UFC17 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Miletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Miletich's choice of entrance music: Canibus- 2nd Round Knockout. Pat Miletich will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bullock
vs
Miletich

174 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bullock lands a lovely overhand right.
Bullock cracks Miletich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bullock scores with a punch to the head.
Miletich fails with the takedown.
Miletich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miletich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bullock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miletich moves forwards but Bullock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bullock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miletich. Miletich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Miletich is rocked!

It looks like Pat Miletich has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bullock wants it to stay on the feet.
Miletich is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullock finish him?
Miletich misses with the combination.

Bullock feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Miletich sprawling to the canvas! Miletich rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bullock finish him?!
Bullock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miletich looks for a takedown but Bullock sprawls well.
James Bullock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Miletich.
A nice combination there by Bullock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miletich looks for the body kick but Bullock saw that one coming.
Miletich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miletich seems to have recovered his senses.
Miletich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bullock defends it nicely.
Miletich looks gassed!
Bullock cracks Miletich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bullock throws a series of punches but Miletich moves out of range.
Bullock is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Miletich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bullock finds it's way round the side to connect with Miletich's head.
Miletich has a takedown stuffed.
Miletich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bullock swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Bullock drops Miletich with a beautiful combination! Miletich stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bullock is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullock lands a slapping body shot.
Bullock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miletich misses with a takedown attempt - Bullock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bullock looks to land a combination but Miletich avoids it well.
Bullock cracks Miletich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miletich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bullock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miletich scrambles back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miletich.
Miletich is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Bullock moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Bullock!
A determined James Bullock didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

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

Raines
vs
Cutler

215 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Raines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Cutler!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutler avoids the head kick by Raines.
Raines throws a head kick that misses.
Cutler misses with a combination
and Raines counters with a head kick.
Raines fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raines throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
Raines on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jay Cutler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutler tries to bum rush Raines with a series of wild strikes but Raines uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Raines closes the distance and clinches.
Cutler tries to circle away but Raines has him pinned against the cage.
Raines avoiding damage as Cutler throws knees to the body.
Cutler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cutler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cutler is trying to break the clinch but Raines is controlling him.
Raines wants a takedown but no success here.
Raines tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cutler just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raines has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cutler after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Raines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cutler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raines tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Raines wants a takedown but no success here.

Raines drags the fight down to the ground.
Raines looking to control.

Cutler decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Raines, up you get!
Cutler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Raines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raines tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cutler swivels and escapes.
Cutler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raines lands with a nice body punch.
Cutler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cutler stuffs the takedown.
Cutler throws a series of punches but Raines moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raines.
Cutler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raines shoots in looking for a takedown but Cutler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Raines's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cutler is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raines lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Jay Cutler has been cut.
Raines is breathing heavily.
Cutler misses with the combination.
Raines lands a leg kick that knocks Cutler off balance momentarily.
Cutler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cutler lands a nice hook to Raines's body. Raines takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cutler stuffs the takedown.
Cutler stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Raines or perhaps it was just good defense by Cutler which made him look bad.
Cutler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raines.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler tries to clinch up.
Cutler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cutler is looking to clinch but Raines is avoiding it.
Cutler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Raines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cutler throws a series of punches but Raines moves out of range.
Cutler swats away the attempt to clinch by Raines.
A nice combination there by Cutler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutler. Raines does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raines counters with a good low kick that Cutler was not able to check.
Cutler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jay Cutler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raines shoots for a double leg takedown but Cutler sprawls well. He's pushed Raines's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raines is out of range.
Cutler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raines looks for a takedown but Cutler sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cutler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cutler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cutler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raines circles away quickly and effectively.
Raines misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raines moves out of range as Cutler strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Raines!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cutler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jay Cutler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Cutler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cutler slaps away a takedown attempt from Raines, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raines will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cutler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raines counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raines closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cutler circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Raines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raines swinging wildly here.
Cutler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raines.
Raines fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cutler avoids it really well and circles away.
Cutler throws a right hand that Raines ducks under and follows up with a left that Raines also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cutler throws a head kick but Raines moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Cutler misses.
A combination from Raines does no damage.
Raines shoots in looking for a takedown but Cutler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Raines's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cutler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raines rather than just go for the knockout.
Raines shoots in looking for a takedown. Cutler tries to sprawl out of it but Raines keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cutler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cutler throws a sloppy head kick

and Raines moves into the clinch.
Cutler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raines keeps control of Cutler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cutler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cutler wants to break free but Raines has control.
Cutler is trying to break the clinch but Raines is controlling him.
Raines keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cutler's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raines lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cutler is trying to break the clinch but Raines is controlling him.

