guard now.
Mir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mir is in close to Rolla's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brock Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rolla's head.
Mir postures up in Rolla's guard and throws a big left but Rolla blocks it.
Mir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mir wants to control from the top but Rolla keeps moving.
Mir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Rolla.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rolla!
Mir lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mir working the ground and pound effectively.
Rolla wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mir.
Mir looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla tries to hold on but Mir postures up.
Rolla is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Mir.
Mir with shots to the head and body - Rolla looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rolla working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rolla?
Rolla throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
Mir dominating with strikes here.
Mir is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mir prevents Rolla from getting the reversal.
Mir lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mir with shots to the head and body - Rolla looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rolla is desperately trying to improve his position but Mir has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mir lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rolla hang on?
Mir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rolla?
Rolla throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Mir.
Mir with the ground and pound from mount.
Rolla in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rolla throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mir. What's that going to do exactly?
Rolla is looking to improve his position but Mir isn't that keen on the idea.
Rolla wants to control but Mir is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Mir dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Mir 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.
Mir trying to control but Rolla is working from the bottom.
Rolla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mir stops Rolla from getting back to his feet.
Rolla manages to get to full guard.
Mir chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rolla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rolla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mir trying to control but Rolla is working from the bottom.

Rolla escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolla has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rolla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rolla misses with a takedown attempt

and Mir counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rolla!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Rolla that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rolla is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mir prevents Rolla from getting the reversal.
Mir has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rolla's face.
Rolla tries to lock up and control but Mir gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rolla is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Mir.
Rolla is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mir lands with some strikes.
Rockin Rolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is working to get back to half guard.
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mir scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mir landing strikes from the mount and Rolla is in trouble!
Rolla tries to reverse the position but Mir maintains control.
Rolla is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rolla throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rolla sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

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.
Rolla has hold of Mir's hands but Mir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mir stops Rolla from getting back to his feet.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rolla wants to improve his position but Mir is controlling well.
Mir thows a huge punch but Rolla dodges it nicely.
Rolla is trying to stand up here but Mir is controlling him well.

Rolla has one foot on Mir's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.
Brock Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Rolla drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mir, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Mir!