UFC3 First Champions PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Buzzetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezio Buzzetta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Buzzetta
vs
Paul Harris

184 cm
18
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

TITAN
TITAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezio Buzzetta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rousimar Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Buzzetta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Buzzetta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ezio Buzzetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Paul Harris.
Buzzetta stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
Buzzetta prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris jumps guard but Buzzetta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Buzzetta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Harris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Buzzetta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Buzzetta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buzzetta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buzzetta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harris wants a takedown but no success here.
Harris looks gassed!
Buzzetta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris can't get the takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Buzzetta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Buzzetta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzetta has Harris pushed against the cage.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buzzetta is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Buzzetta as the two fighters clinch.
Harris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Buzzetta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Buzzetta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.

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

Buzzetta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buzzetta lands a right hand.
Buzzetta digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Buzzetta leaning against his opponent.
Buzzetta lands with a left to the head.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.
Buzzetta closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Buzzetta closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buzzetta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Buzzetta could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Buzzetta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Buzzetta digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Buzzetta after a bit of a struggle.
Buzzetta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buzzetta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Buzzetta stalls.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.

Buzzetta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Buzzetta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buzzetta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Buzzetta - that landed with a thud.
Buzzetta lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.

Buzzetta takes the fight into the clinch.
Buzzetta is stalling here.
Buzzetta prevents a takedown attempt there.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.

Buzzetta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buzzetta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to drag Buzzetta to the mat but Buzzetta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Buzzetta.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buzzetta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buzzetta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.

Buzzetta manages to break the clinch.
Ezio Buzzetta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Buzzetta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Buzzetta.
Buzzetta leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A left lands for Buzzetta.
Buzzetta fails in his attempt to clinch.

Harris tries to keep at a distance but Buzzetta has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buzzetta.
Harris looking for a takedown.

Buzzetta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buzzetta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buzzetta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Buzzetta lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Buzzetta scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Buzzetta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buzzetta pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzetta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Buzzetta lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Buzzetta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buzzetta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Buzzetta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Buzzetta rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Buzzetta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ezio Buzzetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Paul Harris.
Harris tries to work over Buzzetta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzetta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch.
Ezio Buzzetta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Buzzetta drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.

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

Buzzetta clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buzzetta.
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Buzzetta manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Buzzetta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Buzzetta scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris being controlled against the cage.
Buzzetta gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buzzetta is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Buzzetta down to the mat. Buzzetta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzetta digs a good hook to Harris's body.

Buzzetta forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Buzzetta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buzzetta digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Buzzetta scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Buzzetta.
Buzzetta lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Buzzetta as the two fighters clinch.
Buzzetta lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Buzzetta scores with a nice short uppercut.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.

Buzzetta closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Buzzetta slowing the pace effectively.
Buzzetta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buzzetta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buzzetta lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch.

Buzzetta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Buzzetta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.
Ezio Buzzetta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Buzzetta has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Buzzetta.
Harris takes a shot to the head.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.

Buzzetta rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Buzzetta lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buzzetta.

Buzzetta manages to break the clinch.

Buzzetta drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Buzzetta is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Buzzetta down to the mat. Buzzetta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezio Buzzetta dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Buzzetta has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Buzzetta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Buzzetta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buzzetta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harris tries to score a body lock takedown but Buzzetta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Buzzetta pinned against the cage. Buzzetta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Buzzetta counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ezio Buzzetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Paul Harris.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Buzzetta drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzetta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buzzetta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

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

Harris gets tackled into the cage by Buzzetta. Buzzetta maintains the clinch.
Harris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Buzzetta pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch.

Buzzetta takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Buzzetta on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buzzetta.
Buzzetta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harris up against the cage.
Buzzetta scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Buzzetta.
Buzzetta lands with a short shot to the head.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.
Buzzetta tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Buzzetta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Buzzetta as the two fighters clinch.
Buzzetta is stalling here.
A short right from Buzzetta on the inside.
Harris tries for a takedown but Buzzetta manages to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buzzetta.
Ezio Buzzetta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buzzetta lands an uppercut.
Buzzetta has Harris pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzetta gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Buzzetta stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Buzzetta - that landed with a thud.

