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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Adams
vs
Rice

183 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
177 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 Las Vegas, John Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rice!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rice forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
Rice lands an uppercut.
Adams takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like John Adams has been cut.

Rice breaks from the clinch.
Adams thows a leg kick but Rice checks it

and Rice moves into the clinch.
Adams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rice has him pressed against the cage.
Rice connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adams's face.

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

Adams gets tackled into the cage by Rice. Rice maintains the clinch.
Rice crunches a lovely knee into Adams's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rice landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Adams looking to stall.
Rice with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rice lands a knee to the head.

Rice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rice pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rice.
Rice lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Rice manages to break the clinch.

Rice has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rice is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Rice.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rice.
Rice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rice lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice is struggling to control the position.
Rice lands an elbow inside.
Rice leaning his opponent against the cage.

Rice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams throws a combination that misses

and Rice counters by clinching up.
A nice left hand lands by Rice.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rice as Adams tries to tie him up.
Rice pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rice is defending well for now.
Rice lands a body shot.
Rice comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rice gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Rice.
Rice lands with a right to the head.

Adams is rocked!

Rice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Rice moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rice as the two fighters clinch.
Adams seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rice.
Rice lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Rice.
Rice scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rice lands a right hand.
Rice lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rice throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rice lands a nice uppercut.

Rice breaks the clinch.

Rice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rice landing knees to the head.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Rice putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rice lands an elbow inside that Adams shrugs off.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rice creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adams's defenses.
Rice working Adams over with knees to the body.
Rice manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Rice breaks from the clinch.
Adams misses with a combination

and Rice counters by moving into the clinch.
Adams letting Rice take a breather here.
Rice presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rice lands an elbow inside that Adams shrugs off.
Rice has Adams pressed against the cage, preventing Adams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rice lands a nice knee to the body.
Rice lands a body punch in the clinch.

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

Rice has Adams up against the cage in a clinch.

Rice breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Adams.

Rice gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rice lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rice lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rice gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rice lands an elbow inside.
Rice is working Adams over against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rice obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Rice.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rice.
Rice with a knee to the head.
Rice lands a left hand.
Rice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rice gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Rice - that landed with a thud.

Rice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams throws a combination that misses

and Rice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Rice - that landed with a thud.
Rice lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Adams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rice moves into the clinch successfully.
Rice lands a body punch.

Rice manages to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rice in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rice moves into the clinch.
Adams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rice has him pressed against the cage.

Rice breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Adams.

Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adams stalling in the clinch but Rice improves position.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Rice has him pressed against the cage.
Rice lands a damaging elbow.
Adams is looking to break free of the clinch but Rice has double underhooks.
Rice connects with a knee to the head.

Rice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rice moves into the clinch successfully.
Rice cracks Adams with a nice body shot.
Adams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rice has him pressed against the cage.
Rice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Rice.
Rice works on Adams's body with a couple of short punches.
John Rice seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rice is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rice crunches a lovely knee into Adams's ribcage.
Rice lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rice.
Adams takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rice.

Rice breaks from the clinch.

Rice forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Rice.
Rice leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Rice.

Rice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rice clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Rice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rice has managed to clinch.
Rice using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rice lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Adams moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Rice.
Rice digs a right hand underneath Adams's ribcage. Adams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rice lands with a short shot to the head.
Rice landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adams wants to get back to striking at distance but Rice won't allow it.
Rice comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rice scores with a knee to the head.

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

Rice moves into the clinch.

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

Rice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rice prevents Adams from breaking the clinch.
Adams is working for takedown but Rice is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rice scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rice clinches with his opponent.

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

Rice clinches.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams throws out a powerful jab.

Rice clinches.

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

Adams pushes Rice up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Rice has him pressed against the cage.
Adams tries to break the clinch but Rice is controlling the position.
Adams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rice scores a nice knee to the body.

Rice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rice lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Rice manages to break the clinch.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Adams swings widly with a right hand

and Rice counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rice digs a right hand into Adams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adams's gas tank.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rice has Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rice.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Rice has him pressed against the cage.
Rice lands a shot to the body.
Rice lands an elbow inside that Adams shrugs off.
Rice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Rice manages to break the clinch.

Rice clinches up with Adams and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rice clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rice breaks the clinch.

Adams tries to keep at a distance but Rice has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rice takes the fight into the clinch.

Rice breaks the clinch.
Rice doesn't manage to clinch there - Adams circles away.
Adams tries to work over Rice's front leg with a kick but Rice checks it.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rice.

Rice pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.

Rice breaks from the clinch.
Adams throws a combination that misses

and Rice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adams tries to stall but Rice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adams wants to get back to striking at distance but Rice won't allow it.
Adams tries to stall but Rice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rice stalling against the cage.
Rice keeps control of Adams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Rice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rice fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rice circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rice counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rice manages to break the clinch.

