EFC 10: Hua vs Sunfields PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gracie
vs
Riley

185 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Riley!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
letting Riley counter with a right hand.

Riley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gracie quickly recovers to half guard.
Riley trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Riley throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Riley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Riley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riley with the ground and pound but Gracie uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riley.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riley trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Riley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Riley has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riley.
Riley throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Riley is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Riley won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Riley trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Riley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Riley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riley stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Riley is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Riley throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Riley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Riley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Riley rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gracie looking for a takedown.

Riley gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Riley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Riley is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riley.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice strikes from Riley there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Riley seems content to control.
Riley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Riley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riley wants to get back to his feet.
Riley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riley lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Riley sits in half guard.
Riley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Riley thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Riley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Riley seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Riley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Riley seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.

Riley stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Riley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie looking to control.
Riley throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Riley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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

Riley has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Riley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie has his takedown stuffed

and Riley counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Max Riley has got the better of the ground game so far.

Riley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Riley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Riley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Riley is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Gracie is working an open guard so Riley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Riley scores with a three punch combo!
Ken Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Riley lands a jab-cross combination.
Riley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Riley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Riley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Riley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riley passes the guard and advances to mount!
Riley working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Riley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ken Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Riley looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Max Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Riley dominating with strikes here.
Riley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Riley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riley 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Riley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Storman Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Diaz
vs
Norman

182 cm
23
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Storman Norman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Norman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Norman is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Norman is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Norman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Norman working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Norman wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
Norman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Norman is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Norman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Diaz trying to hold on to Norman's head to control him but Norman postures up.
Norman working Diaz over with strikes.

Norman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Norman is very close to passing his half guard.
Norman is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Norman is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Norman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Norman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Norman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Norman is pressing down on Diaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diaz is holding on for now.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Norman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like Norman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman passes to full mount!
Norman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Diaz tries to hold on but Norman pushes him away.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
Norman avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Norman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Diaz taking shots to the head.
Norman wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Norman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz wants to control but Norman is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norman working Diaz over with strikes here.
Norman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz wants to control but Norman is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Norman gets the takedown into side control.
Diaz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Norman lands a few punches from side control.
Norman tries to advance to mount but Diaz denies him.
Diaz wants to control but Norman postures up.

Norman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Norman cracks Diaz with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Norman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Norman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Norman is working away from the top position though.
Norman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Norman winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diaz wants to control but Norman is keeping busy.
Norman works his way into full mount!
Norman avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Diaz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Norman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Norman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Diaz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Norman.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Norman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Norman with shots to the head and body - Diaz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Norman working Diaz over with strikes here.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Norman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Norman scoring with strikes but Diaz is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norman raining down shots from the mount!

Diaz is rocked!
Norman cracks Diaz with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Storman Norman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kresina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by j. Rashad Evans could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Kresina's chin.

Evans
vs
Kresina

180 cm
22
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Kresina!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kresina wants to clinch but Evans slips to the side
and Kresina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Evans shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kresina napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kresina takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Evans just content to control the position.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Kresina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evans lands some shots froms side control.
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!
Evans throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Evans tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Evans 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kresina tries to bench press Evans off him but Evans keeps the position.
Evans trying to control the action but Kresina is working from the bottom.
Evans scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kresina to see if he's OK.
Kresina tries to control but Evans manages to take his back.
Evans controlling from the back.
Kresina trying to control the hands but Evans breaks the grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Evans lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kresina hold on?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kresina takes a huge shot to the dome and he's out cold! Big knockout! Evans celebrates with his corner and points to his sponsors on a baseball cap.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rashad Evans!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vegas Pop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Devil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Devil
vs
Pop

180 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
27
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vegas Pop!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devil darts in trying to clinch
and Pop counters with a straight right hand.
Devil tries to clinch but Pop moves away
and Pop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Devil moves to clinch but Pop breaks away
and Pop counters with a stiff right hand.
Devil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pop.
Red Devil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Devil dodges the punch combination from Pop.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Pop counters with an outside leg kick.
Devil wants to clinch
and Pop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Pop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pop circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pop counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil misses with a right hand
and Pop counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Devil wants to clinch but Pop slips to the side
and Pop counters with an outside leg kick.

Devil has closed the distance and engaged Pop in a clinch.

