MLC 98: Johnson vs Clayton PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bigjones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Johnson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bigjones
vs
Johnson

190 cm
22
193 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

184 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orlando Bigjones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bigjones circles away.
Bigjones takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Bigjones looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Bigjones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bigjones gets slowly back to his feet.

Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson stalling.
Bigjones tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Johnson prevents Bigjones from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson controlling the pace.

Chris Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A slow jab from Bigjones misses its intended target.
Bigjones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bigjones misses with a looping left.
Orlando Bigjones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bigjones forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Bigjones manages to get underhooks.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Orlando Bigjones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Johnson.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bigjones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Johnson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bigjones regains guard immediately.
Bigjones wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Bigjones trying to control the position.
Johnson postures up in Bigjones's guard and throws a big left but Bigjones blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bigjones is trying to keep Johnson in close.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson won't allow Bigjones to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Orlando Bigjones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Bigjones shows good takedown defense.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bigjones avoids it really well and circles away.
Bigjones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Bigjones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bigjones's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bigjones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bigjones after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bigjones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bigjones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bigjones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson dives in and grabs Bigjones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bigjones pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Bigjones misses with a low kick.

Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bigjones!
Bigjones tries to buck Johnson off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigjones tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bigjones's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bigjones tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Bigjones is trying to stand.
Bigjones tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bigjones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bigjones misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bigjones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Some wild striking there from Bigjones.

Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bigjones's face as Johnson controls the position.
Bigjones tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Johnson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bigjones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson takes a little break here. Bigjones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Johnson trying to control the action but Bigjones is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bigjones swivels and escapes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bigjones.
Orlando Bigjones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bigjones. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Bigjones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Bigjones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Bigjones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Orlando Bigjones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Johnson.
A combination from Bigjones does no damage.
Bigjones jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Bigjones lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Bigjones is predictable there

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bigjones wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
Bigjones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bigjones which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bigjones swivels and escapes.
Bigjones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bigjones throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bigjones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Bigjones throws a one two combo.
Bigjones wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Bigjones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bigjones scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigjones throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bigjones scores with a nice right hand.
Bigjones shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Bigjones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bigjones 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 second round but Chris Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fighters circling - Bigjones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Bigjones misses the target.
Bigjones tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bigjones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bigjones tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bigjones but Bigjones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson checks a leg kick.

Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigjones wants to control but Johnson postures up.

Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bigjones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson is staying tight to Bigjones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Johnson prevents Bigjones from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a little break here. Bigjones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bigjones darts in trying to clinch

and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bigjones!
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!
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bigjones tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bigjones wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Bigjones is staying in there.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chris Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bigjones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orlando Bigjones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bigjones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Ronbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ronbo
vs
Black

175 cm
32
176 lbs
14 - 17 - 1

175 cm
28
180 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ronbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Black!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ronbo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronbo.
Black scores with a jab.
Ronbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Ronbo.
Ronnie Ronbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronbo tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black lands a body shot.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronbo moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Ronbo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ronbo throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Black lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Black closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throwing strikes but Ronbo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Black is looking for a sweep.
Ronbo cracks Black with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Ronbo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Black regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ronbo's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black is staying active underneath Ronbo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Black is looking to control Ronbo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Ronbo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ronbo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ronbo is looking to advance position but Black won't allow it.

Ronbo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Black doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ronbo.
Black wants to control but Ronbo is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to improve his position but Ronbo is controlling well.
Black wants to control but Ronbo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Black moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ronbo wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ronbo's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black pushing down on Ronbo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Black is working for a kimura but Ronbo is defending it quite comfortably.
Black is keen to just control but Ronbo is a slippery customer.
Black looks to land a strike but Ronbo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Black postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ronbo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Black, into his guard.
Ronbo trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black has a closed guard, preventing Ronbo from standing up.
Black wants to sweep here but Ronbo controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Black 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.

Ronbo moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Ronbo misses with a few strikes there.
Black lands with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Ronbo. Those never looked like landing.

Ronbo clinches.
Black prevents Ronbo from breaking the clinch.

Black manages to break the clinch.
Ronbo misses with an attempted mid kick.

Black rushes Ronbo and presses him up against the cage.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Ronbo.
Ronbo is struggling to control the position.