Raines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cutler tries to land a leg kick but Raines saw it coming and moves away.
Raines changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cutler tries to avoid it but Raines manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cutler to the ground. Cutler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cutler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cutler looks to throw a body kick
and Raines counters with a three punch combo that has Cutler backing up. Cutler nods at Raines to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Cutler does no damage.
Cutler swings for the body but Raines moves out of range.
Raines shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cutler but Cutler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charles Raines is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cutler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raines shoots and misses
and Cutler counters with a left and a right that stings Raines.
Raines has a takedown stuffed.
Cutler swinging wildly here.
Raines closes the distance and clinches up with Cutler, looking for a takedown. Raines pushes Cutler against the cage but Cutler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raines slips a jab and a cross from Cutler.
Raines fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cutler avoids it really well and circles away.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cutler instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raines has Cutler pressed against the cage, preventing Cutler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Raines breaks the clinch.
Cutler stuffs the takedown attempt from Raines. Raines gets slowly back to his feet.
Cutler is looking to clinch but Raines is avoiding it.
Raines dodges the punch combination from Cutler.
No joy there for Raines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cutler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cutler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cutler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raines manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raines throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raines shoots in but no luck this time.
Raines shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cutler defends it nicely.
Raines shoots and misses
and Cutler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Raines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cutler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raines swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cutler is trying to break the clinch but Raines has him pressed against the cage.
Raines is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cutler to keep the fight standing.
Cutler tries to break free but Raines pushes him back against the cage.
Cutler tries a body shot but Raines blocks it.
Cutler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raines is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cutler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Cutler's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Cutler breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cutler throws a right and a left that Raines avoids nicely.
Cutler looks to land a combination but Raines avoids it well.

Cutler has managed to clinch.
Raines drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cutler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Raines tries to land a knee to the head but Cutler blocks with his arms.
Raines prevents Cutler from breaking the clinch.
Raines is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cutler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cutler is looking to break free of the clinch but Raines has double underhooks.
Raines tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cutler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cutler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutler is trying to break the clinch but Raines is controlling him.
Raines keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cutler's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raines prevents Cutler from breaking the clinch.
Cutler tries to break free but Raines pushes him back against the cage.
Raines drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cutler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jay Cutler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cutler throws a wild body kick that Raines sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Cutler does no damage.
Cutler throws a head kick that misses.
Cutler is looking to clinch.
Raines fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler avoids the body shot from Raines.
Cutler motions for Raines to come forward. Cutler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cutler misses with a series of wild punches.
Cutler throws a right hand that Raines ducks under and follows up with a left that Raines also avoids with ease.
Cutler misses with a two punch combination.
Raines checks a leg kick nicely.
Raines lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cutler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raines misses with a head kick.
Cutler tries to bum rush Raines with a series of wild strikes but Raines uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Raines gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cutler is trying to break the clinch but Raines is controlling him.
Raines misses with a knee strike.

Raines decides to pull guard.

Cutler gets to his feet - Raines follows without any prompting.
Cutler wants to clinch up but Raines keeps it at a distance.
Raines shoots for a takedown but Cutler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cutler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raines slips a jab and a cross from Cutler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raines shoots in and drives through. Cutler sprawls well.
Charles Raines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Cutler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Cutler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raines is able to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Cutler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cutler 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Cutler!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Figgs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markus Vinicius acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Figgs
vs
Vinicius