Rice clinches with his opponent.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

Rice moves into the clinch successfully.

Rice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams misses with a double jab

and Rice counters by moving into the clinch.
Rice connects with a knee to the head.
Rice creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adams's defenses.

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

Rice moves into the clinch.
John Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Rice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rice breaks the clinch.
Adams falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rice moves into the clinch.

Rice breaks from the clinch.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.

Adams rushes Rice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rice with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rice.
Rice lands a knee to the head.
Rice pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adams can't break the clinch.

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

Rice gets tackled into the cage by Adams. Adams maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rice connects with a knee to the head.
Rice landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice lands a nice uppercut.
Rice stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adams takes an elbow to the forehead.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rice has managed to clinch.
Rice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rice avoiding damage.

Rice breaks the clinch.

Rice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Rice.
Rice stalling in the clinch.
Rice creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adams's defenses.
Rice connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adams's face.
Rice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adams's efforts to push away.
Rice lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams taking a breather.

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

Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
Rice gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Rice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rice moves into the clinch.
Rice lands with a right to the head.
Adams working hard to break the clinch.
Rice avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Rice lands an elbow inside.
Rice lands an elbow just above Adams 's eye.
Adams has had enough of the clinch but Rice keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Rice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rice prevents Adams from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rice.
Rice landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rice - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adams missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Rice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Rice!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Johnson
vs
Steel

186 cm
23
184 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

182 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Steel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Steel throws a leg kick that is checked

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steel dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steel up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson has Steel pressed against the cage, preventing Steel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steel is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Steel is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Steel blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Steel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson has Steel pushed against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Steel blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Steel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steel prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Steel is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.

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

Steel darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Steel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.

Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel scores with a three punch combo!

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel.
Steel managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steel blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Steel takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like John Steel has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to break free.
Steel is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Steel can't break the clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson keeps control of Steel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Johnson tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Steel in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

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.
Steel takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Steel in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steel blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steel wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Steel avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steel dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
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 John Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Steel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johnson wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Steel darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Steel tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Steel is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Steel avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Steel blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steel's efforts to push away.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel blocking some punches.

That's two 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.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steel's brow.
Steel dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steel blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Steel avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Steel is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson is working Steel over against the cage.

Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson closes the distance but Steel moves to the side

and Steel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steel wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel takes an elbow to the temple.
Steel blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Steel wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steel up against the cage.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Steel 's eye.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.

Steel breaks from the clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Steel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Johnson is looking to clinch.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Johnson presses Steel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steel working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steel's defenses.
Steel tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Steel shrugs off.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steel's brow.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Steel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.

Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Steel feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Steel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.

Steel breaks from the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.

Steel rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up John Steel's cut even more.
Steel wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Steel is blocking nicely.
Steel is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson just leaning against Steel, taking a breather.
Steel tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson has Steel pressed against the cage, preventing Steel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steel working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson is leaning against Steel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steel tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.

That's four 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.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Steel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Steel wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steel blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel takes an elbow to the temple.
Steel tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Johnson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Junk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Henry had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Henry
vs
Junk

184 cm
24
179 lbs
6 - 9 - 1

180 cm
21
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Junk!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Henry.
Henry misses with a leg kick
and Junk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henry throws a head kick that misses
letting Junk counter with a right hand.
Junk checks a leg kick.
Junk throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Junk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry throws a head kick but Junk moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Junk.
Henry misses with a lunging right hand

and Junk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junk wants to stand up but Henry manages to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junk wanted to stand there but Henry had control of the position.

Junk stands up and waves to Henry to follow him.
Henry throws a lazy head kick
and Junk counters with a one-two to the body.
Henry wants to land a leg kick but Junk is out of range.
Junk avoids the head kick by Henry.
Junk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henry counters with a leg kick.
Junk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Junk throws an off balance right hand
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Henry misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Junk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Junk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henry can pounce on him.
A left and a right from Junk both land. Nice combination.
Junk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Junk is able to avoid easily.
Junk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry throws a leg kick
and Junk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Henry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice cross by Junk.
John Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry throws a right and a left that Junk avoids nicely.
Junk staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry swinging wildly here.
Junk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henry. Henry obviously looking to wear him down.
Junk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry throws a leg kick but Junk moved away.
Henry misses with the body kick
and Junk counters with a left and a right that stings Henry.
Junk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henry throws a head kick that Junk semi-blocks.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Henry misses with a hook
letting Junk counter with a right hand.
Junk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Henry lands with a slapping head kick.
Junk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry throws a head kick but Junk moves out of range.
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Junk's front leg but catches the back leg as Junk tries to avoid it.
Junk shoots for a double leg takedown but Henry sprawls well. He's pushed Junk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Junk.
Junk fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Junk moves out of range easily.
Junk moves in looking to clinch but Henry pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Junk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Henry thows a leg kick but Junk checks it
and Junk counters with a left to the body.
Henry cracks Junk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Henry throws a right hand that Junk ducks under and follows up with a left that Junk also avoids with ease.
Henry misses with a combination
and Junk counters with a three punch combo that has Henry backing up. Henry nods at Junk to acknowledge the strikes.
Henry throws a head kick that misses
and Junk counters with a left and a right that stings Henry.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Junk avoids the head kick by Henry.
Henry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Junk.
Henry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Henry is rocked!

