Rising 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Mogilev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandr Mogilev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mogilev
vs
Khalifa

181 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandr Mogilev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wiz Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mogilev wants to clinch.
Khalifa tries for a takedown but Mogilev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khalifa 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.
Khalifa is looking to clinch but Mogilev is avoiding it.
Mogilev shoots and misses

and Khalifa moves into the clinch.
Khalifa misses with the head strike.

Khalifa pulls guard.
Khalifa wants to sweep but no luck.
Khalifa keeping moving, preventing Mogilev from controlling successfully.
Mogilev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa wants to sweep here but Mogilev controlling him for the moment.
Mogilev trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalifa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aleksandr Mogilev.

Mogilev clinches up with Khalifa and pushes him back against the cage.
Khalifa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khalifa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aleksandr Mogilev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Khalifa.

Mogilev gets control of Khalifa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mogilev will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa won't allow Mogilev to sweep him here.
Mogilev working a defensive guard here.
Khalifa wants to control from the top but Mogilev keeps moving.
Khalifa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khalifa looking to pass the guard.
Khalifa's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wiz Khalifa.
Khalifa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogilev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khalifa counters with a nice leg kick.
Mogilev is breathing heavily.
Khalifa wants to clinch.
Mogilev tries to clinch there but Khalifa circles away.
Khalifa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mogilev as he avoids it easily.
Mogilev is looking to clinch but Khalifa is avoiding it.
Mogilev wants to clinch.
Khalifa thumps Mogilev with a low kick.
Khalifa looks for a takedown but Mogilev sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mogilev throws a sloppy head kick and Khalifa moves out of range easily.
Khalifa moves in looking to clinch but Mogilev pushes him off.
Khalifa throws a head kick that misses.
Khalifa tries to clinch but Mogilev is having none of it.
Aleksandr Mogilev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifa misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalifa is looking to clinch.

Khalifa scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mogilev is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wiz Khalifa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Khalifa has a takedown stuffed.
Mogilev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mogilev misses with a low kick.
Khalifa scores with a hook to the body. Mogilev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Khalifa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mogilev is trying to defend but Khalifa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mogilev is in trouble now - Khalifa has advanced to mount!
Mogilev wants to hold on but Khalifa pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Mogilev that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Aleksandr Mogilev has been cut.
Khalifa wants to control the pace but Mogilev is squirming around nicely.
Khalifa controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalifa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mogilev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Khalifa lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalifa working the ground and pound effectively.
Khalifa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Khalifa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Khalifa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mogilev tries to control the position but Khalifa now has his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogilev is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Khalifa working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Khalifa scores with strikes from the back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Mogilev is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khalifa is cranking Mogilev's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Mogilev! He's tightened the choke and Mogilev is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wiz Khalifa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesse James's chin.

James
vs
Gracie

182 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
James prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Gracie tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to score a body lock takedown but Gracie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
James can't break the clinch.
James tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
James creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James wants to stall.
James is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.

Gracie jumps into guard, dragging James to the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miguel Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allah Habibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Arrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arrows has chosen Spill My Blood - Three Six Mafia as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Habibi
vs
Arrows

187 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allah Habibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Arrows!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrows tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Habibi swivels and escapes.
Arrows swats away the attempt to clinch by Habibi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Habibi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arrows fails to land the takedown.

Habibi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Habibi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Habibi connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Shawn Arrows has been cut.
Habibi scores a nice knee to the body.
Habibi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Arrows prevents a body shot from Habibi.
Arrows jumps guard but Habibi stands there with Arrows around his waist. Arrows gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Allah Habibi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Arrows.
Arrows wants to break free but Habibi has control.
Arrows takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arrows looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrows goes for a takedown attempt but Habibi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Arrows swats away the attempt to clinch by Habibi.
Arrows defending well as Habibi loads up on a big left hand.
Habibi wants to clinch up but Arrows keeps it at a distance.
Arrows swats away the attempt to clinch by Habibi.

Habibi instigates a clinch.
Arrows tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Habibi smiles and moves away.
Habibi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Habibi misses.

