Hooligan XC 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Whoop Rico. 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.

Jackson
vs
Vukovic

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wanderlei Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Vukovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Jackson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Vukovic wants to clinch.

Jackson feints and as Vukovic raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vukovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Vukovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Vukovic!
Jackson is looking to stand up but Vukovic isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Vukovic from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vukovic gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
Vukovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Vukovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vukovic is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vukovic hang on?
Vukovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vukovic wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Vukovic looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic blocking the ground and pound.
Jackson prevents Vukovic from getting the reversal.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Vukovic working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson breaks from Vukovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vukovic taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with some strikes.
Vukovic tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson 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.
Vukovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vukovic is looking to escape.

Jackson wants to finish this one by submission but Vukovic is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jackson.
Jackson working Vukovic over with strikes here.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Vukovic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vukovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Vukovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vukovic defends it well.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Vukovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vukovic sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Jackson!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Margez Azula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sanchez
vs
Azula

178 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
257 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Margez Azula!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azula swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Azula looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Azula stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.

Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez is trying to control. Azula wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Azula is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Azula is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.
Azula wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Azula is having none of it.
Azula has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez 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.
Sanchez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Azula.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sanchez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azula has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Azula's head.

It looks like Margez Azula has been cut.
Azula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Azula changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sanchez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Azula moves out of range.
Sanchez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Azula moves out of range.
Azula walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Azula sprawls well.

Sanchez has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azula takes a shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Azula bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Azula semi-blocks.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Sanchez pushes Azula up against the cage in a clinch.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Corey Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Azula.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sanchez has Azula up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Azula swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Azula jumps guard but Sanchez stands there with Azula around his waist. Azula gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Azula moves out of range.
Azula keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Azula is having none of it.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Sanchez rushes Azula and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.

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

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azula takes an elbow to the forehead.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Azula chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.

Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azulas head.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Azula keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azula backwards.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sanchez rushes Azula and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Azula keeps it at a distance.
Azula fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Margez Azula's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corey Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Azula ducks under and follows up with a left that Azula also avoids with ease.
Corey Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.

That has opened up Margez Azula's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Azula moves out of range easily.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Azula keeps it at a distance.
Azula avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Azula moves out of range.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sanchez clinches up with Azula and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Azula sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Azula ducks under and follows up with a left that Azula also avoids with ease.
Azula dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Azula's head and hops out.
Azula stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Azula wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Azula counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that.
Azula looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Azula from controlling successfully.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Azula manages to get himself to full guard.

Sanchez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Azula counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Azula drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sanchez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Azula has Sanchez in his guard.

Azula looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Azula keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Azula keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Azula looking to control.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Azula. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azula can do to turn this around?
Sanchez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Azula has the dominant position.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Azula pinned against the cage. Azula gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azula tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Azula avoids nicely.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Azula circles away.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Azula moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez misses with the combination.

Azula closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanchez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Margez Azula's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Azula shoots in and bounces Sanchez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Azula stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Margez Azula has got the better of the ground game so far.

Azula is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sanchez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sanchez has escaped and now he's on top!
Azula trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Azula keeps moving.
Azula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Azula working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Azula is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sanchez dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Azula is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Azula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez wants to clinch but Azula slips to the side

and Azula counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Azula trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Azula prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Azula trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez looking to control.

Sanchez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Azula's body.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Azula counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Azula not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azula tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.

Sanchez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Azula off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Azula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azula stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Azula circles away and keeps his distance.

Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Corey Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azula backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanchez.
A short right from Sanchez.
Margez Azula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Margez Azula.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Sanchez!

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 Rik Mireson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mireson comes to the cage accompanied by Wombles Theme Tune. Will Anderson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mireson
vs
Anderson

179 cm
20
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rik Mireson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mireson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mireson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Mireson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mireson throws out the jab.
Mireson misses with a straight left.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mireson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Mireson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mireson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson jabs at Mireson's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tries to bum rush Mireson with a series of wild strikes but Mireson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson throws a right hand that Mireson ducks under and follows up with a left that Mireson also avoids with ease.
Mireson doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson moves out of range as Mireson strikes.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Mireson avoids it well.
Mireson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.

Mireson takes the fight into the clinch.
Mireson digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Mireson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mireson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson throws a combination. Mireson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mireson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mireson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mireson throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Mireson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Mireson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mireson misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to stall but Mireson improves his position.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Mireson pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mireson wants a takedown.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mireson lands a nice shot to the body.