Junk shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Junk slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Junk lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). John Junk!

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 Spaced Elite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Elite
vs
Huge

190 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 10 - 0

184 cm
23
179 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spaced Elite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Huge!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elite circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elite throws a combination that misses
and Huge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Elite falls off balance throwing a combination

and Huge counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Huge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Elite prevents Huge from breaking the clinch.
Elite lands a nice elbow.
Elite lands a damaging elbow.
Huge is trying to break the clinch but Elite is controlling him.
Huge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elite lands a nice elbow.
Huge is trying to force a seperation but Elite has the dominant position.

Huge breaks from the clinch.
Elite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elite swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elite swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

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

Huge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huge throws a series of punches but Elite avoids them all with ease.
Huge misses with the combination.
Elite swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Huge throws a series of punches but Elite moves out of range.
Spaced Elite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Huge throws a series of punches but Elite moves out of range.
Elite looks to score with a jab to the body but Huge is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elite falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huge counters with a three punch combo that has Elite backing up. Elite nods at Huge to acknowledge the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Elite.
Huge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Huge misses.
Huge throws a leg kick but Elite sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Elite throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elite lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Huge backs up against the cage.
Elite throws a left and a right that both miss
and Huge counters with a three punch combo that has Elite backing up. Elite nods at Huge to acknowledge the strikes.
Huge misses with a two punch combination.
Elite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elite really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Elite swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huge counters with an inside leg kick.
Elite throws a combination that misses
and Huge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huge lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Huge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elite moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elite throws a jab when Huge was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elite misses with a double jab.
Huge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Elite tries to clinch there but Huge circles away.
Elite avoids the head kick by Huge.
Huge lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Elite is rocked!
A combination from Huge does no damage.
Oh Elite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huge connects with a combination that backs up Elite into the cage. Huge lands a flurry of punches that gets past Elite's guard. Elite is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Huge bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Huge!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Christ
vs
Hopkins

182 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins wants to clinch
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins tries to clinch but Christ moves away
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins darts in trying to clinch
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Christ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christ throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a lazy head kick
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins moves to clinch but Christ breaks away

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

Hopkins is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hopkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christ 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.
Christ throws a big right hand that misses.
Christ is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Christ keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hopkins's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ passes Hopkins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Christ sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Christ lands with a punch from half guard.
Christ seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Christ is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Christ controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hopkins is still in real trouble! Can Christ finish him?
Christ lands a big shot to the head and Hopkins winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Christ!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Colon
vs
Pleasures

184 cm
24
179 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

174 cm
24
158 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Pleasures!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Colon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pleasures counters with a straight right hand.
Horrible takedown by Colon or perhaps it was just good defense by Pleasures which made him look bad.
John Colon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pleasures counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Colon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pleasures gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Pleasures closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Colon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Colon.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Colon is on top in guard.
Pleasures tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pleasures keeping moving, preventing Colon from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Colon throwing strikes but missing.
Pleasures controlling the position.

Colon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pleasures is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pleasures has escaped and now he's on top!
Pleasures lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Colon wants to sweep but no luck.
Colon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pleasures's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures looking to control.
Colon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pleasures wants to sweep but no luck.
Colon throws a big right hand that misses.
Colon trying to control but Pleasures is working from the bottom.
Pleasures tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Colon trying to control but Pleasures is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because John Colon just wasn't active enough.

Pleasures shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pleasures was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pleasures cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colon tries to hold on but Pleasures postures up.
Colon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pleasures raining down shots from the mount!
Pleasures connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Colon tries to buck Pleasures off but he can't manage it.
Colon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pleasures is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Colon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Colon is desperately trying to improve his position but Pleasures has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures is landing with some decent strikes but Colon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Colon is working to get back to half guard.
Pleasures landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleasures cracks Colon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Colon is trying to escape the mount.
Colon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Colon has hold of Pleasures's hands but Pleasures slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pleasures thows a huge punch but Colon dodges it nicely.
Pleasures scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleasures is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Colon is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pleasures closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Colon did well to prevent Pleasures getting side control.
Pleasures sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Colon defending well though.
Pleasures wants to free his trapped foot but Colon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
John Pleasures has got the better of the ground game so far.
Colon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pleasures's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pleasures's back!
Colon tries to get the hooks in deep but Pleasures pushed the leg off.