Ronbo manages to break the clinch.
Ronbo tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Black walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ronbo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ronbo throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronbo.
Black shoots for a takedown but Ronbo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Ronnie Ronbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Black.
Ronbo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ronnie Ronbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ronbo pinned against the cage. Ronbo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A good leg kick by Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Black.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Ronbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Ronbo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronbo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a nice leg kick.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ronbo.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronbo.
Ronbo cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black shoots for a takedown but Ronbo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Ronbo.
Ronbo leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ronbo misses with a jab, cross combination.

Black tries to keep at a distance but Ronbo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ronbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronbo slows down the pace here.
Ronbo lands with a light punch inside.

Ronbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Ronbo pushes him off.
Ronbo throws a sloppy body shot
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronbo.
Ronbo stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Black lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ronbo doesn't seem phased though.
Ronbo tries to clinch up

and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronbo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
Black is nestled in close to Ronbo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ronbo looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Black is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ronbo is just riding it out for now. Black eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Ronbo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ronbo pinned against the cage. Ronbo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Ronbo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ronnie Ronbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ronbo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black avoids the head kick by Ronbo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronbo throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Ronbo scores with a three punch combo!
Ronbo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ronbo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ronbo wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
Black walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ronbo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Black displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ronbo throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Ronbo throws a combination that misses
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Black.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.

Black darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Black tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ronbo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo wants to control but Black is keeping busy.
Black trying to control from Ronbo's half guard. Ronbo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ronbo wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.
Ronbo is trying to keep Black in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronbo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo looking to control.
Black wants to control from the top but Ronbo keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ronbo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronbo misses with a combination

and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Black trying to control but Ronbo is working from the bottom.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ronbo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Ronbo.
Black forces his way into half guard.
Nice strikes from Black there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black trying to control from half guard but Ronbo is working away.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Black!
John Black managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Holcomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Marabou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey Holcomb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Holcomb
vs
Marabou

188 cm
24
245 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

195 cm
25
266 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harvey Holcomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Marabou!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holcomb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marabou throws a body punch but Holcomb moves out of range.
Marabou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holcomb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Gary Marabou has been cut.
Holcomb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marabou leaves his chin hanging out and Holcomb seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Marabou crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harvey Holcomb!
Harvey Holcomb really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BioPharm Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deryk Tweedle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anstey comes to the cage accompanied by Burn It To The Ground . Tweedle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mickey Avalon-Stroke Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Deryk Tweedle acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Anstey
vs
Tweedle

180 cm
35
209 lbs
33 - 15 - 0

180 cm
28
198 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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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 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deryk Tweedle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Tweedle.
Deryk Tweedle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tweedle.
Tweedle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tweedle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tweedle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anstey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey throws a body punch but Tweedle moves out of range.
Tweedle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tweedle throws a wild body kick that Anstey sees coming a mile off.

Tweedle takes the fight into the clinch.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anstey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tweedle's elbow.
Tweedle missing with knees to the body.
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey lands a shoulder strike.
Anstey lands with a right to the head.
Anstey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tweedle prevents it.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle misses with a knee strike.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle lands a nice knee to the body.
Anstey misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Anstey.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Tweedle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Anstey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tweedle backwards.
Anstey working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anstey.
Anstey tries a body shot but Tweedle blocks it.
Anstey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anstey digs a right hand underneath Tweedle's ribcage. Tweedle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Anstey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anstey wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Tweedle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anstey blocks it with crossed arms.
Anstey has a couple of punches blocked by Tweedle.
Tweedle prevents a body shot from Anstey.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Tweedle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anstey swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anstey misses with some punches.
Tweedle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tweedle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anstey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anstey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tweedle.
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.
Anstey tries a body shot but Tweedle blocks it.
Anstey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tweedle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Anstey avoiding damage as Tweedle throws knees to the body.
Tweedle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Anstey avoiding damage as Tweedle throws knees to the body.
Anstey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tweedle's elbow.
Tweedle prevents a body shot from Anstey.
Anstey tries to work over Tweedle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tweedle lands a knee to the head.
Tweedle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anstey.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Tweedle working Anstey over with knees to the body.
Anstey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tweedle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anstey is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anstey tries to work over Tweedle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Anstey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anstey gets through Tweedle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deryk Tweedle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anstey.
Anstey drops his hands momentarily and Tweedle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anstey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tweedle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anstey moves out of range of the body kick.