Pop manages to break the clinch.
Pop circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pop counters with a big head kick but Devil shrugs it off.
Pop throws a head kick but Devil moves out of range.
Devil closes the distance but Pop moves to the side
and Pop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pop throws a leg kick but Devil checks it.
Devil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pop counters with a nice low kick that buckles Devil's knee momentarily.
Devil tries to clinch but Pop moves away
and Pop counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil wants to clinch but Pop slips to the side
and Pop counters with an inside leg kick.
Pop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Devil wants to clinch
and Pop counters with a low kick, right behind Devil 's knee.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Pop counters with a series of strikes. Devil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pop throws a head kick but Devil moves out of range.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Pop counters with a straight right hand.
Devil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pop throws a chopping leg kick but Devil manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pop.
Devil moves to clinch but Pop breaks away
and Pop counters with a head kick. That will keep Devil thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pop circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pop counters with a head kick. That will keep Devil thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devil tries to clinch
and Pop counters with a thumping low kick.
Devil tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pop circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pop counters with a series of strikes. Devil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Devil blocks a head kick by Pop.
Devil misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pop.
Devil tries to clinch but Pop moves away
and Pop counters with a left and a right that stings Devil.
Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Pop to counter with a crisp jab.

Devil forces Pop back against the cage and clinches.

Pop manages to break the clinch.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Pop counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pop throws a chopping leg kick but Devil manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pop feints and then cracks Devil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Devil down.
Devil darts in trying to clinch
and Pop counters with a one-two to the body.
Pop misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pop.
Devil closes the distance but Pop moves to the side
and Pop counters with an inside leg kick.
Devil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Devil tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Pop lands but Devil takes it in his stride.
Devil moves to clinch but Pop breaks away
and Pop counters with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Pop counters with a nice low kick that buckles Devil's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pop thumps Devil with a low kick.
Devil wants to clinch
and Pop counters with a thumping low kick.

Pop gets tackled into the cage by Devil. Devil maintains the clinch.
Devil pushes off an throws an elbow but Pop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Devil pushes off an throws an elbow but Pop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Devil prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Devil has him pressed against the cage.

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

Devil has managed to clinch.
Devil trying to control the position but instead, Pop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Devil into the cage.
Devil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Pop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Devil checks a leg kick.
Pop avoids the body shot from Devil.
Devil closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Devil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pop counters with a head kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pop 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.
Pop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil darts in trying to clinch
and Pop counters with a nice leg kick.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Pop counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Devil tries to clinch but Pop moves away
and Pop counters with a good low kick that Devil was not able to check.
Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Pop counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pop, right into the meat.
Pop misses with a low kick.
Devil misses with a double jab
and Pop counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Devil is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Devil avoids the head kick by Pop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pop circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pop counters with a two punch combo.
Devil closes the distance but Pop moves to the side
and Pop counters with a good low kick that Devil was not able to check.
Devil wants to clinch
and Pop counters with a low kick, right behind Devil 's knee.
Pop misses with a head kick.
Devil misses with a lunging right hand
and Pop counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pop throws a head kick that misses.
Pop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pop throws a head kick that misses.
Pop pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Devil back to the cage. Pop follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pop counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pop connects with a solid leg kick.
Devil closes the distance but Pop moves to the side
and Pop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Devil misses with a leg kick
and Pop counters with a leg kick.
Devil moves to clinch but Pop breaks away
and Pop counters with a head kick.
Pop misses with a head kick.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Pop counters with a three punch combo that has Devil backing up. Devil nods at Pop to acknowledge the strikes.
Devil throws a lazy uppercut
and Pop counters with a slapping leg kick.
Devil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pop circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pop counters with a left and a right that stings Devil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Devil.
Devil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pop counters with a two punch combo.
Devil looks to clinch
and Pop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pop tries to score with a low kick but Devil moves his leg out of the way.
Pop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Devil has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A left and a right from Pop both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Devil looks to clinch
and Pop counters with a big head kick but Devil shrugs it off.
Devil tries to clinch
and Pop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pop misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pop feints and then cracks Devil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Devil down.
Devil looks to clinch
and Pop counters with a two punch combo.