Habibi clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habibi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Habibi crunches a lovely knee into Arrows's ribcage.
Habibi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arrows's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Habibi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arrows takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Habibi.
Habibi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Habibi.
Habibi lands an elbow that stopped Arrows in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Shawn Arrows's cut even more.
Habibi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arrows's defenses.
Habibi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arrows tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Habibi smiles and moves away.
Habibi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Habibi lands a knee to the body.
Habibi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Arrows's face.
Arrows blocking some punches.
Habibi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Habibi has a couple of punches blocked by Arrows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Habibi.
Habibi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Habibi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arrows takes a knee to the side of the body.
Habibi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Habibi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Habibi.
Habibi controlling the action here for a moment.
Habibi landing knees to the body.
Habibi pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Habibi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Allah Habibi.

Habibi closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allah Habibi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Arrows's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Habibi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Habibi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arrows can do to turn this around?

Habibi instigates a clinch.
Habibi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Habibi lands a good knee to the midsection. Arrows won't want to take too many of those.
Habibi pushes Arrows back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Shawn Arrows's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Habibi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Arrows is rocked!
A short right from Habibi on the inside.
Arrows is still on wobbly legs! Can Habibi finish him?
Habibi scores with a knee to the head.
Habibi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arrows letting Habibi take a breather here.
Habibi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arrows in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Habibi crunches a lovely knee into Arrows's ribcage.
Arrows takes an elbow to the forehead.
Habibi slows down the pace here.
Habibi lands a knee to the head.

Shawn Arrows's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Habibi is pushing Arrows up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Allah Habibi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arrows is breathing heavily.
Habibi landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Habibi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Habibi lands a big knee! That's hurt Arrows! Oh, he's all over the place! Habibi lands another knee that sends Arrows to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allah Habibi!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Whipple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whipple has chosen On My Level as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rickson
vs
Whipple

190 cm
25
197 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

194 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Rickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Whipple!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Whipple swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rickson punishes Whipple's body with a nice straight punch.
Whipple misses with a combination
and Rickson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whipple throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rickson fails to land the takedown.

Rickson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rickson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whipple backwards.
Whipple tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rickson is working Whipple over against the cage.
Whipple letting Rickson take a breather here.
Rickson is pressed up against the cage. Whipple has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rickson down to the mat. Rickson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rickson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whipple manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Whipple misses.
Whipple throws a shot from downtown. Rickson moves away and avoids it.

Rickson moves into range and clinches up with Whipple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rickson.

It looks like Keith Whipple has been cut.
Come on Rickson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rickson misses with a punch to the body.
Whipple tries to score a body lock takedown but Rickson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zack Rickson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Whipple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rickson prevents the takedown attempt.
Rickson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whipple.
Rickson lands a body shot.
Whipple looks gassed!
Whipple drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Rickson - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickson stalls.
Rickson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rickson misses with a body punch.

Rickson breaks the clinch.
Rickson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whipple.

Rickson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Whipple was covering up waiting for the punch and Rickson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rickson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rickson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickson trying to control but Whipple is working from the bottom.
Rickson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rickson is looking to stand up but Whipple won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rickson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rickson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rickson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rickson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whipple working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rickson.
Rickson is working Whipple over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rickson throwing strikes from guard but Whipple blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whipple can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rickson thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rickson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rickson trying to control the position from guard on top but Whipple is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Rickson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Whipple's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rickson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rickson connects with a looping right hand.
Whipple throws a looping overhand right but Rickson ducks down to avoid it.
Whipple takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rickson tests Whipple's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whipple on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Keith Whipple is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whipple misses with a left hand
and Whipple takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whipple looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Whipple misses.

Rickson clinches up against the cage.
Rickson scores with a shoulder strike.
Rickson has Whipple pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rickson tries a knee to the head but Whipple blocks it.
Rickson pushes Whipple back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Rickson.
Whipple is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whipple backwards.
Whipple gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rickson.
Rickson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rickson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Rickson as the two fighters clinch.
Rickson stalls.
A short right from Rickson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rickson manages to break the clinch.
Rickson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whipple looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whipple looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No joy there for Whipple, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rickson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rickson punishes Whipple's body with a nice straight punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rickson gets through Whipple's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zack Rickson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rickson pushes Whipple back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whipple tries to score a body lock takedown but Rickson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rickson is working Whipple over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whipple drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rickson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whipple gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee calls for Rickson to work.
Whipple has Rickson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rickson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zack Rickson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Whipple.
Rickson tries to throw a body punch but Whipple avoids it by throwing Rickson back against the cage.
Rickson stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Rickson.
Still in the clinch, Rickson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rickson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rickson digs a right hand underneath Whipple's ribcage. Whipple let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rickson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rickson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rickson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whipples head.
Rickson has Whipple pressed against the cage.
Rickson pushes Whipple back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rickson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rickson stalls.
Rickson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Rickson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keith Whipple's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rickson scores with a shot to the body.
Whipple takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rickson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whipple but Whipple pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A lazy left from Rickson finds it's target.
Rickson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whipple throws a body punch but Rickson moves out of range.
A lazy left from Rickson finds it's target.
Rickson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rickson cracks Whipple with an open hand slap.
Nice shot by Rickson.
Rickson shoots in and drives through. Whipple sprawls well.
Whipple misses with a few strikes there.