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

Buzzetta instigates a clinch.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Buzzetta.
Buzzetta pushes Harris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch.

Buzzetta darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Ezio Buzzetta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Buzzetta.
Buzzetta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buzzetta lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris letting Buzzetta take a breather here.
Buzzetta pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Buzzetta lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buzzetta lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Buzzetta.
Rousimar Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezio Buzzetta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buzzetta 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezio Buzzetta!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Schietzelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Brutallius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schietzelt comes to the cage accompanied by Almost Famous, Eminem. Brutallius is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tupac - Ghetto Gospel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schietzelt
vs
Brutallius

191 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

TITAN
TITAN

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Schietzelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Brutallius!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle, before Brutallius throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Schietzelt's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Brutallius lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Maximus Brutallius!
A relieved looking Maximus Brutallius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
8%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ray
vs
Denis

182 cm
18
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

TITAN
TITAN

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julien Denis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Denis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Denis closes the distance and clinches.

Ray breaks the clinch.
Denis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Denis counters with a three punch combo that has Ray backing up. Ray nods at Denis to acknowledge the strikes.
Denis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Ray with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Denis circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Denis drives through and clinches with Ray against the cage.

Ray pulls Denis into guard.

Denis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Denis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Denis is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ray is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ray is working an open guard so Denis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Denis gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis is working for takedown but Ray is calmly controlling the position for now.
Denis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Denis looks gassed!
Ray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Denis gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Denis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Denis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Denis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Denis duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis thumps Ray with a low kick.
Denis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ray.
Ray has his takedown stuffed
and Denis counters with a nice body shot.
Jack Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Denis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Denis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ray is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Denis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denis stops Ray from standing up.
Denis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ray's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Denis missing with a left hand there. Ray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Denis forces Ray back against the cage and clinches.
Denis is looking for a takedown.
Denis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Denis prevents the takedown attempt.

Denis breaks from the clinch.
Ray with a lazy takedown attempt

and Denis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ray is trying to break the clinch but Denis has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis gets underhooks to prevent Ray's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray jumps guard but Denis stands there with Ray around his waist. Ray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Denis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ray prevents it.
Denis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Denis has Ray pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Denis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ray tumbling to the mat - Denis dives into Ray's guard.
Denis wants to get up but he can't break Ray's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Denis is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Denis wants to stand but Ray has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ray manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ray trying to control but Denis is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray with a couple of short strikes.
Denis wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ray dominating with strikes here.
Ray pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ray landing strikes from the mount.
Denis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Ray with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ray working for a submission but Denis is keeping him at bay.
Ray won't let Denis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ray lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ray lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Ray will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ray shoots in but no luck this time.
Denis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Denis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jack Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Denis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Denis tightens his grip and picks Ray up, before dumping him to the ground. Ray manages to land in guard.
Ray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis wants to stand but Ray is controlling his posture from full guard.

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

Denis gets a clinch.
Denis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ray has Denis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Denis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Denis has picked Ray up - he's going for a ride! Denis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Denis stands up and beckons Ray to join him on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Denis clinches with his opponent.

Denis wants the takedown. Ray is fighting it off but Denis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ray's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ray is proving hard to escape from.

Ray has his foot on Denis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Denis works his way back into a safe position though.
Ray looking for a sweep. Not yet Ray, not yet.

Denis gets to his feet. Ray looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Denis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ray circles away quickly and effectively.
Ray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Denis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ray has his takedown stuffed
and Denis counters with a one-two to the body.
Denis misses with a few strikes there.
Ray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Denis circles away.
Denis cracks Ray with an open hand slap.
Denis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Denis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray moves out of range as Denis throws a body kick.
Ray fails with the takedown
and Denis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ray really felt that one!
Ray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ray shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Denis defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Denis drives through and clinches with Ray against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julien Denis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Denis 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julien Denis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Varz Defoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Defoe comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. Da Coach has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Varz Defoe's chin.