Colon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Even with his hooks in, Colon manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Pleasures can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Colon looking for the choke but no joy.
Colon is trying to stick to Pleasures's back but Pleasures is turning into Colon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Colon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pleasures.
Colon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Colon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Colon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pleasures postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Colon looking for a sweep. Not yet Colon, not yet.
Pleasures postures up.
Pleasures missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pleasures's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Colon is trying to keep Pleasures in close.
Pleasures is working Colon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Colon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pleasures off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Colon enables Pleasures to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Colon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Colon wants to sweep but no luck.

Colon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pleasures is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pleasures scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pleasures stands up over Colon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Pleasures gets to his feet - Colon follows without any prompting.
John Colon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colon has his takedown stuffed

and Pleasures counters with a takedown into side control.
Pleasures is putting a hurting on Colon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pleasures working the head with strikes.
Colon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Pleasures swings around for an armbar but Colon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pleasures's guard.

Colon has gone for a leg lock! Pleasures slips out almost immediately though and dives into Colon's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pleasures lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pleasures. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Colon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Colon looking for a guillotine here but Pleasures defends easily.
Pleasures must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pleasures is looking to work some ground and pound but Colon has wrist control.
Pleasures postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Colon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Colon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pleasures defends well.
Pleasures cracks Colon with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pleasures.

Pleasures stands and steps away. Colon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Pleasures showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pleasures avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pleasures closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Colon quickly recovers to half guard.
Pleasures lands strikes from half guard.
Colon moves into full guard.
Pleasures working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pleasures's guard.
Pleasures is trying to control the position but Colon postures up.

Colon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Colon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pleasures pulls Colon in to control the position.
Colon wants to control from the top but Pleasures keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pleasures is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pleasures is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

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

Pleasures shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Colon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Colon is looking to escape.
Pleasures throwing shots but Colon is blocking nicely.
Colon is looking for a sweep. Pleasures is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pleasures thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Colon works his way to full guard. Good work.
John Colon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Pleasures is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon wants to sweep but no luck.
Pleasures trying to control but Colon is working from the bottom.
Colon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pleasures lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pleasures postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pleasures content to stall in guard here.
Pleasures postures up in Colon's guard and throws a big left but Colon blocks it.
Colon keeping moving, preventing Pleasures from controlling successfully.

Colon has his foot on Pleasures's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pleasures works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon wants to get back to his feet but Pleasures is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pleasures won't allow Colon to sweep him here.

Pleasures thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Colon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pleasures keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Colon's head.
Pleasures throwing strikes from guard but Colon blocks nicely.
Pleasures missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Colon keeping moving, preventing Pleasures from controlling successfully.
Pleasures stands up over Colon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Colon wants to sweep but no luck.
Pleasures is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pleasures trying to control the position from guard on top but Colon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Pleasures stands up from Colon's guard - Pleasures perhaps looking for a knockout.
Colon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pleasures counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pleasures trying to pass the guard but Colon defending well.
Colon tries to get to full guard but Pleasures has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Pleasures comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pleasures has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Pleasures!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Semtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Semtex will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Train
vs
Semtex

184 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Train!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Semtex!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Train as he checks the leg kick.

Semtex forces Train back against the cage and clinches.
Train is trying to drag Semtex to the mat but Semtex just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Semtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Semtex has clasped his hands together around Train's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Train takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Train can't do much from the bottom here.

Semtex tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Semtex has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Train sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Train makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Train.
Semtex postures up in Train's guard and throws a big left but Train blocks it.

Train working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Semtex doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Train is tightening it up a little... Semtex has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Semtex reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Semtex taps out! nice BJJ there by Train!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Train!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Welch
vs
Peters

184 cm
24
177 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

184 cm
24
179 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Peters!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Welch.
Welch connects with a solid leg kick.
Peters lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Welch scores with a takedown into Peters's guard.

Peters had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Welch defends it easily.
Welch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peters on the ground.
Peters is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Peters is keen to just control but Welch is a slippery customer.
Welch tries to kick Peters off but Peters keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Welch kicks Peters off and gets back to his feet.
Peters swinging wildly here.
A combination from Welch does no damage.
Welch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Welch misses with a left hand

and Peters counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Welch!
Peters throws some wild stikes that Welch manages to avoid easily.
Welch really wants to buck Peters off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peters stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Peters shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peters showed some decent athleticism there.
Welch is staying active underneath Peters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Peters controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Peters was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Peters checks the leg kick.
Peters fails to land the takedown.

Welch gets the takedown into side control.
Welch in the domination position with Peters hanging on.
Peters regains half guard, as Welch was trying to land strikes.
Peters wants to control but Welch is keeping busy.
Peters slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Welch is one step ahead there.
Peters working a defensive guard here.
Welch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Peters has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Welch off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Welch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peters.
Welch tries a low kick but Peters avoids it.

