Elite-9 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zach Hainer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace has chosen Swagga Like Us as his entrance music. Chuck Grace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hainer
vs
Grace

172 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zach Hainer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Grace!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hainer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grace backs up against the ropes.
Grace loads up on a big right hand but Hainer slips the punch.
Grace ducks under a wild hook from Hainer.
Hainer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grace lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hainer misses with a straight left.
Grace misses with a double jab.
Grace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hainer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Grace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hainer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hainer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hainer moves into the clinch.
Hainer slows down the pace here.
Hainer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Hainer.
Hainer scores with a shot to the side of Grace's head.
Grace wants to get back to striking at distance but Hainer won't allow it.
Grace working hard to break the clinch.
Grace looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grace is trying to break free.
Hainer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hainer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grace backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hainer scores with a nice short uppercut.

Grace is rocked!
Grace letting Hainer take a breather here.
Grace is still on wobbly legs! Can Hainer finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hainer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainer lands a big right hand that drops Grace! The killer instinct kicks in and Hainer finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hainer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Hainer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Gregor
vs
Shephard

188 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Recovery 152 $50!)
Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shephard.
Shephard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregor circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregor misses with a straight left.
Shephard shoots in for a takedown but Gregor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gregor tries to clinch up but Shephard circles away and keeps his distance.
Shephard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gregor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shephard.
Andrei Gregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Shephard.
Gregor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shephard circles away.
Shephard stuffs the takedown attempt from Gregor. Gregor gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack Shephard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shephard.

Gregor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shephard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gregor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shephard lands a couple of elbows.
Shephard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gregor working a defensive guard here.
Gregor is looking to stand up but Shephard isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard tries to free his leg and advance position but Gregor is retaining full guard.
Gregor keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Gregor.
Gregor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shephard fails to land with a series of punches.
Shephard ducks under a wild hook from Gregor.
Gregor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gregor duly obliges.

It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut.

Shephard shoots in and bounces Gregor off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shephard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor looking to control.
Shephard throws a big right hand that misses.
Shephard trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gregor trying to keep a closed guard but Shephard is proving a slippery customer.
Shephard trying to control but Gregor is working from the bottom.
Shephard preventing the sweep.
Gregor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gregor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shephard on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for Shephard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gregor is breathing heavily.
Gregor leaves Shephard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Shephard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shephard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shephard punching from mount but Gregor doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shephard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gregor is trying desperately to improve position.
Shephard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shephard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poor strikes thrown by Shephard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gregor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gregor is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor tries to hold on but Shephard pushes him away.
Shephard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Shephard looking to finish Gregor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gregor!

Gregor is rocked!
Shephard lands a big shot to the head and Gregor winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Shephard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandoval comes to the ring accompanied by Enrique's Entrance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Sandoval
vs
Correa

153 cm
26
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enrique Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Correa!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval wants to clinch.
Sandoval wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Correa.
Correa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Correa throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Sandoval slips a straight right by Correa.
Sandoval tries to clinch but Correa moves out of range.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Correa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sandoval sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Correa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sandoval.
Correa lands a lovely overhand right.
Correa closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Correa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sandoval to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sandoval accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval postures up.
Correa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Correa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Correa is trying to keep Sandoval in close.
Sandoval tries to free his leg and advance position but Correa is retaining full guard.
Sandoval stands and throws Correa's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Sandoval is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Correa has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Correa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sandoval off and has taken his back!
Sandoval might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sandoval trying to control the action but Correa just sinks the hooks in.
Correa slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sandoval breaks Correa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Correa is trying to keep Sandoval in close.
Correa keeping full guard, as Sandoval tries to pass.
Correa managing to control the position.

Sandoval drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sandoval jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa trying to control the position here.
Correa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Correa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Correa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sandoval kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Eric Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Correa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Enrique Sandoval has been cut.
Enrique Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sandoval as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa tests Sandoval's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eric Correa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandoval walks into a jab.
Sandoval wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Correa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Sandoval will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Correa catches Sandoval with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Sandoval closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correa tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Correa is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Correa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Sandoval's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Correa throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Sandoval takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sandoval fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sandoval takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Correa throws a series of punches but Sandoval avoids them all with ease.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sandoval fails with the takedown.
Sandoval tries for a takedown but Correa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Sandoval. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correa throws a series of punches but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Correa avoids it really well and circles away.
Correa misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Correa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Sandoval shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Correa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Correa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Correa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sandoval defends it easily.
Correa is adopting a defensive guard.
Correa trying to keep a closed guard but Sandoval is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval wants to pass the guard but Correa is keeping the position.
Sandoval postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Correa is trying to control the position but Sandoval postures up.
Correa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Correa misses with a wild combination.
Sandoval is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sandoval wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa throws the left hand but Sandoval avoids the punch easily.
Correa leaves Sandoval with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Correa throws a one two combo.
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Correa as he avoids it easily.
Correa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Enrique Sandoval is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Correa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Correa throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Correa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Correa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandoval tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Correa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sandoval's head backwards.
Correa throws a hook but Sandoval avoids it easily.
Sandoval tries to clinch but Correa moves out of range.
Correa misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Correa.

Sandoval fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Correa sprawls well initially but Sandoval persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Correa wants to get back to full guard.
Sandoval trying to control from half guard but Correa is working away.