183 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Figgs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius misses with a hook.
A combination from Figgs does no damage.
Vinicius misses with a series of wild punches.
Vinicius blocks a head kick by Figgs.
Figgs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Figgs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vinicius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Figgs misses.
Frankie Figgs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figgs misses with a two punch combination.
Figgs swinging wildly here.
Figgs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vinicius counters with a left to the body.
Figgs throws a right and a left that Vinicius avoids nicely.
Figgs misses with a series of wild punches.
Figgs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vinicius circles away quickly and effectively.
Vinicius throws a right hand that Figgs ducks under and follows up with a left that Figgs also avoids with ease.
Figgs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vinicius counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Figgs.
Figgs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Figgs thuds a left hand into Vinicius's body.
Vinicius scores with a jab.
Figgs lands with a nice body punch.
Figgs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vinicius.
Figgs misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Figgs.
Figgs throws a series of punches but Vinicius moves out of range.
Vinicius swinging wildly here.
Vinicius avoids the head kick by Figgs.
Figgs throws a head kick but Vinicius moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vinicius. Those never looked like landing.
Vinicius misses with a double jab.
Figgs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Figgs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vinicius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Figgs throws a series of punches but Vinicius moves out of range.
Figgs misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Figgs misses.
Figgs misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Figgs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vinicius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Figgs throws a right hand that Vinicius ducks under and follows up with a left that Vinicius also avoids with ease.
Figgs throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vinicius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Figgs throws a series of punches but Vinicius moves out of range.
Vinicius misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Figgs misses.
Vinicius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Figgs.
Figgs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Figgs throws a combination that misses
and Vinicius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Figgs thinking.
Figgs misses with a few strikes there.
Figgs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vinicius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Figgs is breathing heavily.
Vinicius looks to throw the jab but Figgs is out of range.
Figgs throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Vinicius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vinicius misses with a few strikes there.
Figgs throws a series of punches but Vinicius avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Vinicius misses its intended target.
Figgs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figgs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vinicius circles away quickly and effectively.
Vinicius slips a jab and a cross from Figgs.
Figgs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Figgs. Those never looked like landing.
Figgs throws a series of punches but Vinicius avoids them all with ease.
Figgs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vinicius counters with a three punch combo that has Figgs backing up. Figgs nods at Vinicius to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinicius looks to land a combination but Figgs avoids it well.
Figgs throws a right hand that Vinicius ducks under and follows up with a left that Vinicius also avoids with ease.
Figgs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Figgs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinicius.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vinicius blocks a head kick by Figgs.
Figgs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Figgs lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frankie Figgs will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vinicius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Figgs circles away quickly and effectively.
Figgs throws a head kick but Vinicius moves out of range.
Vinicius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Figgs.
Figgs fails to land with a series of punches.
Vinicius misses the shot to the body.
Figgs cracks the inside of Vinicius's front leg.
Figgs misses with a head kick.
Vinicius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Figgs manages to avoid it.
Figgs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vinicius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Figgs throws a sloppy head kick and Vinicius moves out of range easily.
Figgs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Figgs dodges the punch combination from Vinicius.
Vinicius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Figgs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Vinicius misses.
Frankie Figgs is winning the standup battle so far.
Vinicius misses with the combination.
Figgs throws a right hand that Vinicius ducks under and follows up with a left that Vinicius also avoids with ease.
Vinicius takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Figgs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Figgs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vinicius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Figgs has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vinicius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Figgs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Figgs throws a series of punches but Vinicius moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figgs throws a right hand that Vinicius ducks under and follows up with a left that Vinicius also avoids with ease.
Vinicius looks to land a combination but Figgs avoids it well.
Figgs throws a nice head kick!
Vinicius staying out of range there.
Vinicius misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Vinicius misses.
Vinicius misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figgs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vinicius.
Figgs looks to land a combination but Vinicius avoids it well.
Figgs misses with a series of wild punches.
Figgs misses with a double jab
and Vinicius counters with a series of strikes. Figgs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot lands for Vinicius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figgs tries a low kick but Vinicius avoids it.
Vinicius misses the shot to the body.
Figgs throws a series of punches but Vinicius moves out of range.
Figgs throws a looping overhand right but Vinicius ducks down to avoid it.
Figgs tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinicius thows a body shot but no joy.
Figgs tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Figgs misses.
Vinicius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Figgs.
Figgs misses with the combination.
Figgs tries to bum rush Vinicius with a series of wild strikes but Vinicius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Figgs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vinicius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius throws a right hand that Figgs ducks under and follows up with a left that Figgs also avoids with ease.
Vinicius misses with a wild body shot.
Figgs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vinicius counters with a one-two to the body.

