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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saulo Evangelista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Silva
vs
Evangelista

185 cm
24
190 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

184 cm
28
189 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saulo Evangelista!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evangelista.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelista throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Evangelista.
Evangelista throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evangelista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evangelista throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Evangelista looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Evangelista misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Evangelista's side.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
A swing and a miss from Evangelista.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evangelista. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Evangelista misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with the combination.
Evangelista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a body punch but Evangelista moves out of range.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva throws a right and a left that Evangelista avoids nicely.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Evangelista backs away looking to recover.
Silva with a hook.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Evangelista tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Evangelista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Evangelista.
Evangelista looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelista takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evangelista. That did some damage!
Silva lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Evangelista looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Evangelista lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Evangelista misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelista looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Evangelista misses the shot to the body.
Evangelista is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Evangelista looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Evangelista is just out of range.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saulo Evangelista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evangelista cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Evangelista throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Evangelista misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evangelista tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva moves out of range as Evangelista strikes.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Evangelista throws a shot to the body.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Evangelista avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evangelista takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evangelista moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva feints a jab promting Evangelista to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Evangelista slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Evangelista scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Evangelista.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.

It looks like Saulo Evangelista has been cut.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Evangelista is out of range.
Evangelista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evangelista throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evangelista. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evangelista misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saulo Evangelista'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.

Evangelista throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva slips a straight right by Evangelista.
Evangelista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Evangelista attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Evangelista backs up against the cage.
Silva throws a series of punches but Evangelista avoids them all with ease.
Evangelista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a series of punches but Evangelista avoids them all with ease.
Evangelista throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Evangelista tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Evangelista throws out a powerful jab.
Evangelista walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gregory Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Evangelista misses its intended target.
Gregory Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelista.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evangelista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Evangelista throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Evangelista momentarily.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evangelista lands a nice shot to the body.
Evangelista throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Evangelista.
Evangelista misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Evangelista misses with a body shot.
Silva looks for the body kick but Evangelista saw that one coming.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evangelista moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evangelista with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Evangelista moves away and avoids it.
Silva defending well as Evangelista loads up on a big left hand.
Silva takes one on the button.
Evangelista misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Evangelista lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Evangelista dodges the punch combination from Silva.
A jab lands there for Evangelista.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evangelista motions for Silva to come forward. Evangelista throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelista takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelista throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evangelista wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelista fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Evangelista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Evangelista.
Evangelista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evangelista misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Evangelista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Evangelista.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Evangelista lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Evangelista throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Evangelista moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva avoids the body shot from Evangelista.
Silva scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelista tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva throws a series of punches but Evangelista moves out of range.
Evangelista walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Evangelista throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Evangelista moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Evangelista is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Evangelista looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Evangelista takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Evangelista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evangelista avoids the body shot from Silva.
Evangelista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Evangelista.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evangelista dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Evangelista's head.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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 Gregory Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Saulo Evangelista's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A big left from Evangelista misses.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Evangelista's head but Evangelista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evangelista misses with a low kick.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva misses with the combination.
Evangelista throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Evangelista only half commits.
Silva throws a head kick but Evangelista moves out of range.
Silva throws a right and a left that Evangelista avoids nicely.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Evangelista just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelista.
Evangelista punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva defending well as Evangelista loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva keeps Evangelista at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelista ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evangelista takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Evangelista scores with a hook.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Evangelista lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Evangelista scores with a jab to the body.
Evangelista looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Evangelista throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Evangelista.
Evangelista throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Evangelista as he connects with a hook.
Evangelista avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evangelista has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Evangelista's corner calls for a 1-2. Evangelista obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Evangelista lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Evangelista misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Evangelista.
Evangelista throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Evangelista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evangelista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evangelista 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evangelista. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evangelista will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evangelista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Evangelista moves out of range easily.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evangelista bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Evangelista throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Evangelista lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelista throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Evangelista's front leg but catches the back leg as Evangelista tries to avoid it.
Evangelista throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Evangelista misses the shot to the body.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Evangelista avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Evangelista scores with a hook.
Evangelista misses with a body shot.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evangelista.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evangelista tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evangelista throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Evangelista.
Silva checks a low kick from Evangelista.
Evangelista misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Evangelista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Evangelista.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evangelista checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Evangelista stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evangelista misses with a wild body shot.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saulo Evangelista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregory Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evangelista avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Evangelista does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saulo Evangelista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gregory Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Goryachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Labayen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Goryachev
vs
Labayen