Welch gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Peters to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Peters dominated that round.
That's time! Welch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Peters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Welch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Peters manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peters controls Welch momentarily but Welch frees himself.
Peters is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Peters seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Welch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch looks like he's trying to stand up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Peters.

Welch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Peters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Welch is pushing down on Peters's leg trying to pass to half guard. Peters is fighting to maintain full guard but Welch has managed to sneak the leg through.
Welch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Welch prevents Peters from standing back up.
Peters wants to get back to full guard.
Peters gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch stands up over Peters, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Welch stands and steps away. Peters gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Welch gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Welch working the ground and pound.
Welch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Peters is avoiding damage well.
Peters is trying to control Welch's posture but Welch avoids it.
Peters tries to bench press Welch off him but Welch keeps the position.

Welch stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters is looking to clinch.

Welch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Welch cracks Peters with a solid left hand.

Welch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Welch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Welch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Welch manages to get himself to full guard.
Welch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peters with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Welch dominated that second round.
That's time! Welch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A low kick from Peters misses
and Welch counters with a series of strikes. Peters will be more careful next time no doubt.
Welch wants to slow Peters down by chopping away at his legs.

Welch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Welch showed some decent athleticism there.
Peters wants to get back to full guard but Welch has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peters tries to hold on but Welch postures up.
Peters is looking to improve his position but Welch isn't that keen on the idea.
Welch lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peters regains half guard.
Welch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peters defending well though.
Welch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peters trying to hold on to Welch's head to control him but Welch postures up.
Welch wants to stand up but Peters manages to regain full guard.
Jeremy Welch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters is controlling Welch's posture.
Welch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Peters working for a triangle but Welch defends it easily.

Welch gets to his feet. Peters looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peters gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Welch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Welch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peters is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Welch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peters wants to sweep but no luck.
Welch throws and elbow that misses. Peters uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Welch's guard. Nice move by Peters!
Welch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Welch tries to get out of the position.
Welch has a closed guard, preventing Peters from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peters stands up from Welch's guard - Peters perhaps looking for a knockout.
Peters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Welch is looking to chop away at Peters's legs.

Welch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Peters gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Welch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Welch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Welch!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bear
vs
Drake

184 cm
24
177 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

185 cm
22
175 lbs
10 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Drake!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear misses with a takedown attempt
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like John Bear has been cut.
Drake misses with a head kick.
Drake leaves Bear with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Bear.
Bear moves to clinch but Drake breaks away

and Drake counters with a head kick that drops Bear to the mat! Bear scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Bear is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick
and Bear counters with a one-two to the body.
Drake throws a head kick that misses

and Bear holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drake blocks an elbow strike.
Bear digs a right hand into Drake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drake's gas tank.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

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

Bear closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bear is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Drake doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bear.
Bear thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drake's head.
Drake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bear.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bear sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drake defending well though.
Drake trying to control from the bottom.
Drake is not content to let Bear control the position.
Drake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bear. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bear wants to pass to mount but Drake is defending the position.
Bear is trying to control the action in half guard but Drake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bear passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Drake!
Bear thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bear can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drake is looking to escape.
Bear misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to hold on but Bear postures up.
Drake blocking the ground and pound.
Bear thowing shots but they're missing.
Bear thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bear lands with some strikes.
Bear tries to control but Drake wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bear raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drake holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bear tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bear throwing strikes here but Drake is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bear 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.
Drake avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bear.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drake?
Bear trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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 John Bear will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Bear's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A combination from Bear does no damage.
Bear fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bear misses with a takedown attempt - Drake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drake counters with a big head kick but Bear shrugs it off.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
John Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bear or perhaps it was just good defense by Drake which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear fails with the takedown.
Bear cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Bear, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drake throws a lazy head kick
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.

Bear scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake defending against the ground and pound.
Bear fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bear tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control the position but Drake is working away.
Drake defending against the ground and pound.
Bear misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bear fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bear working the ground and pound.
Bear sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Drake is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bear throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Drake can't do much from the bottom here.
Bear misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Bear are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Drake tries to bench press Bear off him but Bear keeps the position.
Drake parries the strikes from Bear easily there. Bear is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Drake to escape.
Bear working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bear lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Bear has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Drake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bear's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear looks for a takedown but Drake sprawls well.
A left and a right from Bear both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Drake.
A shot to the liver by Bear. Beautiful body shot.
Bear tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Bear shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drake misses with a head kick.
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 John Bear will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Bear's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake throws a head kick that misses
and Bear makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bear lands with a right hand.
Bear moves to clinch but Drake breaks away
and Drake counters with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
Bear looks to clinch

and Drake counters with a head kick that drops Bear to the mat! Bear scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bear closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Bear pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Drake misses
and Bear counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bear throws a leg kick
and Drake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steven Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bear gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake wants to get back to striking at distance but Bear won't allow it.

