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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layen Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jackson
vs
Pray

170 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Jackson!
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, Layen Pray!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pray closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Pray tries to score with some ground and pound. Jackson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pray fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jackson regains half guard, as Pray was trying to land strikes.
Pray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pray wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Pray looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pray missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pray stalling away here and it's allowed Jackson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray postures up.
Pray cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is trying to keep Pray in close.
Pray 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.
Pray throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Pray throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pray wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pray seems keen to control Jackson's posture.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Pray keeps moving.
Pray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson tries to clinch but Pray is having none of it.
Pray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Pray circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pray has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
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. Pray connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Jackson gets full guard.
Pray throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Pray controlling him for the moment.
Jackson is trying to keep Pray in close.
Pray lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pray trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

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

Pray shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pray throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pray to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pray throws a big right hand that misses.
Pray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Pray with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pray throwing strikes but missing.
Pray is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Pray scoring with punches to the head and body.
Layen Pray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pray throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pray.
Pray wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Pray slips an elbow through the middle.
Pray postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Pray tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Pray throws and elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pray's guard. Nice move by Jackson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray 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.
Pray is breathing heavily.
Pray trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Pray circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch but Pray moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kevin Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pray dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Pray's head and hops out.
Kevin Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layen Pray.
Pray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Pray circles away.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Pray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pray counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray connects with a couple of short punches.
Pray postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pray is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Pray postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pray throws and elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pray's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Pray.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Layen Pray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pray is defended easily by Jackson.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Pray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pray is looking to stall here but Jackson recovers full guard.
Pray makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pray working some strikes from top position.
Pray lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Pray from controlling successfully.
Pray lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pray trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Pray tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson wants to stand up but Pray is controlling him.
Pray thows a big elbow that misses.

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

Pray shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pray was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pray breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pray with the ground and pound from mount.
Pray wants to control but instead Jackson manages to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray trying to control the pace.
Jackson wants to control but Pray is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pray.
Pray winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Layen Pray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pray content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson trying to control but Pray postures up.
Pray trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Pray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Pray seems content to control.
Kevin Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pray wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Layen Pray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pray winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Layen Pray!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Alexander

181 cm
21
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wanderlei Silva!
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, Earl Alexander!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alexander closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Alexander is having none of it.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexander lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexander keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Alexander lands a couple of digs.
Alexander sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Alexander stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Alexander lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alexander working Silva over with strikes.
Alexander looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alexander lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Silva kicks Alexander off and gets back to his feet.

Alexander throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Alexander finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alexander distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Alexander scores with a jab.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alexander tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alexander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Alexander walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Alexander.

Alexander shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva wants to stand up but Alexander is controlling him.
Alexander passes into half guard.
Alexander has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander prevents Silva from standing back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alexander seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alexander lands strikes from half guard.
Alexander drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is looking to escape.
Alexander is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alexander scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alexander 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Alexander attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alexander backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Alexander scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alexander is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alexander landing some decent shots from guard.
Alexander passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alexander landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Silva pushes Alexander off and gets back to his feet.
Alexander misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexander fails to land the takedown.
Alexander has a takedown stuffed.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Alexander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Alexander tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alexander somewhat.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva checks the leg kick.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alexander's efforts to push away.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Alexander jabs at Silva's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alexander, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Alexander 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.

Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva tries to clinch up but Alexander circles away and keeps his distance.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Alexander counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alexander lands a couple of digs.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alexander makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alexander postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva is looking to stand up but Alexander isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexander is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexander.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alexander backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander dodges the punch combination from Silva.

Alexander 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.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Alexander is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alexander makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alexander stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alexander working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexander trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alexander stops Silva from standing up.
Alexander working some strikes from top position.
Silva wants to stand but Alexander is controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Alexander darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Alexander there.
Nice strikes from Alexander there.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Alexander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alexander scores with a three punch combo!
Alexander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch
and Alexander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Alexander decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
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!

Silva pushes Alexander off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Alexander closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands an elbow.
Silva is pushing Alexander's head away, looking to escape. Alexander manages to hold on to the position though.
Alexander lands an elbow.

Silva throws Alexander to one side and escapes!
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

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

Silva has his feet on Alexander's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexander.
Silva closes the distance but Alexander moves to the side
and Alexander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alexander looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva misses with a combination
and Alexander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alexander is defended easily by Silva.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Alexander.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva tries to clinch
and Alexander counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Alexander to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alexander has a takedown stuffed.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Alexander back into the cage.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Alexander shoots in.
Alexander closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Alexander. That snapped Silva's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Alexander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Silva misses the jab.
Alexander getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A combination from Alexander does no damage.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Alexander counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alexander.
Alexander working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Alexander connects with a couple of short punches.

Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Silva closes the distance but Alexander moves to the side
and Alexander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alexander throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexander connects with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to bum rush Alexander with a series of wild strikes but Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexander scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Alexander drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alexander throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alexander won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Alexander content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alexander connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Alexander is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alexander misses with a body shot.