180 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

195 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Goryachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramon Labayen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Labayen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Goryachev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Labayen is in Goryachev's guard.
Labayen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Goryachev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Labayen is one step ahead there.
Goryachev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Labayen controls the pace.
Goryachev trying to control the position here.
Labayen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Ramon Labayen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice jab there from Labayen.
Goryachev misses the shot to the body.
Labayen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Goryachev circles away.
No luck for Labayen with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Goryachev.
Vladimir Goryachev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Labayen has Goryachev up against the cage in a clinch.
Goryachev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Labayen tries to work over Goryachev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goryachev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, Goryachev throws an elbow but misses.
Labayen is trying to maintain a safe position but Goryachev gets an underhook and turns Labayen into the cage.
Labayen wants a takedown.
Vladimir Goryachev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramon Labayen.
Labayen tries to pull guard but Goryachev won't allow it.
Labayen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goryachev has him pressed against the cage.
Labayen tries to throw a body punch but Goryachev avoids it by throwing Labayen back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goryachev misses with a punch to the body.
Goryachev stalling in the clinch.
Goryachev lands a nice elbow.
Labayen tries a body shot but Goryachev blocks it.
Goryachev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Labayen is keeping busy.
Labayen is trying to drag Goryachev to the mat but Goryachev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Goryachev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Goryachev.
Labayen can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labayen working hard to break the clinch.
Goryachev just leaning against Labayen, taking a breather.

Labayen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Labayen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Labayen keeps the fight on the outside.

Labayen pushes Goryachev up against the cage in a clinch.
Labayen trying to control the position but instead, Goryachev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Labayen into the cage.
Goryachev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Labayen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Labayen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Goryachev.
Labayen tries to pull guard but Goryachev won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goryachev lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Goryachev.
Labayen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Labayen is working for takedown but Goryachev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Goryachev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goryachev is struggling to control the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goryachev.
Goryachev lands a nice shot to the body.
Goryachev crunches a lovely knee into Labayen's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Labayen stalling the fight.
Goryachev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Labayen's defenses.
Goryachev leaning against his opponent.
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 Vladimir Goryachev will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Labayen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goryachev as he avoids it easily.
Labayen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goryachev throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Labayen with that takedown attempt.
Labayen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goryachev defends it nicely.
Vladimir Goryachev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramon Labayen.
Goryachev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Goryachev scores with the left hand. Labayen knows he should have avoided that one.

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

Labayen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labayen avoids the head kick by Goryachev.
Labayen misses with a kick to the body.
Labayen scores with a shot to the body.
Goryachev is looking to clinch.
Goryachev pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Labayen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Labayen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Labayen is breathing heavily.
Goryachev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goryachev wants to clinch.
Goryachev throws a series of strikes that have Labayen backpedaling.

Labayen is rocked!
A head kick misses from Labayen.
Labayen is still on wobbly legs! Can Goryachev finish him?
Ramon Labayen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Labayen.
Crack! A monster head kick from Goryachev and Labayen falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Goryachev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vladimir Goryachev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yaw Yan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Via Dios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is bad romance. Dios is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sandstorm. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Yan
vs
Dios

173 cm
24
157 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

185 cm
30
141 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaw Yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Via Dios!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dios swinging wildly here.
Yaw Yan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dios swivels and escapes.
Dios misses with a two punch combination.