Figgs is rocked!
Figgs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vinicius counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Figgs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinicius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figgs misses with a series of wild punches.
Figgs seems to have got his legs back now.
Vinicius clobbers Figgs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vinicius throws a series of punches but Figgs moves out of range.
Vinicius misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Figgs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vinicius misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Markus Vinicius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Figgs throws a nice looking combination but Vinicius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Figgs falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Vinicius counters with a left to the body.
Vinicius scores with a one two! Figgs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Figgs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Figgs lands a nice looking body kick.
Figgs misses with a series of wild punches.
Figgs moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinicius tries to bum rush Figgs with a series of wild strikes but Figgs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Figgs throws a sloppy head kick and Vinicius moves out of range easily.
Vinicius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Figgs tests Vinicius's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figgs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vinicius counters with a right hand to the body.
Figgs dodges the punch combination from Vinicius.
Vinicius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinicius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Figgs.
Figgs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Figgs throws a nice looking combination but Vinicius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Figgs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vinicius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Figgs rather than just go for the knockout.
Figgs tries to bum rush Vinicius with a series of wild strikes but Vinicius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinicius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vinicius misses with a series of wild punches.
Vinicius misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Figgs.
Figgs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vinicius counters with a three punch combo that has Figgs backing up. Figgs nods at Vinicius to acknowledge the strikes.
Figgs misses with a wild combination.
Vinicius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frankie Figgs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Figgs.
Figgs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Figgs misses with a two punch combination.
Figgs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vinicius misses with a two punch combination.
Figgs throws a right and a left that Vinicius avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figgs misses with a two punch combination.
Vinicius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinicius slips a jab and a cross from Figgs.
Figgs throws a nice looking combination but Vinicius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vinicius throws a series of punches but Figgs avoids them all with ease.
Vinicius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Figgs slips under a jab.
Vinicius looks to land a left hand but Figgs moved out of range nicely.
Figgs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Figgs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinicius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinicius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Figgs throws a combination. Vinicius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Figgs missing with a left hand there. Vinicius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figgs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vinicius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Figgs tries to bum rush Vinicius with a series of wild strikes but Vinicius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinicius moves out of range as Figgs throws a body kick.
Figgs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vinicius circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Vinicius does no damage.
Figgs misses with a double jab.
Figgs throws a series of punches but Vinicius avoids them all with ease.
Vinicius looks to score with a jab to the body but Figgs is just out of range.
Vinicius misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figgs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinicius.
Vinicius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vinicius throws a right and a left that Figgs avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Markus Vinicius.
I think Vinicius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Vinicius!
After winning the bout, Markus Vinicius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by 12 Stones - Bulletproof. Gareth Bale told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Castle
vs
Bale

184 cm
32
195 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

185 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castle is looking to slow Bale down with leg kicks.
Bale wants to slow Castle down by chopping away at his legs.
Castle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bale staying out of range there.
Castle blocks a head kick by Bale.
Castle scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bale throws a low kick, looking for Castle's leg but Castle calmly moves out of range.
Bale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castle under the eye.
Bale lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
Castle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle checks a leg kick.
Bale throws a leg kick but Castle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Castle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bale moves out of range as Castle strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale tries to land a leg kick but Castle saw it coming and moves away.
Bale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castle shoots in and drives through. Bale sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Bale.
Bale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Bale misses.
No joy there for Castle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bale thows a leg kick but Castle checks it
and Castle counters with a three punch combo that has Bale backing up. Bale nods at Castle to acknowledge the strikes.
Castle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bale tries to bum rush Castle with a series of wild strikes but Castle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bale's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bale.
Bale throws a hook to the side of Castle's head but Castle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gareth Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castle misses with a looping right.
Bale misses with a hook. Castle ducked under it nicely.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale throws an overhand right that lands on Castle's shoulder, as Castle tries to avoid the shot.
Bale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castle momentarily.
Castle scores with a nice head shot.
Bale connects with a right hand. Castle shakes it off.