Defoe
vs
Coach

183 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

191 cm
29
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TITAN
TITAN

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Varz Defoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Coach!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coach looks to land a combination but Defoe avoids it well.
Defoe lands with a right that hurts Coach. Coach looks to clinch but Defoe throws a short knee that drops Coach. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Varz Defoe!

C
A

C
B

energy
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viggo Van Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Le
vs
Van Hammersmith

177 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

TITAN
TITAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viggo Van Hammersmith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Hammersmith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Le's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Le wants to stand but Van Hammersmith is controlling the position.
Van Hammersmith throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Hammersmith prevents Le from getting back to his feet.
Van Hammersmith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Le works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Hammersmith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Hammersmith throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Hammersmith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Le has momentary wrist control but Van Hammersmith slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Hammersmith throwing strikes but missing.
Le wants to stand and escape but Van Hammersmith is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hammersmith scoring with some ground and pound.

It looks like Cung Le has been cut.
Van Hammersmith trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Hammersmith working some strikes from top position.
Van Hammersmith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van Hammersmith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Hammersmith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Van Hammersmith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le is keeping the position for now.
Van Hammersmith lands a couple of digs.
Van Hammersmith wants to pass the guard but Le is keeping the position.
Van Hammersmith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Hammersmith postures up in Le's guard and throws a big left but Le blocks it.
Van Hammersmith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Van Hammersmith cracks Le with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hammersmith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Le keeping full guard, as Van Hammersmith tries to pass.
Le preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Hammersmith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Hammersmith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Le is breathing heavily.
Van Hammersmith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van Hammersmith landing some decent shots from guard.

Cung Le's cut is getting worse.
Van Hammersmith throws a big right hand that misses.
Le working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Hammersmith.
Van Hammersmith with a nice head shot there.
Van Hammersmith stands and throws Le's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Van Hammersmith misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Le might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Hammersmith cracks Le with a big right hand but Le just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Cung Le's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Van Hammersmith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Le on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Van Hammersmith is controlling him well.
Van Hammersmith lands a decent elbow from side control.

Jeez, Cung Le's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Viggo Van Hammersmith!

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FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Hollett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Shishno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hollett
vs
Shishno

179 cm
25
214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
207 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Scotia Wear
TITAN

TITAN
TITAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Hollett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirty Shishno!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shishno wants to clinch
and Hollett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shishno tries to clinch but Hollett moves away
and Hollett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dirty Shishno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shishno closes the distance but Hollett moves to the side
and Hollett counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shishno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shishno moves to clinch but Hollett breaks away
and Hollett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shishno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hollett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hollett just misses with a punch to the body.
Shishno tries to clinch but Hollett moves away
and Hollett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Hollett misses.
Hollett lands a jab to Shishno's midsection.
Shishno tries to clinch up
and Hollett counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishno moves to clinch but Hollett breaks away
and Hollett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shishno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shishno looks to clinch
and Hollett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shishno darts in trying to clinch
and Hollett counters with a left to the body.
Shishno looks gassed!
Hollett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hollett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shishno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shishno there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shishno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hollett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shishno.
Shishno tries to clinch
and Hollett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shishno takes one to the side of the head.
Hollett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hollett lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shishno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shishno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hollett connects with a single shot there.
Hollett measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Shishno! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Roger Hollett!
Roger Hollett is the new light heavyweight champion!
Roger Hollett took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Scotia Wear for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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95%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Brandoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JC Liberatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liberatore has chosen Notorious B.I.G - Kick In The Door as his entrance music. Mark Brandoa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brandoa
vs
Liberatore