Dios clinches with his opponent.
Yan wants a takedown but no success here.
Yan blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Dios.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dios.
Nice body punch from Dios.
Dios is struggling to control the position.
Dios is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dios scores with a shoulder strike.
Dios lands a shot to the body.
Dios scores with a shot to the side of Yan's head.
Yan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dios is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaw Yan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yan goes for a takedown attempt but Dios pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dios avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yan looks for a takedown but Dios sprawls well.
Yan misses with an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Dios.
Dios connects with a body shot that sends Yan's belly button to the back.
Yan swats away the attempt to clinch by Dios.
Yan has a takedown stuffed.
Yan is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Yan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yan throws a leg kick that is checked

and Dios counters by clinching up.
Dios gets underhooks to prevent Yan's takedown attempt.
Yan tries to pull guard but Dios won't allow it.
Dios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dios taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dios scores with a shot to the side of Yan's head.
Dios presses Yan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dios works on Yan's body with a couple of short punches.
Dios tries to land a knee to the head but Yan blocks with his arms.
Dios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dios obliges.
Dios connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yan's face.
Yan is trying to drag Dios to the mat but Dios just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right handed body shot lands from Dios.
Yan avoiding damage as Dios throws knees to the body.
Dios lands an elbow just above Yan 's eye.
Dios gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yan goes for a takedown attempt but Dios pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yan fails with the takedown
and Yan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Yan is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan loses concentration momentarily and Dios pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Yan crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Dios finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Via Dios!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Lighting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sabota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabota has chosen Its Going Down as his entrance music. George Lighting looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Lighting
vs
Sabota

185 cm
27
145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

165 cm
24
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Lighting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Sabota!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sabota shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lighting looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee warns Lighting that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabota breaks from Lighting's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sabota fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Lighting is rocked!
Lighting really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabota is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Lighting goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Sabota!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Peter Sabota!

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 Thiago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Zaldiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Downstait - Beat you down. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zaldiar's choice of entrance music: El Rey. Thiago Alvarez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Zaldiar's chin.

Alvarez
vs
Zaldiar

175 cm
25
171 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
183 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Zaldiar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaldiar looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez feints a jab promting Zaldiar to slip. Alvarez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zaldiar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Tony Zaldiar has been cut.
Alvarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zaldiar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaldiar scores with a nice right hand.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zaldiar circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaldiar lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaldiar throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Zaldiar throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Zaldiar throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a low kick, right behind Zaldiar 's knee.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Zaldiar sprawls well.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
A big right from Zaldiar misses.
Thiago Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaldiar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zaldiar looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Zaldiar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Thiago Alvarez has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaldiar misses the target.
Zaldiar misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zaldiar defends it nicely.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez cracks Zaldiar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zaldiar but Zaldiar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zaldiar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaldiar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Zaldiar.
Zaldiar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt - Zaldiar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Zaldiar moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Zaldiar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tony Zaldiar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez dives in and grabs Zaldiar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zaldiar pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zaldiar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez tries to clinch but Zaldiar is having none of it.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zaldiar misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaldiar.
Zaldiar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Alvarez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaldiar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Zaldiar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alvarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zaldiar tries to avoid it but Alvarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zaldiar to the ground. Zaldiar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zaldiar leaves Alvarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zaldiar keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Zaldiar with a series of wild strikes but Zaldiar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Zaldiar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaldiar.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Zaldiar sprawls well.
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
Alvarez shoots in for a double leg but Zaldiar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zaldiar misses with a straight left.
Zaldiar misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Zaldiar missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Zaldiar. That snapped Alvarez's head back.
Jab, jab by Zaldiar - just one landing.