Sandoval is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Correa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sandoval.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Correa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Correa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Enrique Sandoval's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Correa misses with the combination.
Sandoval avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Correa misses.
Nice sprawl there from Correa as Sandoval shoots in.
Correa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandoval slips a jab and a cross from Correa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval walks into a left hand.
Correa swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandoval.
Sandoval looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Sandoval fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandoval tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandoval fails to land the takedown.
Sandoval misses with a takedown attempt - Correa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Sandoval. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Correa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eric Correa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandoval slips a jab and a cross from Correa.
Sandoval showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Correa.
Sandoval tries for a takedown but Correa circles away easily
and Correa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Correa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Sandoval is rocked!
Correa lands a hook that stumbles Sandoval back into the ropes. Correa follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Sandoval to the canvas! Correa pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Sandoval has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eric Correa!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Holden Caufield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noryuki Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caufield comes to the ring accompanied by Just Close Your Eyes. Noryuki Takahashi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Caufield
vs
Takahashi

185 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Caufield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noryuki Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Caufield is defended easily by Takahashi.
Caufield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caufield has a takedown stuffed.
Caufield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caufield shoots in but Takahashi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Caufield. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Takahashi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caufield keeps working.

Takahashi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Caufield to his feet.
Takahashi scores with a push kick.
Caufield misses with a head kick.
Caufield tries for a takedown but Takahashi circles away easily
and Takahashi counters with a head kick.
Caufield is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Caufield misses
and Takahashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caufield throws a lazy head kick
and Takahashi counters with a slapping leg kick.

Takahashi scores a takedown into full mount!
Takahashi controlling the pace for now.
Takahashi tries to control but Caufield wriggling away.
Caufield is looking to improve his position but Takahashi isn't that keen on the idea.
Caufield is squirming around, avoiding Takahashi's attempts to control the action.
Caufield really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Takahashi controlling from mount.
Caufield is trying to escape the mount.
Caufield flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Takahashi looking to control but Caufield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caufield is wriggling around trying to escape.
Caufield gets back to half guard.

Caufield looking for submissions off his back.
Takahashi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Caufield does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Caufield tries to get to full guard but Takahashi has control of the leg.
Caufield is staying active underneath Takahashi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Noryuki Takahashi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caufield throws a head kick that misses
and Takahashi counters with a head kick. That will keep Caufield thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Caufield feints and as Takahashi raises his hands in defense, Caufield changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Caufield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takahashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caufield prevents Takahashi from getting back to his feet.
Caufield stopping the sweep attempt from Takahashi.
Caufield wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
Takahashi trying to keep a closed guard but Caufield is proving a slippery customer.
Caufield tries to free his leg and advance position but Takahashi is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caufield passes into half guard.
Takahashi is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Caufield throws a sloppy head kick
and Takahashi counters with a body kick.

Takahashi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Caufield to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Caufield tries to free his leg and advance position but Takahashi is retaining full guard.

Takahashi uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Takahashi lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caufield throws a sloppy head kick

and Takahashi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Caufield actively working from the bottom here.

Takahashi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Caufield is just riding it out for now. Takahashi eventually gives up the hold.
Takahashi sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Caufield is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takahashi pulls his head out easily.

Caufield is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takahashi pulls his head out easily.
Noryuki Takahashi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caufield is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Caufield is trying to stand up here but Takahashi is controlling him well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Takahashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caufield is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takahashi.
Holden Caufield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Takahashi.
Caufield looks to clinch
and Takahashi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Caufield really felt that one!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

Caufield closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Caufield trying to control the position but Takahashi is working away.
Caufield tries to move to mount but Takahashi blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caufield prevents Takahashi from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Takahashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caufield trying to control the position but Takahashi is working away.
Caufield moves into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Caufield there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Caufield jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Takahashi is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Takahashi and Caufield has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Caufield tries to advance position but instead Takahashi slips a leg back in to half guard.
Caufield wants to pass the guard but Takahashi is defending well.
Takahashi trying to control here.

Caufield is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Takahashi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Caufield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noryuki Takahashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Caufield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Caufield throws a lazy head kick
and Takahashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Caufield tries to clinch
and Takahashi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Takahashi throws a nice head kick!
A head kick by Caufield misses

and Takahashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Caufield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Takahashi manages to pull guard.
Takahashi trying to keep a closed guard but Caufield is proving a slippery customer.
Caufield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takahashi is keeping the position for now.
Caufield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takahashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caufield is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi trying to keep a closed guard but Caufield is proving a slippery customer.
Caufield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takahashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick by Caufield misses
and Takahashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick by Caufield misses
and Takahashi counters with a good, hard body kick but Caufield shrugs it off.
Caufield takes a kick to the side of the head.

Takahashi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Caufield napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caufield keeps working.
Caufield looks to move to half guard but instead Takahashi has passed into mount! Damn!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caufield tries to lock up and control but Takahashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Caufield is desperately trying to improve his position but Takahashi has a good base and remains in mount.
Takahashi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Caufield looks a forlorn figure.
Takahashi content just to control the position here.
Caufield is looking to improve his position but Takahashi isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi controlling from mount.
Caufield is looking to get to half guard.
Caufield is working hard here to advance position.
Caufield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caufield manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Takahashi passes into side control, despite Caufield's attempt to control the position.
Caufield is trying to escape the position but Takahashi is controlling the position.
Noryuki Takahashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Caufield is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Takahashi wants to stand but Caufield is controlling his arm.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noryuki Takahashi!