Castle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Castle wants to control from the top but Bale keeps moving.
Castle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bale keeping moving, preventing Castle from controlling successfully.
Castle stops Bale from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Eric Castle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Castle tests Bale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bale missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bale throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bale lands a nice looking body shot.
Bale works over Castle's head and body with a nice combination.
Castle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castle takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale scores with a one two! Castle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bale misses with a leg kick
and Castle counters with a straight right hand.
Bale lands with a straight right. Castle didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Bale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castle throws a right hand that Bale ducks under and follows up with a left that Bale also avoids with ease.
Bale misses with a wild combination.
Gareth Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale dodges the punch combination from Castle.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bale throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castle counters with a nice leg kick.
Castle connects with a looping right hand.
Castle lands a head kick. Bale smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Castle is looking to slow Bale down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castle blocks a leg kick.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castle.
Castle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bale.
Bale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gareth Bale will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bale lands with a right hand.
Bale motions for Castle to come forward. Bale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bale, right into the meat.
Bale lands a jab.
Castle needs to keep his hands up - Bale had a free shot at his head there.
Castle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bale but Bale pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bale slips a straight right by Castle.
Bale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castle throws out the jab.
Castle stalks Bale and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bale's face. Bale staggers backwards, shaken.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bale.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bale misses with a wild body shot.
Castle scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale throws a leg kick that is checked

and Castle counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Bale down! Castle is looking to finish but Bale is intelligently defending himself.

Bale is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bale is still in real trouble! Can Castle finish him?

Bale has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Castle off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bale is breathing heavily.
Castle scores with a leg kick.
Castle misses with a few strikes there.
Castle looks to land a combination but Bale avoids it well.
Castle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castle thumps Bale with a low kick.
Castle tries to clinch up.
Castle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bale walks straight into a right hand from Castle - that's dropped him! Castle jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bale from any more punishment! Bale complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eric Castle!
Eric Castle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Dobrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobrzynski comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Uprising. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dobrzynski
vs
Stevens

183 cm
26
201 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

183 cm
20
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Dobrzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrzynski jabs Stevens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dobrzynski scores with a punch to the head.

Stevens gets tackled into the cage by Dobrzynski. Dobrzynski maintains the clinch.
Stevens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dobrzynski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stevens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Dobrzynski gets the takedown into side control.
Dobrzynski takes a little break here. Stevens wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
An elbow from Dobrzynski crashes against the mat.
Dobrzynski laying and praying for a moment but Stevens takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dobrzynski is looking for a kimura but Stevens is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dobrzynski to get the leverage.
Dobrzynski throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Dobrzynski working Stevens over with strikes.

Dobrzynski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dobrzynski.
Dobrzynski is looking to take a break and control but Stevens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dobrzynski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevens defends it well.
Dobrzynski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevens keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dobrzynski is taking a breather. Stevens says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dobrzynski lands strikes from half guard.
Dobrzynski is keen to just control but Stevens is a slippery customer.
Dobrzynski throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Dobrzynski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dobrzynski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski content to control rather than advance.
Dobrzynski winds up and cracks Stevens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stevens is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Dobrzynski seems content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dobrzynski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stevens defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobrzynski content to control rather than advance.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dobrzynski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dobrzynski throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stevens throws a big shot that misses.

Dobrzynski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dobrzynski is keen to just control but Stevens is a slippery customer.
Dobrzynski passes to full mount!
BOOM! Dobrzynski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dobrzynski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dobrzynski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Mike Stevens has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is bucking up trying to escape but Dobrzynski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stevens takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dobrzynski content just to control the position here.
Stevens keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dobrzynski dominating with strikes here.
Dobrzynski unloading with bombs!

That has opened up Mike Stevens's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Dobrzynski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dobrzynski cracks Stevens with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

The cut above Mike Stevens's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maciej Dobrzynski!
In his post fight interview, Maciej Dobrzynski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elton Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Invictus Feliciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Presley comes to the cage accompanied by Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas. Feliciano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by hollywood undead- undead. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Presley
vs
Feliciano