Thiago Alvarez's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaldiar scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaldiar.
Zaldiar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zaldiar throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaldiar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaldiar.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but Zaldiar circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaldiar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zaldiar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alvarez dives in and grabs Zaldiar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zaldiar pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.
Zaldiar throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Zaldiar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvarez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zaldiar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zaldiar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab by Zaldiar.
Zaldiar stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Zaldiar scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaldiar lands with a nice combination. Alvarez backs away looking to recover.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Zaldiar misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Zaldiar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice sprawl there from Zaldiar as Alvarez shoots in.
Zaldiar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Zaldiar sizes up Alvarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zaldiar misses with an uppercut.
Zaldiar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Zaldiar.
Zaldiar throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Zaldiar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaldiar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez stalks Zaldiar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zaldiar's face. Zaldiar staggers backwards, shaken.
Zaldiar lands a really nice looking cross but Alvarez seems unphased.
Alvarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaldiar lands with a straight right. Alvarez didn't see that one coming.
Zaldiar catches Alvarez with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Alvarez forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Zaldiar!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Toe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Miller
vs
Toe

178 cm
30
153 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

162 cm
23
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Toe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Toe lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Toe ducks down to avoid it.
Toe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Toe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller looks to land a combination but Toe avoids it well.
Toe throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toe.
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Toe circles away.
Toe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toe defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toe tries to clinch up.
Jab by Toe.
Toe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toe tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Toe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Toe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toe.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Toe shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller 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.
Bong Toe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toe lands a nice shot that snaps Miller's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toe swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Toe. Beautiful body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Miller. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Toe lands a nice looking body kick.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Toe looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Toe lands with a thumping leg kick.

Toe closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.
Toe gets underhooks to prevent Miller's takedown attempt.
Toe tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Toe with a knee to the head.
Toe lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miller gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Toe trying to control from the bottom.
Miller is trying to control. Toe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Miller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Toe is looking to escape.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Toe is trying to stand up here but Miller is controlling him well.
Toe tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toe is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller stalling.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toe keeps working.
Toe tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Miller seems to be looking for submissions.
Toe wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bong Toe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
Toe lands with a cross.

Miller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Toe looking for a sweep. Not yet Toe, not yet.

Miller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Toe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Miller, into his guard.
Miller wants to stand up but Toe is controlling him.
Miller pulls Toe in close to his closed guard and prevents Toe from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Toe content to stall in guard here.
Toe looking to pass the guard.

Miller wriggles free and stands up.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toe but Toe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toe tries to clinch up.
Bong Toe seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toe misses with a wild combination.
Toe stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toe scores with a shot to the body.
Toe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Toe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toe blocks a jab.
Toe lands a nice shot to the body.
Toe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toe, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Toe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Toe.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Miller throws a right hand that Toe ducks under and follows up with a left that Toe also avoids with ease.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toe lands with a good body shot.
Toe scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toe scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toe looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Toe cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Miller is rocked!
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toe tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toe throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Toe connects with a crisp jab.
Toe scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
Zack Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toe tries to clinch up.
Toe scores with a nice body kick.
Toe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bong Toe 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!

Toe lands an uppercut, right on the button! Miller tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bong Toe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rice has chosen Aston Martin Music as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rum
vs
Rice