Rickson closes the distance and clinches.
Whipple takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rickson pushes Whipple back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whipple is pressed up against the cage. Rickson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whipple down to the mat. Whipple avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Rickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rickson lands a nice looking body shot.
Rickson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whipple can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Rickson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Whipple's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rickson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whipple scrambles back to his feet.
Rickson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rickson.
Zack Rickson is winning the standup battle so far.
Whipple doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rickson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whipple takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rickson gets through Whipple's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rickson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rickson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whipple is defending well for now.
Rickson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rickson works on Whipple's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Rickson.
Good body shot from Rickson.
Rickson presses Whipple against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rickson taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Rickson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rickson is pushing Whipple up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rickson can't get the takedown.
Rickson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whipple avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whipple gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rickson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whipple goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rickson prevents it.
Rickson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rickson is leaning against Whipple and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rickson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Whipple fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rickson is defended easily by Whipple.
Rickson cracks Whipple with an open hand slap.
Good shot there by Rickson.
Zack Rickson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickson shoots in for a takedown but Whipple shows good takedown defense.
Rickson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A cross from Rickson lands.
Whipple takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whipple on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whipple misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keith Whipple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rickson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Rickson gets a clinch.
Rickson leaning against his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whipple drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rickson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rickson thuds a left hand into Whipple's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rickson with a jab.
Keith Whipple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Rickson.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Rickson!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceaser Sarney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Martin
vs
Sarney

182 cm
26
185 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

180 cm
29
190 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
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 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceaser Sarney!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sarney clinches.
Martin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sarney pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sarney connects with a single shot there.

It looks like James Martin has been cut.
Sarney misses with the combination.

Sarney clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Sarney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Sarney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Sarney.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarney lands a knee to the head.
Martin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sarney fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martin looks to land a combination but Sarney avoids it well.
Sarney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sarney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarney was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.

Sarney has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Sarney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Sarney digs a right hand into Martin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martin's gas tank.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarney.
Sarney tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarney.
Sarney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sarney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sarney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sarney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sarney struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarney crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Sarney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sarney.
Martin tries to circle away but Sarney has him pinned against the cage.

Martin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sarney uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sarney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
Martin wants to stand and escape but Sarney is having none of it.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sarney manages to get himself to full guard.
Martin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Sarney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin stands up over Sarney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martin pushes down on Sarney's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Martin not doing much here.
Sarney is staying active underneath Martin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Martin prevents Sarney from improving his position.
Sarney taking some punishment here, with Martin in his half guard.
Sarney is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martin in particular looking to stall.
Sarney is in trouble now - Martin has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sarney manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Martin working the ground and pound from side control.

Martin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sarney is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Martin yanks on the arm and Sarney is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Martin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Martin!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kal Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Penn
vs
Rogers

190 cm
27
265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

192 cm
29
285 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kal Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aron Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Aron Rogers has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Penn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rogers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Penn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Rogers, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers stalling the fight.
Rogers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Penn pulls his leg out and moves away.

Rogers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rogers throws a strike but Penn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rogers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Penn controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kal Penn.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Kal Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aron Rogers.

Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn lands a body shot.
Rogers looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rogers prevents a body shot from Penn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogers.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn lands a body punch.

Penn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rogers regains guard.
Penn controlling from the top position.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Penn throwing strikes from guard but Rogers blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn controls from within his opponent's guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Kal Penn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Penn jabs at Rogers's body.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kal Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aron Rogers'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.

Penn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
OH! Rogers has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Penn smells blood and charges in for the finish! Penn unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Rogers sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kal Penn!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elix Skipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Wechsel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wechsel has chosen Faith No More - The Morning After as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Skipper
vs
Wechsel

184 cm
21
199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
28
201 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elix Skipper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wally Wechsel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Skipper.
Wally Wechsel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wechsel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wechsel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skipper takes a step back to recover.
Wechsel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wechsel wants to clinch.
Skipper avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wechsel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wechsel tries to clinch up
and Skipper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wechsel thinking.
Skipper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wechsel throws a head kick but Skipper moves out of range.
Skipper walks into a left hand.
Wechsel with a jab.
Wechsel staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wechsel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wechsel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wechsel looks to clinch
letting Skipper counter with a right hand.