Tweedle drives through and clinches with Anstey against the cage.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tweedle.
A knee to the head by Tweedle.
Tweedle scores with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anstey.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle lands a knee to the body.
Anstey struggles to land a body shot inside as Tweedle controls his hands.
Deryk Tweedle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.
Tweedle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anstey has a couple of punches blocked by Tweedle.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anstey throws a head punch that misses.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tweedle scores with a knee to the head.
Tweedle blocks a body shot from Anstey.
Anstey wants a takedown but no success here.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anstey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tweedle blocks a body shot from Anstey.
Tweedle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anstey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tweedle's elbow.
Tweedle prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anstey blocks it with crossed arms.
Tweedle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anstey blocks it with crossed arms.
Anstey is looking for a takedown.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anstey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anstey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tweedle blocking some punches.
Anstey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anstey misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Tweedle.
Tweedle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tweedle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anstey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tweedle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tweedle landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Tweedle.
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tweedle connects with a knee to the head.

Anstey is rocked!
Anstey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Anstey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tweedle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Anstey seems to have got his legs back now.
Tweedle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Anstey fails to land.
Tweedle lands a good knee to the midsection. Anstey won't want to take too many of those.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Anstey fails to land.
Anstey tries a body shot but Tweedle blocks it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tweedle. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head.
Tweedle with a knee to the head.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Tweedle misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anstey misses with some punches.
Anstey struggles to land a body shot inside as Tweedle controls his hands.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but Anstey blocks it.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deryk Tweedle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tweedle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anstey keeps the fight on the outside.
Anstey misses with a straight right.
Tweedle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tweedle wants it to stay on the feet.

Tweedle closes the distance and pushes Anstey back into the cage.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Tweedle misses with a knee strike.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Tweedle landing knees to the head.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Tweedle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Anstey looking for a takedown.
Anstey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anstey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tweedle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tweedle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anstey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Tweedle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anstey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tweedle.
Tweedle scores a nice knee to the body.
Tweedle throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Tweedle.
Tweedle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tweedle obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tweedle obliges.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle looking to throw knees to the head but Anstey is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Tweedle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Tweedle prevents the takedown attempt.
Anstey misses with a punch on the inside.
Tweedle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anstey throws an elbow that misses.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Tweedle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tweedle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tweedle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tweedle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anstey's face.
Anstey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tweedle backwards.
Anstey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anstey avoids it.
Tweedle prevents a body shot from Anstey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tweedle is fighting off a takedown attempt but Anstey is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tweedle to the mat. Tweedle regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Anstey throwing strikes but missing.

Tweedle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Anstey working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anstey.
Tweedle trying to land knees to the body.
Tweedle connects with a knee to the head.
Tweedle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anstey blocks it with crossed arms.
Tweedle lands a knee to the body.
Tweedle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anstey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anstey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deryk Tweedle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedle misses with a knee to the head.
Tweedle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anstey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Corwin Anstey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tweedle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tweedle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anstey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tweedle with a knee to the head.
Anstey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anstey tries to throw a body punch but Tweedle avoids it by throwing Anstey back against the cage.
Tweedle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tweedle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anstey blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tweedle lands a knee to the body.
Anstey misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Tweedle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deryk Tweedle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tweedle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deryk Tweedle!
After the big win, Deryk Tweedle made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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C
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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haile Selassie I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selassie I is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jah Army. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Colon
vs
Selassie I

184 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 Montreal, Santiago Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Haile Selassie I!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon scores with a hook to the body. Selassie I takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Selassie I doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Colon clinches.
Colon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Selassie I up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Colon.
Selassie I is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Colon is keeping busy.
Colon lands a right hand.
Colon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Selassie I backwards.
Selassie I keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Colon's efforts to push away.
Selassie I tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Colon smiles and moves away.
Colon avoids the head kick by Selassie I.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colon cracks Selassie I with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Selassie I throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Colon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Colon clinches up against the cage.
Colon misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Colon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Selassie I or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Colon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Colon.
Colon being controlled against the cage.
Selassie I is trying to pull guard but Colon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Colon lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Colon tries to work over Selassie I's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Selassie I is stalling here.
Colon stalling.

