Rings FC 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bret Hart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gatti
vs
Hart

193 cm
22
216 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 Los Angeles, Art Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hart takes one to the side of the head.
Hart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti.
Gatti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Hart 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Hart fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gatti sprawls well initially but Hart persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hart is looking to advance position but Gatti won't allow it.
Gatti tries to roll over but Hart keeps him under control.
Gatti trying to control but Hart postures up.
Hart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Hart is looking for a kimura but Gatti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hart to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart lands with a punch from half guard.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gatti is staying active underneath Hart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gatti trying to control from the bottom.
Hart tries to pass to full mount but Gatti defends it.
Gatti is breathing heavily.
Hart slows the pace down in half guard.
Hart lands strikes from half guard.
Hart lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hart stops Gatti from getting back to his feet.

Hart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hart lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart is tying to control. Gatti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gatti is looking to improve his position.

Hart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hart misses with a head shot. Gatti uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hart connects with a couple of short punches.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Gatti has wrist control.
Hart pushing down on Gatti's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gatti!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti is squirming around, avoiding Hart's attempts to control the action.
Hart cracks Gatti with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Gatti is rocked!
Hart working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Gatti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hart dominating with strikes here.
Hart unloading with bombs!

It looks like Art Gatti has been cut.
Hart with good strikes from the mount here!
Hart with a couple of short strikes.
Hart putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Art Gatti's cut is getting worse.
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!
Hart fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Art Gatti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bret Hart!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Lava Lava as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santana
vs
Miller

178 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Los Angeles, Jorge Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Santana - that landed with a thud.
Santana wants to break the clinch but can't.

Santana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Santana which made him look bad.
Jorge Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller defending well as Santana loads up on a big left hand.
Santana fails with the takedown

and Miller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santana won't be happy with that.

Miller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Miller goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Santana rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Miller's guard! Nice work there by Santana!
Santana trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Santana pushes Miller off looking to stand but Miller dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller is looking for submissions but instead, Santana has regained full guard.
Miller looks gassed!
Santana is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Miller is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Santana has latched onto it... Big trouble! Santana pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Miller is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Santana!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Santana!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Nieminen (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.

Fantastic
vs
Nieminen

196 cm
21
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

212 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Captain Fantastic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarkko Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieminen wants to clinch up but Fantastic keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Fantastic or perhaps it was just good defense by Nieminen which made him look bad.
Nieminen lands a jab to Fantastic's midsection.
Fantastic misses with a head kick.
Nieminen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nieminen is fending him off so far but Fantastic persists. Nope, Nieminen circles away and we're back to standing.
Nieminen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic is breathing heavily.
Fantastic ducks under a wild hook from Nieminen.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Nieminen! Fantastic is out on his feet! Nieminen rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Fantastic is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Fantastic is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarkko Nieminen!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duke Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dirk
vs
Robinson

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duke Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Robinson does no damage.

Robinson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dirk manages to get to full guard.

Dirk had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Robinson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dirk Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Robinson's back instead.
Dirk not allowing Robinson to control his hands.
Robinson is really stuck here.
Robinson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dirk's guard. Nice work there by Robinson.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dirk is on top in guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk prevents Robinson from getting back to his feet.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Dirk tries to pass.
Dirk trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Dirk forces his way into half guard.
Dirk trying to pass the guard but Robinson defending well.
Dirk looks to land a strike but Robinson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Robinson trying to control the position.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dirk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dirk pushes down on Robinson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dirk is breathing heavily.
Robinson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robinson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dirk trying to mount his opponent but Robinson defends it.
Dirk wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
Dirk prevents Robinson from standing back up.
Robinson is trying to maintain the position but Dirk is very close to passing his half guard.
Robinson wants to improve his position but Dirk is controlling well.
Dirk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk works his way into side control.
Robinson struggling a bit here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dirk tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dirk has a takedown stuffed.
Dirk tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.

Dirk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk 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.
Dirk won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.

Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Dirk defends easily.
Dirk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dirk wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dirk pushes down on Robinson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dirk takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Dirk 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.

Dirk shoots in and drives through. Robinson sprawls well.
Duke Dirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dirk swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson shoots and misses

and Dirk counters by moving into the clinch.
Dirk stalling in the clinch but Robinson improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson looking to stall.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Robinson jumps into guard, dragging Dirk to the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dirk trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.

Robinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dirk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dirk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dirk wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Dirk passes into half guard.

Dirk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Robinson is just riding it out for now. Dirk eventually gives up the hold.
Dirk uses his free foot to push down on Robinson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Robinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dirk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Robinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dirk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dirk looking to ground and pound but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Dirk looking to control but Robinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dirk misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Robinson has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Even with his hooks in, Dirk manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Robinson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Dirk gets his way!
Robinson tries to roll but Dirk sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk is looking to control Robinson but Robinson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Robinson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dirk's guard. Nice work there by Robinson.
Dirk trying to control the position.
Dirk wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Robinson content to stall in guard here.