Skipper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Skipper in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Skipper is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wechsel is trying to escape and Skipper transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wechsel is forced to tap! Nice work there by Skipper! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elix Skipper!
During a confident post fight interview, Elix Skipper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rambeau Balbeaua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Gillberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gillberg's choice of entrance music: In Flames - Colony. Theo Gillberg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rambeau Balbeaua's chin.

Balbeaua
vs
Gillberg

186 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
29
215 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rambeau Balbeaua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theo Gillberg!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balbeaua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balbeaua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balbeaua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balbeaua misses with a body shot.
Gillberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Balbeaua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balbeaua scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balbeaua blocks a jab.
Balbeaua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balbeaua moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gillberg needs to keep his hands up - Balbeaua had a free shot at his head there.
Gillberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balbeaua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balbeaua scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balbeaua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gillberg.
Balbeaua throws a sloppy head kick and Gillberg moves out of range easily.
Gillberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balbeaua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gillberg checks it well.
Gillberg misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillberg misses with a body punch
and Balbeaua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balbeaua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gillberg looks gassed!
A head kick from Balbeaua lands but Gillberg takes it in his stride.
Gillberg 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.
Gillberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Balbeaua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gillberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balbeaua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balbeaua is looking to wear down Gillberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Balbeaua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balbeaua stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Balbeaua scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid body kick from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balbeaua lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Gillberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gillberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balbeaua can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillberg moves out of range as Balbeaua throws a body kick.
Balbeaua misses with a kick to the body
letting Gillberg counter with a right hand.
Balbeaua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gillberg.
Balbeaua is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gillberg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua lands with a hook. Gillberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balbeaua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gillberg takes one to the chin there.
Gillberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gillberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balbeaua tests Gillberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balbeaua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gillberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balbeaua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balbeaua thows a body kick. Gillberg tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balbeaua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gillberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balbeaua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balbeaua.
Balbeaua scores with a kick to the body.
Gillberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Balbeaua instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua controlling the action here for a moment.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balbeaua.
Balbeaua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gillberg.
Balbeaua throws a body punch but Gillberg moves out of range.
Balbeaua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gillberg misses with a double jab.
Balbeaua misses with an uppercut. Gillberg saw that one coming.
A combination from Balbeaua does no damage.
Gillberg misses with a wild body shot.
Balbeaua throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Balbeaua is looking to slow Gillberg down with leg kicks.
Balbeaua throws a chopping leg kick but Gillberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillberg takes a swing at Balbeaua's ribcage but misses.
Gillberg loads up on a big right hand but Balbeaua slips the punch.
Balbeaua just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rambeau Balbeaua dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Balbeaua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gillberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balbeaua just misses with a punch to the body.
Gillberg missing with a left hand there. Balbeaua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balbeaua 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 Gillberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gillberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gillberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balbeaua throws out the jab.
Balbeaua throws a sloppy head kick and Gillberg moves out of range easily.
Balbeaua throws a series of punches but Gillberg moves out of range.
Gillberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gillberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gillberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gillberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balbeaua's head backwards.
Balbeaua moves out of range as Gillberg strikes.
A big left from Gillberg misses.
Gillberg throws a lazy right hand but Balbeaua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balbeaua lands a nice shot to the body.
Balbeaua cracks Gillberg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balbeaua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Gillberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Balbeaua is looking to slow Gillberg down with leg kicks.
Gillberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gillberg is breathing heavily.
Gillberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gillberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balbeaua misses with a body shot.
Balbeaua scores with a head kick. Gillberg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balbeaua. Gillberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balbeaua wants to land a leg kick but Gillberg is out of range.
Gillberg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balbeaua stuns Gillberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Balbeaua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balbeaua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Balbeaua. Beautiful body shot.
Balbeaua connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balbeaua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Balbeaua has Gillberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Balbeaua stalling the fight.

Balbeaua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balbeaua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gillberg scores with a hook.
Gillberg lands a slapping body shot.
Gillberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Balbeaua is just out of range.
Balbeaua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balbeaua digs a good hook to Gillberg's body.
Balbeaua connects with a leg kick. Gillberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Balbeaua.
Nice jab there from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gillberg.
That kick from Balbeaua tenderised Gillberg's leg. Gillberg is trying to keep his angry face on.