190 cm
29
220 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

200 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Rum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Rice!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rum thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rice if he has to take too many more of those.
No joy there for Rice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rum wants to clinch.
Rum connects with a looping right hand.
Rice misses with a looping right.
Rum throws a low kick, looking for Rice's leg but Rice calmly moves out of range.
Rum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rum misses with a low kick.
Rice blocks a head kick by Rum.
Rice just misses with a punch to the body.
Rum tries to clinch but Rice is having none of it.
Rum defending well as Rice loads up on a big left hand.
Rum lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Randy Rice has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rice swinging wildly here.
Rice misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rice misses.
Rum walks into a straight right hand from Rice.
Rice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rum.
Rum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rice working hard to break the clinch.
Rum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rum prevents Rice from breaking the clinch.
Rice tries to break the clinch but Rum is controlling the position.
Rum is stalling here.
Rice swings wildly with an uppercut but Rum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rice misses with a series of wild punches.
Rum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rum tries to clinch up.
Rum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rice.
A telegraphed right hand from Rice misses the target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rice!
Rum misses with a low kick as Rice jumps back.
Rum tries to clinch up.
Rice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rice lands with a nice combination. Rum backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Rice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rum dodges the punch combination from Rice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rum, right into the meat.
Rum misses with a hook. Rice ducked under it nicely.
Rum tries to close the distance and clinch but Rice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Rice misses.
Rum connects with a leg kick. Rice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rice looks gassed!
Rum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rum misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Rice misses.
Rum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rice's head backwards.
Rice fails to land with a series of punches.
Rice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rice throws a series of punches but Rum moves out of range.
Rice with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rum. That's going to slow Rice down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rice clobbers Rum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rum is looking to clinch but Rice is avoiding it.
Rum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rum misses with a double jab.
Rice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rice's hands.

Rum closes the distance and clinches.
Rice misses with a body punch.
Rice is trying to force a seperation but Rum has the dominant position.
Rice is trying to force a seperation but Rum has the dominant position.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Rice's ribcage.
Rum looking to throw knees to the head but Rice is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rum connects with a knee to the head.
Rum looking to throw knees to the head but Rice is blocking nicely.
Rum landing knees to the head.
Rum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Rum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Rice'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.

Rum delivers a nice body kick.
Rice 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.
Rice fails to land with a series of punches.
Red Rum is winning the standup battle so far.
Rice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rum.
Rum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rice.
Rum throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Rum rushes Rice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rum.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rice up against the cage.
Rum misses with a knee strike.
Rum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rice blocks it with crossed arms.
Rice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rice is breathing heavily.
Rum lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice blocking some punches.
Rum tries to work over Rice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rum working aggressively here.
Rum crunches a lovely knee into Rice's ribcage.
Rum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rice misses with some punches.
Rum taking a breather.
Rum scores with a hook to the body.

Rice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rice lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rum slips a jab from Rice.
Rum has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab lands there for Rum.
Rum scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rum misses with a wild combination.
Rice with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rum throws out a powerful jab.
Rice lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Rum does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Rum.
Rum jabs at Rice's body.
Rum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rum lands a glancing blow to the side of Rice's head.
Rice 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.
Rice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rum circles away quickly and effectively.
Rice staying out of range there.
Rice moves out of range as Rum strikes.
Rice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rum was well out of range. Poor timing from Rice.
Rice takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rum finds it's way through Rice's defenses.
Rum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rum misses with a two punch combination.
Rice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rice throws out a loose jab but Rum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rice throws a body punch but Rum moves out of range.
Rum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rice circles away quickly and effectively.
Rice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rice throws a right hand that Rum ducks under and follows up with a left that Rum also avoids with ease.
Rice misses with a double jab
and Rum counters with a stiff right hand.
Rice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rum to score with a decent uppercut.

Rice is rocked!

That has opened up Randy Rice's cut even more.
Rice misses with a hook
and Rum scores with a counter punch that sends Rice to the canvas! Rum smells blood - he's punishing Rice with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rice has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Rum!

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FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Siblas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for William O Leary has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

O Leary
vs
Siblas

176 cm
27
199 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

170 cm
22
199 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

GR Design - Elegance and Comfort (Made in Italy)