Drake breaks from the clinch.
Bear fails to land the takedown.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear avoids the head kick by Drake.
Bear misses with a takedown
and Drake counters with a low kick, right behind Bear 's knee.
John Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Drake misses
and Bear counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Bear to acknowledge the strikes.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bear throws a leg kick
and Drake counters with a head kick.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear blocks a head kick by Drake.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear blocks a head kick by Drake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Bear shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
Bear looks to clinch
and Drake counters with a head kick. That will keep Bear thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice takedown defense from Drake. No joy for Bear on that attempt.
Bear tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Bear tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Bear closes the distance but Drake moves to the side
and Drake counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bear blocks a head kick by Drake.
Bear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steven Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear.
A head kick misses from Drake.
No luck for Bear with that takedown attempt.
Bear blocks a head kick by Drake.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bear has a takedown stuffed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bear 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bear!

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energy
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hype
A | B

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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Panther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig has chosen Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Panther
vs
Craig

184 cm
24
179 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

195 cm
23
182 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Panther!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Craig!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig misses with a double jab
and Panther counters with a straight right hand.
Panther misses with the combination.
Craig getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Panther misses with an uppercut.
Craig is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Craig swings widly with a right hand
and Panther counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Panther there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Panther throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Craig misses
and Panther counters with a three punch combo that has Craig backing up. Craig nods at Panther to acknowledge the strikes.
Craig misses with a lunging right hand
and Panther counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Panther throws a leg kick but Craig sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Craig throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panther counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panther misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craig throws a lazy uppercut
and Panther counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panther scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Craig looks gassed!
A leg kick checked by Craig.
Panther thumps Craig with a low kick.
Panther with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panther stalks Craig and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Craig's face. Craig staggers backwards, shaken.
Craig misses with a body punch
and Panther counters with a nice body kick.
Craig dodges the punch combination from Panther.
Panther lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Craig circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Panther. That's going to slow Craig down.
Panther lands with a nice combination. Craig backs away looking to recover.
Panther thuds a left hand into Craig's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panther cracks the inside of Craig's front leg.
Panther scores with a sloppy right hand. Craig should have avoided that one.
Panther lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Panther's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Panther duly obliges.
Panther misses with a wild combination.
Craig throws an off balance right hand
and Panther counters with a one-two to the body.
Panther throws a right and a left that Craig avoids nicely.
Panther throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Panther.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panther scores with a nice body kick.
Panther will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panther lands with an uppercut that bounces Craig off the cage and back into rage.
Panther getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Panther lands a jab-cross combination.
Panther lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Panther wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Panther is working the combinations to good effect here.
Panther thumps Craig with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Craig crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Panther - the referee stops the clock and Craig gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Panther. Craig manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Panther scores with a one two! Craig had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Panther fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Panther scores with the left hand. Craig knows he should have avoided that one.
Panther scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Panther is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Panther throws a combination. Craig tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left and a right from Panther both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther looks for the body kick but Craig saw that one coming.
Panther lands with a thumping leg kick.
Panther scores with a nice head shot.
Panther swinging wildly here.
Craig takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Panther scores with a four punch combination!