Balbeaua has Gillberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Balbeaua stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from Balbeaua.

Balbeaua breaks the clinch.
Balbeaua misses with a looping right.
Balbeaua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Balbeaua lands with a cross.
Balbeaua lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balbeaua catches Gillberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balbeaua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gillberg can do to turn this around?
Balbeaua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gillberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Gillberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balbeaua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rambeau Balbeaua dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gillberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Balbeaua. Balbeaua obviously looking to wear him down.
Balbeaua scores with a body shot.
Balbeaua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gillberg throws out the jab.
Balbeaua moves away from the strike by Gillberg.
Balbeaua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice cross by Balbeaua.
Gillberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balbeaua can pounce on him.
Balbeaua swings for the body but Gillberg moves out of range.
Balbeaua fakes the leg kick and cracks Gillberg in the body.
Rambeau Balbeaua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gillberg throws an overhand right that lands on Balbeaua's shoulder, as Balbeaua tries to avoid the shot.
Balbeaua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Balbeaua moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Balbeaua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gillberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gillberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gillberg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balbeaua. Gillberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balbeaua lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balbeaua, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balbeaua.
Gillberg takes one on the button.
Gillberg lunges at Balbeaua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balbeaua's hand.
Balbeaua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balbeaua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balbeaua scores with a leg kick.
Balbeaua plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Balbeaua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gillberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gillberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Nice cross by Balbeaua.
Balbeaua punishes Gillberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Balbeaua connects with a right hand. Gillberg shakes it off.
Balbeaua scores with a kick to the body.
Theo Gillberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balbeaua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rambeau Balbeaua is winning the standup battle so far.

Balbeaua moves into the clinch successfully.
Balbeaua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gillberg backwards.
Balbeaua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gillberg has had enough of the clinch but Balbeaua keeps him there for the moment.
Gillberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balbeaua tries to work over Gillberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Balbeaua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balbeaua lands with a kick to the temple. Gillberg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Balbeaua throws a series of punches but Gillberg avoids them all with ease.
Gillberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balbeaua connects with a body shot that sends Gillberg's belly button to the back.
Balbeaua scores with a shot to the body.
Balbeaua misses with a body shot.
Balbeaua dodges the punch combination from Gillberg.
Balbeaua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balbeaua swings for the body but Gillberg moves out of range.
A jab from Balbeaua finds it's way through Gillberg's defenses.
Both fighters circling a little - Balbeaua finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gillberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gillberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Balbeaua. Balbeaua obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillberg tries to bum rush Balbeaua with a series of wild strikes but Balbeaua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balbeaua cracks a nice hook into Gillberg's ribs.
Balbeaua throws a push kick but Gillberg slaps the foot to one side.
Balbeaua throws a body kick that misses.
Balbeaua scores with a leg kick.
Rambeau Balbeaua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gillberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balbeaua to score with a decent uppercut.
Gillberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balbeaua throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Gillberg.
Balbeaua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gillberg.
Gillberg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Balbeaua. Beautiful body shot.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rambeau Balbeaua!

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camillo Starksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowell comes to the cage accompanied by Doin Time. Starksson has chosen War is my destiny as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nowell
vs
Starksson

192 cm
25
259 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

150 cm
21
246 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G)

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Nowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Camillo Starksson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starksson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Starksson misses with an uppercut.
Nowell moves out of range of the body kick from Starksson.
Nowell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nowell throws a leg kick but Starksson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nowell delivers a nice body kick.
Nowell slips a straight right by Starksson.
Nowell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nowell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Nowell clinches.
Starksson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Starksson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Starksson looks gassed!
Starksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Starksson goes for a takedown attempt but Nowell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nowell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell throws a head kick but Starksson moves out of range.
Nowell slips a jab from Starksson.
Nowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nowell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Starksson.
Starksson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nowell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nowell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starksson manages to avoid it.
Starksson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Starksson misses with an uppercut. Nowell saw that one coming.
Starksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nowell.
Starksson shoots in and drives through. Nowell sprawls well.
Nowell slips a straight right by Starksson.
Starksson throws a hook but Nowell avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starksson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bradley Nowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camillo Starksson.
Starksson avoids the body shot from Nowell.
Nowell defending well as Starksson loads up on a big left hand.
Starksson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nowell but Nowell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Starksson looks to land a right hand but Nowell moved out of range.
Nowell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starksson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nowell.
Nowell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nowell throws a head kick but Starksson moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Starksson is defended easily by Nowell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nowell. Starksson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Starksson is defended easily by Nowell.
Starksson misses with a straight right.
Nowell closes the distance and clinches up with Starksson, looking for a takedown. Nowell pushes Starksson against the cage but Starksson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nowell throws a sloppy head kick and Starksson moves out of range easily.
Starksson thuds his right hand into Nowell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nowell tries a head kick but it misses.
Starksson misses with a body kick.
Starksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowell manages to avoid it.
Nowell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Camillo Starksson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Starksson.
Nowell thows a left - swing and a miss!