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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Siblas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siblas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Leary counters with a series of strikes. Siblas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Siblas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Leary throws an overhand right that lands on Siblas's shoulder, as Siblas tries to avoid the shot.
Siblas moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Leary throws a hook but Siblas avoids it easily.
Siblas throws a head kick but O Leary moves out of range.
Siblas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siblas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Leary.
Siblas swings for the body but O Leary moves out of range.
Siblas cracks the inside of O Leary's front leg.
Siblas misses with a two punch combination.
O Leary misses with a looping left.
O Leary slips under a jab.
Siblas looks to score with a jab to the body but O Leary is just out of range.
O Leary closes this distance looking for a takedown but Siblas circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Leary scores with a jab. Siblas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Leary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Leary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siblas lands the left hand.
Siblas moves out of range of the strikes.
Siblas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Leary.
Siblas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Leary throws out the jab.
O Leary is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Leary scores with a jab. Siblas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Siblas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
O Leary scores with a nice right hand.
O Leary fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Siblas checks it well.
O Leary connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands a jab to Siblas's midsection.
A jab from Siblas misses.
A combination from Siblas does no damage.
Siblas lands an overhand right.
Siblas scores with a leg kick.
Siblas lands with a right hand.
Siblas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Leary.
O Leary takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Siblas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Leary throws a body punch but Siblas moves out of range.
William O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siblas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Leary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Siblas counters with a body kick.
O Leary is breathing heavily.
Siblas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Leary backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siblas.
O Leary ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Leary is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
O Leary misses with a wild combination.
Siblas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Siblas wants it to stay on the feet.
O Leary throws a lazy uppercut
and Siblas counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Siblas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siblas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siblas throws an off balance right hand
and O Leary counters with a stiff right hand.
Siblas delivers a nice body kick.
Siblas connects with the punch.
Siblas throws a series of punches but O Leary avoids them all with ease.
Siblas punishes O Leary's body with a nice straight punch.
Siblas cracks O Leary with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siblas swinging wildly here.
Siblas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Leary.
Siblas misses with a jab to the body
and O Leary counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siblas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Leary throws out a loose jab but Siblas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siblas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siblas lands a jab-cross combination.
O Leary lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siblas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Leary staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siblas.
O Leary takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Siblas dominated that round.
That's time! O Leary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Siblas slips a straight right by O Leary.
Siblas throws a head kick that misses.
O Leary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siblas.
Siblas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Leary doesn't seem bothered though.
O Leary 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.
A swing and a miss from Siblas.
O Leary throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - O Leary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Siblas scores with the left hand. O Leary knows he should have avoided that one.
O Leary looks to land a right hand but Siblas moved out of range.
O Leary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for O Leary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Leary bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Leary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siblas looks to land a combination but O Leary avoids it well.
Siblas misses with a double jab
and O Leary counters with a nice uppercut.
O Leary scoring well with a low kick there.
Siblas throws the left hand but O Leary avoids the punch easily.
O Leary wants to land a leg kick but Siblas is out of range.
O Leary misses with an uppercut.
William O Leary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siblas connects with a body shot that sends O Leary's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Siblas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Siblas misses.
O Leary shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Siblas. Those never looked like landing.
O Leary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siblas was well out of range. Poor timing from O Leary.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Siblas staying out of range there.
Siblas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Leary.
O Leary misses with a looping left.
Siblas is looking to slow O Leary down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siblas clobbers O Leary with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Leary throws out a loose jab but Siblas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siblas cracks O Leary with a good jab.
O Leary doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Siblas avoids the body shot from O Leary.
Siblas lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Leary takes a step back to recover.
Siblas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Siblas is able to avoid easily.
O Leary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siblas.
O Leary throws a jab but it's blocked by Siblas.
O Leary looks for the body kick but Siblas saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by Siblas.
Siblas scores with a one two! O Leary had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
O Leary sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Siblas connects with a high kick.
Siblas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Leary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Leary looks to throw the jab but Siblas is out of range.
Siblas jabs at O Leary's body.
O Leary throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Leary takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throws a hook but Siblas avoids it easily.
O Leary takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Leary misses with a wild combination.
Siblas misses with a wild combination.
O Leary throws a right and a left that Siblas avoids nicely.
Siblas slips under a jab from O Leary.
Good exchange - Siblas coming out on top.
Siblas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Leary.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Leary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Leary takes one to the chin there.
Siblas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

O Leary walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

O Leary is rocked!
Anthony Siblas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siblas closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops O Leary! Siblas dives in looking to finish! O Leary is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Siblas!