Mireson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anderson is trying to keep an underhook but Mireson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mireson is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Mireson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mireson working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mireson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson tries to roll over but Mireson keeps him under control.
Mireson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mireson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Mireson has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mireson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mireson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Mireson is having none of it.
Mireson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Mireson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mireson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Mireson is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mireson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mireson missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson scores with a jab. Mireson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mireson is just out of range.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mireson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mireson rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mireson misses with a body punch.
Mireson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mireson has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Mireson tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Will Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mireson thows a body shot but no joy.

Anderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mireson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mireson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mireson connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Anderson 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.

Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mireson has time to react.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mireson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Mireson.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rik Mireson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Mireson avoids it.
Mireson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Mireson 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mireson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Anderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mireson is aware though and is defending well.
Mireson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mireson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mireson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mireson tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Mireson lands a couple of elbows.
Anderson wants to stand up but Mireson is controlling him.
Mireson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mireson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mireson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mireson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Anderson is looking for a triangle but Mireson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

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.

Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mireson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mireson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Mireson postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Mireson distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mireson postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson tries to bum rush Mireson with a series of wild strikes but Mireson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mireson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mireson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson lunges at Mireson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mireson's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swinging wilding here.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Mireson avoids it well.
Mireson dodges the punch combination from Anderson.

Mireson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mireson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mireson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mireson breaks from Anderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Mireson landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Mireson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mireson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mireson working Anderson over with strikes here.
Mireson landing shots from mount.
Anderson regains half guard.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Mireson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mireson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anderson gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mireson slips nicely into half guard.
Rik Mireson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mireson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Will Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mireson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Mireson misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mireson.
Mireson tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson stuns Mireson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rik Mireson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mireson at a distance.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson lands a jab to Mireson's midsection.
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mireson rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson slips a straight right by Mireson.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson works Mireson's body with a nice hook.
Mireson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Mireson moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mireson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mireson throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Mireson.
Mireson throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mireson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson moves into full guard.
Mireson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mireson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Anderson looking for a triangle here. Mireson is fighting it but it looks tight! Anderson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mireson is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Will Anderson!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Henery McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Robert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLovin comes to the cage accompanied by In my head. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

McLovin
vs
Robert

189 cm
23
154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henery McLovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Robert!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLovin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robert tries to clinch but McLovin is having none of it.
McLovin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rich Robert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLovin shoots in for a takedown but Robert shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henery McLovin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robert has his takedown stuffed

and McLovin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Robert's guard now.
McLovin trying to control the position from guard on top but Robert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robert wants to stand and escape but McLovin is having none of it.
McLovin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Robert has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin controlling from the top position.

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

Robert working for a triangle but McLovin defends it easily.

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.

Robert is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McLovin is aware though and is defending well.
McLovin wants to control from the top but Robert keeps moving.

McLovin drops back looking for a leg! Robert is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Robert manages to kick McLovin off! McLovin jumps back into Robert's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robert is trying to control the position but McLovin postures up.

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

and McLovin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McLovin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Robert wants to control but McLovin is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLovin trying to control from half guard but Robert is working away.
McLovin wants to pass to mount but Robert is defending the position.

McLovin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Robert sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henery McLovin 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.

Robert gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and McLovin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Robert's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robert wants to sweep but no luck.
McLovin being controlled here momentarily.
McLovin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robert's guard.
Robert is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin throwing shots but Robert is blocking nicely.
McLovin wants to pass the guard but Robert is defending well.
McLovin trying to control the action but Robert is working from the bottom.
McLovin passes to full mount!

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.
Robert is in a horrible position here. McLovin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

McLovin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Robert has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Robert is working to get back to half guard.
Robert tries to hold on but McLovin pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Robert to take his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
McLovin connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Robert to escape the position.
Robert is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Robert's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
McLovin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McLovin trying to control.
Robert tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Robert looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
McLovin softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Robert tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robert gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
Robert covers up after that shot from McLovin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henery McLovin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Robert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and McLovin counters with a takedown into side control.

McLovin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McLovin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLovin slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Robert.
Robert is wriggling around trying to escape.
Robert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Robert can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Robert can't escape the position.
McLovin scores with a couple of good head shots there.

McLovin is working for a guillotine from mount but Robert frees his head quite easily.
Robert is trying to escape the mount.
Robert is squirming around, avoiding McLovin's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robert tries to hold on but McLovin postures up.
McLovin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Robert reaches up to try and control the position but McLovin seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Robert rolls and tries to escape and now McLovin has his back!