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

and Dirk counters with a single leg into guard. Robinson didn't expect that.
Dirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dirk stays in close to Robinson's body and controls the position.
Robinson working a defensive guard but Dirk passes into half guard.
Duke Dirk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dirk wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
Dirk wants to free his trapped foot but Robinson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dirk is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Robinson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dirk.
Dirk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robinson is looking to escape.
Robinson is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Dirk dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Robinson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dirk!
Dirk wants to control but Robinson is having none of it.
Dirk is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Robinson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dirk is looking to escape.
Robinson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Robinson cracks Dirk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dirk wants to hold on but Robinson pushes him away.
Robinson trying to control but Dirk is having none of it.
Robinson blocks Dirk's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk gets back to half guard.
Robinson wants to stand up but Dirk is controlling the position.

Dirk looking for submissions off his back.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
Dirk is controlling Robinson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dirk gets back to full guard.
Dirk trying to keep a closed guard but Robinson is proving a slippery customer.
Dirk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Robinson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

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

Dirk is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Robinson has his hands clasped together but Dirk extends an breaks Robinson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Dirk.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duke Dirk!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santos Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Destruction has chosen Alone At The Landfill, Cattle Decapitation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Santos Jimenez had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Dick Destruction has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jimenez
vs
Destruction

181 cm
21
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santos Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Destruction!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez tries to clinch up.
Jimenez misses with a head kick.

Jimenez moves into the clinch.

Jimenez breaks the clinch.
Jimenez misses with a head kick.

Destruction drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jimenez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Destruction off and has taken his back!
Destruction is in bad spot here.
Destruction takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Destruction tries to roll but Jimenez sticks to his back.
Jimenez throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Destruction!
Jimenez lands strikes to the head.
Destruction is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Jimenez.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Destruction up.
Even with his hooks in, Jimenez manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Jimenez wants to control but Destruction is keeping busy.

Jimenez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Destruction has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
A lull in the action here.
I really don't envy Destruction right now.
Jimenez 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.
Destruction is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Destruction is really stuck here.
Destruction looks gassed!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jimenez throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Destruction really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jimenez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is taking a good look at Destruction as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jimenez!
Jimenez lands a shot to the head.
Jimenez scores with punches to the body.
Destruction grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Jimenez lands shots from the back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Destruction looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Jimenez lands shots from the back.
Jimenez has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Destruction.
Destruction grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Destruction is in bad spot here.
Jimenez struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jimenez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Destruction is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jimenez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jimenez missing with strikes.
Jimenez tries to get the hooks in deep but Destruction pushed the leg off.
Jimenez scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Jimenez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jimenez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Jimenez gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Jimenez lands a shot to the body.
Jimenez is landing with strikes from the back.
Jimenez lands a shot to the head.
Jimenez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Destruction is looking for a way out.

Destruction is rocked!

It looks like Dick Destruction has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Destruction hold on?!
Destruction is still in real trouble! Can Jimenez finish him?
Jimenez controls the action.
Destruction seems to have recovered his senses.
Jimenez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Jimenez has Destruction flattened out and is raining down punches.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jimenez scores with punches from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Destruction defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jimenez's arms.
Jimenez biding his time, controlling Destruction.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jimenez.
Jimenez scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santos Jimenez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Destruction'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.

Jimenez fails with the takedown

and Destruction counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Destruction controlling the action here.
Destruction lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Destruction works his way into full mount!
Jimenez working to try and regain half guard.
Jimenez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jimenez trying to control but Destruction postures up.
Jimenez wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Destruction stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction is looking to stall here but Jimenez recovers full guard.
Jimenez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jimenez working a defensive guard but Destruction passes into half guard.
Jimenez scores with a few weak punches.
Destruction working over Jimenez with some ground and pound. Jimenez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Destruction connects with a nice short shot to Jimenez's temple.
Jimenez is looking to escape.
Jimenez gets back to full guard.
Jimenez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Destruction's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez pushing down on Destruction's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Destruction is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jimenez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jimenez's back!
Destruction doesn't have the hooks in and Jimenez manages to turn into his guard.
Destruction throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jimenez tries to stand but Destruction is controlling from the bottom.
Jimenez thows a big elbow that misses.
Jimenez wants to control from the top but Destruction keeps moving.
Destruction is pulling down on Jimenez's head. It's preventing any offense from Jimenez, at least for the moment.
Jimenez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Destruction 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.
Destruction throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction throws a couple of heel strikes.
Jimenez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Destruction has a closed guard, preventing Jimenez from standing up.
Destruction wants to stand and escape but Jimenez is having none of it.
Jimenez throws and elbow that misses. Destruction uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jimenez's guard. Nice move by Destruction!
Destruction is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jimenez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jimenez wants to stand and escape but Destruction is having none of it.
Destruction passes Jimenez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Destruction lands strikes from half guard.
Jimenez is pressing down on Destruction's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Santos Jimenez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jimenez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Destruction doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Destruction manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Destruction's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jimenez holds on and takes a little breather.

Jimenez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jimenez wants to sweep here but Destruction controlling him for the moment.
Destruction missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jimenez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Destruction's guard.
Destruction throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jimenez trying to control but Destruction is working from the bottom.