190 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

TITAN
TITAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Brandoa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JC Liberatore!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liberatore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brandoa has his takedown stuffed
and Liberatore counters with a low kick, right behind Brandoa 's knee.
Liberatore throws a looping overhand right but Brandoa ducks down to avoid it.
Brandoa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brandoa misses with a two punch combination.
Liberatore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandoa shoots in but Liberatore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Brandoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liberatore throws a right hand that Brandoa ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandoa also avoids with ease.
Brandoa ducks under a wild hook from Liberatore.
Brandoa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandoa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liberatore sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brandoa misses with a takedown
and Liberatore counters with a three punch combo that has Brandoa backing up. Brandoa nods at Liberatore to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liberatore looks to land a right hand but Brandoa moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberatore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
JC Liberatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liberatore throws a series of punches but Brandoa avoids them all with ease.
Liberatore throws a right and a left that both miss.
JC Liberatore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liberatore. Brandoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liberatore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liberatore wants to slow Brandoa down by chopping away at his legs.
Brandoa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandoa tries for a takedown but Liberatore circles away easily
and Liberatore counters with a series of strikes. Brandoa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brandoa is breathing heavily.
Liberatore feints a jab promting Brandoa to slip. Liberatore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brandoa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Mark Brandoa has been cut.
Liberatore throws a series of punches but Brandoa avoids them all with ease.
Brandoa closes the distance and clinches up with Liberatore, looking for a takedown. Brandoa pushes Liberatore against the cage but Liberatore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liberatore scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Liberatore.

Brandoa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Liberatore manages to break the clinch.
Liberatore wants to land a leg kick but Brandoa is out of range.
Liberatore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Brandoa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Liberatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Liberatore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Liberatore.
Brandoa throws a combination. Liberatore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore throws a series of punches but Brandoa avoids them all with ease.
Brandoa shoots and misses
and Liberatore counters with a good, hard body kick but Brandoa shrugs it off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandoa.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Brandoa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Liberatore lands a two punch combo.
Liberatore tries a head kick but it misses.
Liberatore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brandoa.
A nice combination there by Liberatore.
Brandoa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liberatore counters with a left and a right that stings Brandoa.
Liberatore closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Brandoa shoots in and bounces Liberatore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brandoa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liberatore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liberatore is looking to stand up but Brandoa isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandoa wants to control from the top but Liberatore keeps moving.

Brandoa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JC Liberatore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Brandoa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brandoa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big right from Liberatore misses.
Brandoa shoots in and drives through. Liberatore sprawls well.
Brandoa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Liberatore feints a jab promting Brandoa to slip. Liberatore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brandoa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Liberatore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandoa shoots in for a takedown but Liberatore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brandoa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mark Brandoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandoa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Brandoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brandoa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liberatore avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberatore works the jab nicely.
Liberatore tries to bum rush Brandoa with a series of wild strikes but Brandoa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brandoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liberatore.
Brandoa throws a one two combo.

Liberatore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brandoa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Liberatore wants to get back to his feet but Brandoa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore wants to stand up but Brandoa is controlling him.
Brandoa wants to control from the top but Liberatore keeps moving.
Liberatore wants to stand and escape but Brandoa is having none of it.
Brandoa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liberatore keeping moving, preventing Brandoa from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Brandoa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Liberatore is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brandoa, into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandoa keeping moving, preventing Liberatore from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore wants to pass the guard but Brandoa is keeping the position.
Liberatore tries to stand but Brandoa is controlling from the bottom.

Brandoa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liberatore wanted to stand there but Brandoa had control of the position.

Brandoa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Liberatore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Liberatore sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brandoa looking for a guillotine here but Liberatore defends easily.
Brandoa keeping moving, preventing Liberatore from controlling successfully.