McLovin tightening his grip on Robert, looking for the choke.
The referee is taking a good look at Robert as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from McLovin!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robert is trying to roll into a better position but McLovin has get a rear naked choke and Robert is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Henery McLovin!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The pit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bang
vs
pit

189 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

199 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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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 New York, Slang Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, The pit!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Bang both land. Nice combination.

Bang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

pit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bang stands up over pit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
pit trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bang with a nice head shot there.
Bang looking to pass the guard.

pit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
pit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
pit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bang's guard.
Bang looking for a sweep. Not yet Bang, not yet.

Bang uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Bang looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Bang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pit wants to control but Bang is keeping busy.
Bang is keen to just control but pit is a slippery customer.
Bang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

pit makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
pit shoots in for a takedown but Bang shows good takedown defense.
pit looks gassed!

pit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than pit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
pit thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bang manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bang misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bang missing with punches from the bottom.
Bang regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to stand and escape but pit is having none of it.

pit decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bang, up you get!

pit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than pit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
pit has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bang's face.
Bang throwing hammer fists to the chest of pit. What's that going to do exactly?
Bang throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
pit raining down shots from the mount!
Bang flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
pit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
pit lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Bang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
pit unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pit lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
pit is landing with some decent strikes but Bang is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
pit cracks Bang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bang tries to get back to half guard but can't.

pit is going olschool here, as he tries to force Bang to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bang shrugs it off.
Bang throwing hammer fists to the chest of pit. What's that going to do exactly?
Bang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bang is trying to escape the mount.

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.
pit working Bang over with strikes here.
pit wants to control the pace but Bang is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by pit.
Bang is looking to improve his position but pit isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Bang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bang is looking to improve his position but pit isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
pit with the ground and pound from mount.

pit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bang can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Slang Bang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bang keeps the fight on the outside.

Bang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
pit gets back to half guard.
pit wants to get back to full guard.
pit trying to control from the bottom.
Slang Bang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
pit punching from the bottom.
Bang stops pit from getting back to his feet.
pit is looking to control Bang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can pit avoid being mounted?
Bang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

pit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
pit postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
pit in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bang tries to bench press pit off him but pit keeps the position.
Bang is looking to work his way out of this bad position but pit is controlling him well.
pit is looking to take a break and control but Bang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
pit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bang kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
pit working the head and body with strikes.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
pit fails with the takedown.
pit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
pit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but pit was well out of range. Poor timing from Bang.
pit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
pit doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bang counters with a shoot takedown. pit fights it but they end up in guard.
Slang Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The pit.
Bang won't allow pit to get back to his feet.
Bang working some strikes from top position.
pit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bang is looking to work some ground and pound but pit has wrist control.
Bang scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang chips away with some ground and pound.
pit controls Bang momentarily but Bang frees himself.
pit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bang wants to improve his position but pit is controlling well.
Bang misses with some strikes from the bottom.
pit working over Bang with some ground and pound. Bang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
pit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bang tries to roll over but pit keeps him under control.
Bang throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

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.
Bang wants to control the action here but instead pit manages to pass to full mount!
pit working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Bang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
pit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bang tries to get out of the position.
BOOM! pit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bang flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bang taking shots to the head.
pit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bang taking shots to the head.
Bang is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
pit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
pit lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Slang Bang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bang throws a left and a right that both miss

and pit moves into the clinch.

Bang has clasped his hands together around pit's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bang throws an elbow but pit slips to the side and avoids it well.
pit sneaks back into half guard.
Bang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
pit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

pit has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bang off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Slang Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
pit shoots in for a double leg but Bang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bang stalks pit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into pit's face. pit staggers backwards, shaken.

pit has closed the distance and engaged Bang in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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

pit pushes Bang off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bang catches pit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

pit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bang has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. pit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but pit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bang letting pit take a breather here.
pit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but pit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slang Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but pit has him pressed against the cage.

pit pulls Bang into guard.
Bang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as pit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bang wants to stand but pit has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
pit throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
pit manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bang trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bang is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, pit cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bang throwing hammer fists to the chest of pit. What's that going to do exactly?
pit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bang flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bang really wants to buck pit off and get back to his feet.
Bang flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bang is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
pit working Bang over with strikes here.
Bang is wriggling around trying to escape.
pit lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
pit working Bang over with strikes here.
Bang flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bang wants to control but pit is having none of it.
Bang is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bang is bucking up trying to escape but pit cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
pit punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
pit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
pit scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bang?
pit cracks Bang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bang is working to get back to half guard.
Bang regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang wants to get back to his feet.
pit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bang is trying to get back to full guard.

pit seems to be working for a kimura but Bang defends the submission attempt.
pit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
The pit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slang Bang!