Jimenez stands up from Destruction's guard - Jimenez perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dick Destruction will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dick Destruction's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jimenez tries to clinch up.
Jimenez fails with the takedown

and Destruction counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jimenez won't be happy with that.

Destruction decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jimenez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Destruction decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jimenez's guard.
Destruction stands up over Jimenez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Destruction cracks Jimenez with a solid left hand.
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!
Destruction tries to stand but Jimenez is controlling from the bottom.
Destruction working some strikes from top position.

Jimenez is rocked!
Destruction not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oh Jimenez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Destruction wants to control from the top but Jimenez keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez has momentary wrist control but Destruction slips an elbow through the middle.
Destruction 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.

Jimenez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Destruction is stalling in the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jimenez is on top in guard.
Jimenez seems to have got his legs back now.
Jimenez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Destruction is looking to stand up but Jimenez isn't so interested in that idea.
Destruction keeping moving, preventing Jimenez from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jimenez is looking to stand up but Destruction won't let him.
Jimenez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jimenez passes into half guard.
Jimenez lands with a punch from half guard.
Jimenez is pressing down on Destruction's thigh, looking to free his foot. Destruction is holding on for now.
Jimenez is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like Jimenez is going to stand back up.
Jimenez working over Destruction with some ground and pound. Destruction looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Destruction is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Jimenez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez wants to pass the guard but Destruction is defending well.
Destruction is trying to get back to full guard.

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

Destruction scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Destruction is taking a breather. Jimenez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Destruction wants to free his trapped foot but Jimenez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jimenez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jimenez is pressing down on Destruction's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jimenez keeping moving, preventing Destruction from controlling successfully.

Jimenez uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Destruction counters with a left to the body.
Jimenez scores with a push kick.
Jimenez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Destruction counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jimenez thinking.
Jimenez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Destruction. Destruction circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destruction circles away from the clinch attempt

and Destruction counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jimenez's guard now.
Jimenez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jimenez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Destruction is one step ahead there.
Jimenez wants to stand up but Destruction is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destruction postures up and lands a big shot to Jimenez's brow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jimenez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Destruction manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Destruction comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Destruction has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

Santos Jimenez wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendon Martindale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martindale might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who Am I. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martindale
vs
Belmont

180 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kendon Martindale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Belmont!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martindale fails with the takedown.
Martindale fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martindale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belmont fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simon Belmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Martindale.
Belmont is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Martindale advances to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martindale looking to finish with strikes here!
Martindale can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belmont is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martindale unloads with some shots from mount but Belmont bucks and avoids them well.
Martindale is breathing heavily.
Martindale misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Martindale throws some wild stikes that Belmont manages to avoid easily.
Martindale thowing shots but they're missing.
Martindale throwing strikes here but Belmont is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Martindale trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martindale misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Martindale in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Belmont is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

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

Martindale is working for a guillotine from mount but Belmont frees his head quite easily.
Belmont really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martindale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belmont wants to try and get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Martindale there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martindale landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Simon Belmont has been cut.

Martindale is working for a guillotine from mount but Belmont frees his head quite easily.

Martindale moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Belmont has worked his arm free - good work by Belmont!

Martindale is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Belmont knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martindale wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Belmont, who protects the arm well.
Belmont tries to escape but Martindale is in control.
Martindale trying to control the action but Belmont is working from the bottom.
Belmont pushes Martindale away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Martindale gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Belmont dodges the ground and pound from Martindale.
Martindale throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Belmont works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

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.
Belmont wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Belmont tries to clinch but Martindale moves out of range.
Martindale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendon Martindale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belmont wants to clinch.
Martindale shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belmont but Belmont pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martindale throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Belmont's waist but Belmont gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martindale off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belmont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Belmont rushes Martindale and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Belmont lands a knee to the head.
Belmont lands an elbow inside that Martindale shrugs off.
Belmont throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martindale blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendon Martindale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Belmont's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Martindale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kendon Martindale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martindale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martindale keeps the fight on the outside.
Martindale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Belmont tries to clinch but Martindale is having none of it.
Martindale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belmont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Martindale takes the fight into the clinch.

Martindale drags the fight down to the ground.
Martindale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Belmont has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martindale is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmont preventing the sweep.

Martindale keeping busy on the bottom but Belmont has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Martindale.
Martindale is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Belmont off and has taken his back!

Martindale patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Martindale has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Belmont has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Even with his hooks in, Martindale manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Belmont as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Martindale!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belmont is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Martindale gets his way!
Martindale throwing sloppy strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Martindale throwing sloppy strikes.
Martindale punches the canvas rather than the man.
Martindale misses with an elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martindale missing with punches from the back.
Martindale 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.

Martindale looking for the RNC.
Belmont controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Belmont covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Martindale is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Belmont has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Belmont covering up well under a series of strikes from Martindale.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martindale trying to control.

Martindale has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Belmont! Can he survive? No! He's out! Martindale gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kendon Martindale!