Nowell moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Starksson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nowell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nowell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Starksson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nowell crunches a lovely knee into Starksson's ribcage.
Nowell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starksson up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starksson tries for a takedown but Nowell manages to get underhooks.
Nowell missing with knees to the body.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Nowell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Camillo Starksson'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.

A swing and a miss from Starksson.
Nowell lands a high kick!
Nowell thumps Starksson with a low kick.
Nowell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nowell throws a jab when Starksson was well out of range.
Nowell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nowell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Starksson takes a step back to recover.
Starksson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nowell.
Starksson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starksson throws out the jab.

Nowell rushes Starksson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Starksson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nowell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Starksson.
Nowell landing knees to the head.
Nowell misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Starksson is blocking nicely.
Nowell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nowell lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowell with a knee to the head.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
Nowell crunches a lovely knee into Starksson's ribcage.
Starksson avoids the elbow strike from Nowell, against the cage.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starksson.
Starksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nowell is keeping busy.
Starksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nowell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nowell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starksson can do to turn this around?
Nowell scores a nice knee to the body.
Nowell slowing the pace effectively.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starksson.
Starksson has a couple of punches blocked by Nowell.
Nowell crunches a lovely knee into Starksson's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starksson avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Nowell stalling against the cage.
Starksson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nowell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Camillo Starksson's cut even more.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
Nowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Starksson avoids the damage to the body.
Starksson avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Starksson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Starksson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nowell missing with knees to the body.
Nowell avoiding damage.
Starksson managing to block the knees to the body from Nowell.
Starksson takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Starksson blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Starksson blocks with his arms.
Nowell trying to land knees to the body.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Starksson blocks with his arms.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
Nowell stalls.
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Starksson misses with a punch to the body.
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Starksson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nowell's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Starksson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Starksson avoids it.
Starksson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley Nowell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nowell throws an elbow that misses.
Nowell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Starksson misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Starksson as Nowell tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nowell gets underhooks to prevent Starksson's takedown attempt.
Bradley Nowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camillo Starksson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowell missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starksson is working for takedown but Nowell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Starksson avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Nowell effectively controlling the action here.
Starksson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Nowell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Camillo Starksson'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. This is the final round!

Nowell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nowell throws a head kick that misses.
Starksson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nowell pinned against the cage. Nowell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bradley Nowell is winning the standup battle so far.
Nowell scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Starksson is defended easily by Nowell.
Starksson throws a hook to the side of Nowell's head but Nowell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Starksson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nowell dives in and grabs Starksson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Starksson pushes down on Nowell's head and hops out.
Starksson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowell moves away.
Starksson checks a low kick from Nowell.
A lazy left from Nowell finds it's target.

The cut above Camillo Starksson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nowell throws a head kick that misses
and Starksson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nowell tries a head kick but it misses.
Nowell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Nowell takes the fight into the clinch.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starksson.
Nowell wants to stall.
Starksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Starksson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Starksson's face.
Nowell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Starksson up against the cage.
Starksson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nowell controls his hands.
Starksson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nowell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowell stalling in the clinch but Starksson improves position.
Starksson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nowell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bradley Nowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camillo Starksson.
Nowell working Starksson over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell working Starksson over with knees to the body.
Nowell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Starksson avoids it.
Starksson avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Nowell blocks a body shot from Starksson.
A body shot lands from Starksson.
Starksson tries to score a body lock takedown but Nowell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Starksson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Starksson tries to score a body lock takedown but Nowell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Camillo Starksson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nowell stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nowell for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
Starksson can't get the takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nowell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Starksson goes for a takedown attempt but Nowell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bradley Nowell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nowell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camillo Starksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nowell lands a jab to Starksson's midsection.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Nowell!
During a confident post fight interview, Bradley Nowell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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