Craig is rocked!
Craig's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Craig showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panther.
Craig is still on wobbly legs! Can Panther finish him?
Panther lands a leg kick that knocks Craig off balance momentarily.
Craig seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice combination there by Panther.
Panther will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panther listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Panther looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panther throws a leg kick but Craig sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Panther stalks Craig and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Craig's face. Craig staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panther connects with a crisp jab.
Panther scores with a leg kick.
Craig misses with a lunging right hand
and Panther counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Craig thinking.
Craig throws an off balance right hand
and Panther counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panther lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Panther fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panther lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Craig backs up against the cage.
Panther connects with an inside leg kick.
Craig gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Panther dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Craig slips a jab and a cross from Panther.
Panther is looking to slow Craig down with leg kicks.
Craig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Panther.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Craig dodges the punch combination from Panther.
Craig misses with a body punch
and Panther counters with a nice low kick that buckles Craig's knee momentarily.
Craig throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Craig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panther closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Panther lands a jab-cross combination.
Panther rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Craig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Craig rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Panther to counter with a crisp jab.
Panther fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Craig.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Craig in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Panther closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Panther lands a leg kick that knocks Craig off balance momentarily.
Panther displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A good leg kick by Panther.
John Panther is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Panther finds it's target.
Craig is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Panther scores with a four punch combination!
Craig on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Panther. Panther obviously looking to wear him down.
Panther lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Panther.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panther throws a right and a left that Craig avoids nicely.
John Panther is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Panther rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Craig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panther cracks a nice hook into Craig's ribs.
Craig takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jonny Craig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panther scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Panther lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Panther.
Panther throws a nice outside leg kick.
Panther looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Panther stalks Craig and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Craig's face. Craig staggers backwards, shaken.
Panther's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Panther duly obliges.
That kick from Panther tenderised Craig's leg. Craig is trying to keep his angry face on.
Panther lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Craig has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Panther buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Panther fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Craig.
Panther thumps Craig with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craig misses with a hook
and Panther counters with a straight right hand.
Panther throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panther goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Craig might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Panther has got the better of the exchanges.
Panther fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Craig has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Panther's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Panther duly obliges.
Panther looks to land a combination but Craig avoids it well.
Panther throws a series of punches but Craig moves out of range.
Panther connects with a single shot there.
Craig misses with a lunging right hand
and Panther counters with a stiff right hand.
Panther buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Panther lands the left hand.
Panther connects with a nice looking jab.
Panther misses with a two punch combination.
Panther scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Panther.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Craig back to the cage. Panther follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Craig misses with a lunging right hand
and Craig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panther swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panther lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Craig circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Panther.
Panther misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Panther lands a jab-cross combination.
Craig throws a right hand that misses
and Panther counters with a thumping low kick.
Craig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Panther.
Craig swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Panther cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panther lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Panther is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Craig can do to turn this around?
Panther scores with a one two! Craig had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Panther.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panther jabs Craig right on the nose. Craig blinks but takes it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Panther.
Panther lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Panther throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Craig.
Panther throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Craig.
Craig swings widly with a right hand
and Panther counters with a straight right hand.
Panther's corner calls for a 1-2. Panther obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Craig swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Panther counters with a thumping low kick.
Panther lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Craig swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Panther does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Panther getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Panther's jab looks to have found its range, popping Craig under the eye.
Craig misses with a left hand
and Panther counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panther throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Panther dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Panther looks to land a combination but Craig avoids it well.
Craig misses with a double jab
and Panther counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Craig on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Panther. Panther obviously looking to wear him down.
Craig misses with a hook
and Panther counters with a one-two to the body.
Panther throws a series of punches but Craig moves out of range.
Panther misses with a series of wild punches.
Panther lands with a nice combination. Craig backs away looking to recover.
Craig misses with a lunging right hand
and Panther counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Panther.
Craig might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Craig tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Panther throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panther lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Craig circles away quickly and effectively.
Craig throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Panther.
Panther fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Panther.
Craig showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panther.
Craig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Panther.
Craig misses with a lunging right hand
and Panther counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panther throws a leg kick which misses Craig's front leg but catches the back leg as Craig tries to avoid it.
Craig misses with an uppercut
and Panther counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Panther fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Craig looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Panther keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Panther tries to bum rush Craig with a series of wild strikes but Craig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Panther throws a shot to the body.
Panther throws a leg kick which misses Craig's front leg but catches the back leg as Craig tries to avoid it.
Panther throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panther throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Craig stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Panther moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Craig takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Craig has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Panther.
Craig takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from Panther.
Craig rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Panther counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Panther.
Panther scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Panther.
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!
Panther fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Panther lands a two punch combo.
Craig throws a right hand that misses
and Panther counters with a nice low kick that buckles Craig's knee momentarily.
Craig swings widly with a right hand
and Panther counters with a nice uppercut.
Panther throws a nice looking combination but Craig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther swinging wildly here.
Craig checks a leg kick.
Panther rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Craig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panther misses with a few strikes there.
Craig throws a lazy uppercut
and Panther counters with a nice body shot.
Panther connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Craig throws a right hand that misses
letting Panther counter with a right hand.
Craig misses with a lunging right hand
and Panther counters with a nice low kick that buckles Craig's knee momentarily.
Craig takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Panther throws a one two combo.
Panther lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Panther with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Panther.
Panther punishes Craig's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panther throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Craig misses with a hook to the body