Alexander scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alexander grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Alexander cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva is trying to buck Alexander off.
Alexander lands a decent elbow from side control.
Earl Alexander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Alexander prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Silva being controlled for a moment.
Silva pushes Alexander away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alexander gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alexander is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alexander asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alexander moves into full mount!
Alexander tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Alexander tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Alexander controlling his opponent.
Alexander can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
BOOM! Alexander connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva really wants to buck Alexander off and get back to his feet.
Alexander controlling his opponent.
Alexander's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

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

Despite being in the dominant position, Earl Alexander just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexander scores with a three punch combo!
Alexander connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Alexander connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alexander connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva avoids the body shot from Alexander.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Alexander scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva is not content to let Alexander control the position.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Earl Alexander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alexander winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earl Alexander!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Savage has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hector Escobar's chin.

Escobar
vs
Savage

190 cm
22
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Escobar!
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, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Escobar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Savage.
Savage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Randy Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage slaps away a takedown attempt from Escobar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Savage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Escobar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Escobar showed some decent athleticism there.
Savage looks gassed!

Escobar maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Savage could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Escobar has cracked it and Savage is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Escobar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hector Escobar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by We Be Steady Mobbin. Turd Ferguson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jackson
vs
Ferguson

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turd Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferguson sprawls well. Ferguson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Turd Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ferguson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ferguson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson lands a body punch.
Jackson being controlled against the cage.
Ferguson lands a right hand.

It looks like Quinton Jackson has been cut.
Ferguson scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferguson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
Ferguson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferguson scores with a knee to the head.
Ferguson landing knees to the body.
Ferguson landing knees to the body.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ferguson prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Ferguson keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
Ferguson landing knees to the head.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferguson crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ferguson crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
Ferguson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ferguson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.

Jackson tightens his grip and picks Ferguson up, before dumping him to the ground. Ferguson manages to land in guard.
Jackson trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ferguson wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Ferguson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ferguson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ferguson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Ferguson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferguson but Ferguson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.

Ferguson darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Ferguson keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferguson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson avoiding damage.
Ferguson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson jumps guard but Ferguson stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turd Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ferguson swinging wilding here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Ferguson.

Ferguson instigates a clinch.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Ferguson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.
Turd Ferguson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ferguson prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferguson working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Ferguson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferguson.
Jackson avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson is stalling here.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferguson taking a breather.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ferguson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson taking a breather.
Ferguson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson tries to break free but Ferguson pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ferguson.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ferguson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Ferguson is controlling the position.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Jackson avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferguson.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Ferguson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
Ferguson stalling against the cage.
Ferguson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ferguson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ferguson is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ferguson down to the mat. Ferguson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.

Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferguson, not yet.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Ferguson's brow.

Ferguson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferguson has wrist control.
Ferguson working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferguson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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

Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ferguson wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Ferguson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ferguson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ferguson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turd Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quinton Jackson'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. This is the final round!

Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ferguson has managed to clinch.
Ferguson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Ferguson.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ferguson smiles and moves away.

Ferguson tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ferguson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferguson lands a shot to the body.
Ferguson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ferguson stalling against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Ferguson keeps him there for the moment.
Ferguson lands an elbow inside.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Ferguson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferguson has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ferguson as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Ferguson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ferguson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ferguson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Ferguson missing with knees to the body.
Ferguson has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ferguson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ferguson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ferguson lands a body punch.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferguson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ferguson crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Ferguson working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Ferguson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Ferguson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson avoiding damage as Ferguson throws knees to the body.
Ferguson looking to stall.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quinton Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws a push kick but Ferguson slaps the foot to one side.
Turd Ferguson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Ferguson rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson jumps guard but Ferguson stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ferguson gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Ferguson prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ferguson landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ferguson lands a knee to the body.
Ferguson crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Ferguson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferguson lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ferguson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Turd Ferguson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferguson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turd Ferguson!
Turd Ferguson is the new light heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Mabie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mabie
vs
Villar

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Mabie!
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, Hector Villar!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hector Villar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Villar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mabie can't keep his opponent in guard - Villar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Villar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Villar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Villar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mabie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabie is trying to stand up here but Villar is controlling him well.
Villar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mabie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Villar on the ground.

Villar is looking for a kimura but Mabie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Villar to get the leverage.
Villar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Villar trying to control from half guard but Mabie is working away.
Still in half guard, Villar seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Villar has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mabie defend it? Villar steps over the head and cranks it - Mabie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Villar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hector Villar!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Main event

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

Spencer
vs
Hackem

225 cm
21
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
258 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryster Spencer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Hackem!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spencer tries to clinch there but Hackem circles away.

Hackem closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hackem lands in his opponent's guard.
Hackem lands a couple of digs.

Spencer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Spencer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Spencer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hackem defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hackem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hackem postures up.
Hackem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hackem with a nice head shot there.
Hackem controlling from the top position.
Hackem tries to free his leg and advance position but Spencer is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer trying to control the position here.

Spencer is looking for a triangle but Hackem pushes his legs off easily.
Hackem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hackem is stalling in the full guard.

Spencer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hackem defends well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryster Spencer!
Ryster Spencer is the new heavyweight champion!