191 cm
26
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
199 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elton Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Invictus Feliciano!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feliciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Presley.
Presley connects with a jab.
Presley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Presley.
Presley works over Feliciano's head and body with a nice combination.
Feliciano tries for a takedown but Presley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Feliciano is looking to clinch.
Presley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Presley counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feliciano throws a right and a left that Presley avoids nicely.
Presley swats away the attempt to clinch by Feliciano.
Feliciano moves in looking to clinch but Presley pushes him off.
Presley looks to land a combination but Feliciano avoids it well.
Feliciano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Feliciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Feliciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feliciano misses with an uppercut.
Invictus Feliciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Feliciano closes the distance and clinches.
Feliciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Presley's elbow.
Presley blocks an uppercut.
Presley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Presley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Feliciano prevents it.
Presley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Feliciano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elton Presley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Feliciano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Presley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Feliciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Presley.
Feliciano tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano closes the distance but Presley moves to the side
and Presley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Feliciano tries to clinch up but Presley circles away and keeps his distance.
Presley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Presley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feliciano shoots in looking for a takedown. Presley tries to sprawl out of it but Feliciano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Presley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Feliciano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Feliciano staying out of range there.
Feliciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Presley.
Feliciano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Presley counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Feliciano slips a jab and a cross from Presley.
Presley lands a lovely overhand right.
Presley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Feliciano as Presley shoots in.
Feliciano wants to clinch
and Presley counters with a three punch combo that has Feliciano backing up. Feliciano nods at Presley to acknowledge the strikes.
Feliciano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Presley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Feliciano wants to clinch up but Presley keeps it at a distance.
Feliciano wants to clinch.
Presley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Feliciano connects with a nice looking jab.
Feliciano wants to clinch.
Feliciano tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Feliciano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Presley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Feliciano slips a jab and a cross from Presley.
A decent looking cross lands there for Presley.
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!
Feliciano tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Feliciano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Presley is fending him off so far but Feliciano persists. Nope, Presley circles away and we're back to standing.
Feliciano tries to clinch there but Presley circles away.

Presley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Feliciano napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Presley throws a strike aimed at the side of Feliciano's head but Feliciano avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Check out the look on Presley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Presley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elton Presley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Feliciano tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Feliciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Feliciano slips a jab and a cross from Presley.
Nice takedown defense from Feliciano. No joy for Presley on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Presley.
Feliciano wants to clinch up but Presley keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Presley misses.
Presley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Feliciano defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elton Presley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Feliciano clinches.
Feliciano has a couple of punches blocked by Presley.
Presley wants a takedown but no success here.
Presley is working for takedown but Feliciano is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feliciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Presley is trying to drag Feliciano to the mat but Feliciano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Feliciano tries for a takedown but Presley manages to get underhooks.

Feliciano has picked Presley up - he's going for a ride! Feliciano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Feliciano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Presley keeps working.
Presley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Presley.
Feliciano prevents Presley from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Presley tries to get out of the position.
Feliciano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Invictus Feliciano.
Presley lands a jab to Feliciano's midsection.
Presley keeps the fight on the outside.
Feliciano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feliciano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Presley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Feliciano moves away from the strike by Presley.
Presley misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano shoots in looking for a takedown. Presley tries to sprawl out of it but Feliciano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Presley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Feliciano darts in trying to clinch

and Presley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Feliciano's guard now.
Presley throws a big elbow that misses.
Feliciano keeping moving, preventing Presley from controlling successfully.
Feliciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Presley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Presley throws a big elbow that misses.
Feliciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Feliciano is keeping the position for now.
Feliciano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Presley controls the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Presley trying to control but Feliciano is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Elton Presley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Feliciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Presley circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Feliciano tries to clinch
and Presley counters with a straight right hand.
Feliciano takes one to the side of the head.
Presley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Feliciano swivels and escapes.
Feliciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Presley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elton Presley dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Presley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feliciano moves away.
Elton Presley is winning the standup battle so far.
Feliciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Feliciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Feliciano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Presley is fending him off so far but Feliciano persists. Nope, Presley circles away and we're back to standing.
Feliciano throws a series of punches but Presley moves out of range.
Feliciano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Presley has time to react.
Presley lands a really nice looking cross but Feliciano seems unphased.
Feliciano is looking to clinch but Presley is avoiding it.
Feliciano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Presley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Feliciano moves into the clinch successfully.
Feliciano lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Feliciano fails to land.
Feliciano lands a nice looking hook to the body, 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!
Feliciano looking for a takedown.
Presley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Feliciano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Feliciano tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feliciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Presley does no damage.
Presley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Feliciano as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Feliciano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Presley takes a shot to the head.
Feliciano throws a head punch that misses.
Presley can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elton Presley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presley gets underhooks to prevent Feliciano's takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Feliciano.
Presley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Feliciano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Feliciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Presley backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Feliciano.
Presley is trying to drag Feliciano to the mat but Feliciano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Feliciano scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feliciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feliciano tries to work over Presley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presley blocks a body shot from Feliciano.
Presley is trying to push Feliciano away but Feliciano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Invictus Feliciano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Feliciano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Presley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Feliciano Rushes Presley and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Presley is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Feliciano Piles on the pressure and Presley crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Invictus Feliciano!
A victorious Invictus Feliciano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.