and Panther counters with a low kick, right behind Craig 's knee.
Craig needs to keep his hands up - Panther had a free shot at his head there.
Panther pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Craig back to the cage. Panther follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A lazy left from Panther finds it's target.
The crowd cheers as Panther lands an impressive looking overhand right. Craig doesn't seem phased though.
Craig misses with a double jab
and Panther counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craig throws a lazy uppercut
and Panther makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Panther lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panther throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Craig misses with an uppercut
and Panther counters with a series of strikes. Craig will be more careful next time no doubt.
Panther lands a nice looking body kick.
Panther scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Panther clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Panther scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Craig throws an off balance right hand
and Panther connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Craig throws a predictable looking body shot
and Panther cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panther bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Craig's head backwards.
Craig misses with an uppercut
and Panther counters with a slapping leg kick.
Craig throws a combination that misses
and Panther counters with a series of strikes. Craig will be more careful next time no doubt.
Panther feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Craig's calf.
Panther misses with a series of wild punches.
Panther connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Panther.
Panther throws a combination. Craig tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Craig is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Craig has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Craig there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab by Panther.
Craig misses with a right hand
enabling Panther to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig misses with an uppercut
and Panther makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from Panther misses.
Panther throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Panther.
Craig misses with a hook
and Panther counters with an inside leg kick.
Craig takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Panther lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Panther will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craig has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Panther lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Craig at a distance.
Panther misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craig swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Panther makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Craig takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Panther, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panther misses with a two punch combination.
Panther stalks Craig and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Craig's face. Craig staggers backwards, shaken.
Panther fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Craig on the side of the head.
Panther throws a series of punches but Craig moves out of range.
Craig misses with a right hand
and Panther counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panther scores with a jab to the head.
Craig connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Panther pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Craig back to the cage. Panther follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Panther looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Panther.
Panther throws a series of punches but Craig moves out of range.
Craig throws a combination that misses
and Panther counters with a good low kick that Craig was not able to check.
Panther throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Craig.
Craig stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Panther.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Panther.
Craig takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Panther scores with a jab to the jaw.
Craig rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Panther counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panther buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Panther throws a shot to the body.
Panther fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Craig takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch lands to the side of Craig 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Craig misses with an uppercut
and Panther counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Panther.
Panther lands a glancing blow to the side of Craig's head.
Craig takes one to the side of the head.
Craig takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Panther looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig misses with an uppercut
and Panther counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Panther. Those never looked like landing.
Panther moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Panther moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Panther, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Panther. That snapped Craig's head back.
Panther fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Craig.
Craig misses with a left hand
and Panther counters with a left and a right that stings Craig.
Craig is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Panther.
Panther connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Craig's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panther scores with a hook to the body. Craig takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Craig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Panther.
Panther tries to bum rush Craig with a series of wild strikes but Craig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Panther scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Panther.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Panther had his way with Jonny Craig in 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Panther closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Panther fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Craig misses with a left hand
and Panther counters with a series of strikes. Craig will be more careful next time no doubt.
Panther scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Panther looks to land a combination but Craig avoids it well.
Panther wants to land a leg kick but Craig is out of range.
Panther lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Craig misses with a hook
and Panther cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craig falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Panther misses with a wild combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Panther. That's going to slow Craig down.
Craig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Panther.
Panther lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Panther. Craig shrugs it off though.
Craig is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Panther feints and then cracks Craig's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Craig down.
Panther throws a right hand that Craig ducks under and follows up with a left that Craig also avoids with ease.
Panther fails to land with a series of punches.
Craig throws a poor cross that misses
and Panther counters with a low kick, right behind Craig 's knee.
Panther comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Panther jabs Craig right on the nose. Craig blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut there from Panther.
The crowd cheers as Panther lands an impressive looking overhand right. Craig doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Craig 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Craig checks a leg kick.
Panther tries to bum rush Craig with a series of wild strikes but Craig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Craig throws a lazy uppercut
and Panther counters with a good low kick that Craig was not able to check.
Panther stalks Craig and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Craig's face. Craig staggers backwards, shaken.
Panther shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Craig eats them both and turns towards Panther to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
John Panther is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Panther.
Panther works over Craig's head and body with a nice combination.
Panther throws a nice inside leg kick.
Panther lands the left hand.
Panther throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Craig.
Panther looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Panther pushes Craig away with a front kick.
Panther lands a jab.
Craig moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Craig swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craig throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Panther counters with a series of strikes. Craig will be more careful next time no doubt.
Panther goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Panther misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panther lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Craig circles away quickly and effectively.
Panther cracks the inside of Craig's front leg.
Craig throws a lazy uppercut
and Panther counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Craig misses with a double jab
enabling Panther to counter with a crisp jab.
Panther looks to land a combination but Craig avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Panther lands an impressive looking overhand right. Craig doesn't seem phased though.
Craig throws a predictable looking body shot
and Panther counters with a one-two to the body.
Panther dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Craig. That did some damage!
Craig chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Panther can pounce on him.
Panther tests Craig's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Panther lands a jab.
Craig throws a combination that misses
and Panther counters with a two punch combo.
Craig on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Panther. That snapped Craig's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Panther scores with a four punch combination!
Panther stalks Craig and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Craig's face. Craig staggers backwards, shaken.
Panther moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Craig dodges the punch combination from Panther.
Craig throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Craig steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Panther. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Panther finds it's target.
Jonny Craig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Panther.
Panther lands a nice hook to Craig's body. Craig takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Panther scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Craig misses with a body shot
and Panther counters with a series of strikes. Craig will be more careful next time no doubt.
Panther lands a head shot.
Panther pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Craig back to the cage. Panther follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Panther lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Craig goes down and covers up as Panther starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Panther!
John Panther retains his welterweight title!