Brandoa working for a triangle but Liberatore defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandoa keeping moving, preventing Liberatore from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mark Brandoa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandoa has momentary wrist control but Liberatore slips an elbow through the middle.
Liberatore makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but JC Liberatore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Brandoa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brandoa fails with a takedown attempt.
Brandoa tries to bum rush Liberatore with a series of wild strikes but Liberatore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brandoa misses with a takedown attempt
and Liberatore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liberatore missing with a left hand there. Brandoa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
JC Liberatore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liberatore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brandoa is able to avoid easily.
Liberatore misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liberatore manages to avoid it.
Brandoa moves away from the strike by Liberatore.
Brandoa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liberatore sprawls well. Liberatore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brandoa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Brandoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brandoa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liberatore's waist but Liberatore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandoa off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberatore throws a one two combo.
Brandoa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liberatore avoids it really well and circles away.
Liberatore swinging wildly here.
Liberatore looks to land a body kick but Brandoa moved away.
Brandoa has his takedown stuffed
and Liberatore counters with a straight right hand.
Liberatore goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Liberatore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandoa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandoa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Liberatore throws a head kick but Brandoa moves out of range.
Liberatore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brandoa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liberatore pinned against the cage. Liberatore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liberatore lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Liberatore throws a series of punches but Brandoa moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Liberatore.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandoa.
Liberatore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore throws a nice looking combination but Brandoa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Brandoa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Liberatore to the ground. Brandoa is now in Liberatore's guard.
Brandoa passes Liberatore's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brandoa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Liberatore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Liberatore wants to get back to his feet.
Liberatore is refusing to be controlled, as Brandoa sits in half guard.
Brandoa trying to control the pace.
Brandoa uses his free foot to push down on Liberatore's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Liberatore.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandoa trying to control but Liberatore is having none of it.
Brandoa looking to finish with strikes here!

Brandoa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Liberatore wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brandoa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Liberatore has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Liberatore!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JC Liberatore really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Brandoa'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.

Liberatore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brandoa has his takedown stuffed
and Liberatore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liberatore fails to land with a series of punches.
Liberatore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandoa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brandoa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liberatore pinned against the cage. Liberatore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Brandoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandoa shoots in for a double leg but Liberatore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberatore throws a hook to the side of Brandoa's head but Brandoa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Liberatore misses.
Liberatore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liberatore wants it to stay on the feet.
A left and a right from Liberatore both land. Nice combination.
Liberatore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brandoa has his takedown stuffed
and Liberatore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liberatore connects with a body shot.
Liberatore throws a nice looking combination but Brandoa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Liberatore.
Liberatore fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandoa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liberatore's waist but Liberatore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandoa off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandoa blocks the leg kick.
Liberatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Liberatore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Liberatore.
Brandoa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liberatore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brandoa somewhat.
Brandoa dives in and grabs Liberatore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liberatore pushes down on Brandoa's head and hops out.
Liberatore lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Liberatore.
Brandoa throws a leg kick but Liberatore sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandoa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liberatore defends it nicely.
Brandoa avoids the head kick by Liberatore.
Liberatore misses with a two punch combination.
Liberatore throws out a loose jab but Brandoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liberatore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brandoa.
A punch combination from Liberatore misses.
Brandoa lands a two punch combo.
Liberatore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Liberatore does no damage.
Brandoa shoots for a takedown but Liberatore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liberatore lands a nice shot to the body.
Brandoa slips a jab and a cross from Liberatore.

Liberatore gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brandoa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Liberatore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brandoa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Liberatore looks like he's trying to stand up.
Liberatore is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Brandoa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Liberatore!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandoa trying to control but Liberatore is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liberatore can do anything to dispel that myth.

Brandoa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JC Liberatore dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mark Brandoa's cut.
That's time! Brandoa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Liberatore thuds a left hand into Brandoa's body.

Brandoa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Liberatore sprawls well initially but Brandoa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brandoa trying to pass the guard but Liberatore defending well.
Brandoa prevents Liberatore from standing back up.
Brandoa is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Liberatore kicks off Brandoa and gets to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Brandoa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liberatore is fending him off so far but Brandoa persists. Nope, Liberatore circles away and we're back to standing.
Liberatore misses with a few strikes there.
Liberatore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liberatore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liberatore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandoa tries to bum rush Liberatore with a series of wild strikes but Liberatore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brandoa fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Brandoa. Those never looked like landing.
Liberatore misses with a wild combination.
Liberatore catches Brandoa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brandoa is defended easily by Liberatore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Brandoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liberatore tries to bum rush Brandoa with a series of wild strikes but Brandoa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Liberatore.
A combination from Liberatore does no damage.
Liberatore slips a jab and a cross from Brandoa.
Liberatore bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liberatore misses with a hook

and Brandoa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Liberatore wants to get back to his feet.

Brandoa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Liberatore is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mark Brandoa!
Mark Brandoa is the new middleweight champion!