Devil drives through and clinches with Pop against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vegas Pop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Devil tries to clinch but Pop moves away
and Pop counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Devil is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Devil tries to clinch but Pop moves away
and Pop counters with a low kick, right behind Devil 's knee.
Pop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pop throws a head kick that misses.
Pop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Devil has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Devil wants to clinch
and Pop counters with a thumping low kick.
Pop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Pop counters with a big head kick but Devil shrugs it off.
Devil tries to clinch
and Pop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That kick from Pop tenderised Devil's leg. Devil is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pop throws a nice head kick!
Pop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Devil blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pop tries a head kick but it misses.
Devil misses the shot to the body.
Pop throws a nice head kick!
Pop misses with a series of wild punches.
Devil wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Devil misses the body punch
and Pop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pop is working the combinations to good effect here.
Devil looks to clinch
and Pop counters with a nice low kick that buckles Devil's knee momentarily.
Devil blocks a head kick by Pop.
Devil tries to clinch but Pop moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Red Devil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Devil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pop.
Pop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Devil darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pop throws a leg kick but Devil sees it coming and moves out of range.
Devil looks to clinch
and Pop counters with a good low kick that Devil was not able to check.
Pop throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Devil blocks the leg kick.
Devil closes the distance but Pop moves to the side
and Pop counters with a thumping low kick.
Pop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Devil checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pop throws the kick towards the body but Devil avoids it.
Vegas Pop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Devil wants to clinch but Pop slips to the side
and Pop counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pop counters with a left and a right that stings Devil.
Devil darts in trying to clinch
and Pop counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pop scores with a head kick.
Devil darts in trying to clinch
and Pop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pop tries a head kick but it misses.
Devil tries to clinch but Pop moves away
and Pop counters with a good low kick that Devil was not able to check.

Devil rushes Pop and presses him up against the cage.
Pop lands an elbow inside.
Pop tries to break the clinch but Devil is controlling the position.
Pop is trying to break free.
Pop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Devil's brow.
Pop can't break the clinch.
Devil has had enough of the clinch but Pop keeps him there for the moment.

Pop manages to break the clinch.
Pop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Pop counters with a big head kick but Devil shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil wants to clinch
and Pop counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Devil looks to clinch
and Pop counters with a leg kick.
Devil closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pop counters with a big head kick but Devil shrugs it off.
Red Devil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vegas Pop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pop throws a body punch but Devil moves out of range.
Devil looks to clinch
and Pop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pop!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pop connects with a leg kick. Devil looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Devil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pop counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Devil is lucky that one didn't land flush.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vegas Pop!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Stackstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercury Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Stackstein
vs
Johnson

185 cm
23
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Stackstein!
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, Mercury Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackstein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercury Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson swinging wildly here.

Johnson feints and as Stackstein raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Stackstein is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stackstein controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Stackstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Stackstein has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stackstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stackstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Stackstein could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stackstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson trying to control but Stackstein is working from the bottom.
Stackstein is breathing heavily.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Stackstein is retaining full guard.
Stackstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson stands up over Stackstein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.

Stackstein is rocked!
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oh Stackstein is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Stackstein covers up, he's hurt! Johnson keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Johnson and the ref steps in to end the fight! Johnson can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mercury Johnson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeAngelo White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Fleckson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Headstrong. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Fleckson

195 cm
18
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
219 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

.: AFFAKETIΘN :.
.: AFFAKETIΘN :.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeAngelo White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Fleckson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Fleckson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fleckson connects with a nice short shot to White's temple.
Fleckson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fleckson thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
Fleckson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White is pressing down on Fleckson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fleckson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fleckson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fleckson manages to get himself to full guard.
White stands up over Fleckson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Fleckson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but White frees his head nicely. Oh but Fleckson has switched to an armbar! White is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Steven Fleckson!
Steven Fleckson is the new light heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nihua Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Sunfields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunfields has chosen Hostil Groove - Fly RoutineHostil Groove - Fly Routine as his entrance music. Nihua Hua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Sunfields's chin.

Hua
vs
Sunfields

200 cm
25
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

202 cm
25
250 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nihua Hua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Sunfields!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunfields gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hua misses with a left hand

so Sunfields counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sunfields looking to pass the guard.
Sunfields advances to half guard.
Hua tries to get to full guard but Sunfields has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua won't allow Sunfields to pass to mount.
Sunfields is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hua!
Sunfields thowing shots but they're missing.
Hua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hua tries to get out of the position.
Hua tries to hold on but Sunfields pushes him away.
Hua trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hua regains half guard.
Sunfields has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sunfields thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hua holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sunfields tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunfields punching from mount but Hua doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hua taking shots to the head.

It looks like Nihua Hua has been cut.
Sunfields raining down shots from the mount!
Sunfields has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hua tries to lock up and control but Sunfields gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Nihua Hua's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Sunfields!
David Sunfields is the new heavyweight champion!