Colon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colon stuns Selassie I with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Colon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selassie I manages to avoid it.
Selassie I slips a straight right by Colon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selassie I slips under a jab from Colon.
Selassie I doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Selassie I throws a push kick but Colon slaps the foot to one side.
Selassie I throws a body kick that misses.
Colon lands with an uppercut that bounces Selassie I off the cage and back into range.
Colon stuns Selassie I with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Selassie I avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Colon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Selassie I.
Selassie I takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Selassie I shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Colon rushes Selassie I and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Colon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Colon.
Colon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Colon.
Selassie I tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colon lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Colon on the inside.

Selassie I is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Colon.
Selassie I taking a breather.
Colon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Colon lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Colon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Colon steps in with a hook that catches Selassie I right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Colon follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Selassie I looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Colon!
A relieved looking Santiago Colon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pumola Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furlong has chosen Say it Ain't So as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Chang
vs
Furlong

182 cm
26
179 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

182 cm
26
187 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pumola Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Furlong!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by Furlong or perhaps it was just good defense by Chang which made him look bad.

Chang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Furlong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furlong is pulling down on Chang's head. It's preventing any offense from Chang, at least for the moment.
Furlong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chang.
Chang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chang postures up.
Chang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang trying to control but Furlong is working from the bottom.
Chang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chang throws a big elbow that misses.
Furlong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furlong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chang postures up in Furlong's guard and throws a big left but Furlong blocks it.
Furlong wants to sweep but no luck.
Furlong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chang trying to control but Furlong is working from the bottom.
Chang with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Furlong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Furlong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furlong trying to keep a closed guard but Chang is proving a slippery customer.
Chang looking to sit in guard and control but Furlong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Furlong trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furlong wants to pass the guard but Chang is keeping the position.
Furlong wants to control from the top but Chang keeps moving.
Furlong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang managing to control the position.
Furlong trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Edward Furlong.

Chang shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Furlong's guard.
Furlong trying to keep a closed guard but Chang is proving a slippery customer.
Chang preventing the sweep.
Furlong working a defensive guard here.
Chang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Furlong trying to keep a closed guard but Chang is proving a slippery customer.
Chang throws an elbow that misses. Furlong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chang's guard. Nice move by Furlong!
Furlong trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
Chang has his hands on Furlong's head, controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furlong passes Chang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chang trying to control from the bottom.
Chang is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pumola Chang dominated that 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.

Furlong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Furlong misses with a wild combination.
Furlong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Furlong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Furlong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chang keeps working.

Furlong seems to be looking for submissions.
Chang controlling the position for now.
Chang regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang wants to sweep here but Furlong controlling him for the moment.
Furlong postures up.
Chang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Furlong manages to get himself to full guard.
Furlong trying to control the position.
Chang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Furlong keeping moving, preventing Chang from controlling successfully.
Chang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chang wants to control from the top but Furlong keeps moving.
Furlong tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang works over Furlong with some ground and pound from guard.
Chang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chang stopping the sweep attempt from Furlong.
Pumola Chang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Furlong controls Chang momentarily but Chang frees himself.
Chang throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang wants to control from the top but Furlong keeps moving.
Furlong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Furlong fails with the takedown

and Chang counters with a single leg into guard. Furlong didn't expect that.
Chang throws a big right hand that misses.
Furlong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Furlong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chang throwing strikes from guard but Furlong blocks nicely.
Chang working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furlong has Chang pulled in close to control his posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furlong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Chang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Furlong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chang has managed to get both his arms back between Furlong's legs - danger averted.
Chang trying to control but Furlong is working from the bottom.
Chang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chang lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chang's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Furlong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pumola Chang dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chang feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Furlong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chang throws a big right hand that misses.
Chang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chang postures up in Furlong's guard and throws a big left but Furlong blocks it.
Chang 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.
Chang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Furlong managing to control the position.
Furlong looking for a sweep. Not yet Furlong, not yet.
Furlong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chang trying to control but Furlong is working from the bottom.
Chang throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang won't allow Furlong to sweep him here.
Furlong is trying to keep Chang in close.

Furlong has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chang is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Furlong.
Chang lands a few punches from side control.
Furlong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang lands an elbow.
Chang cracks Furlong with a big elbow.
Furlong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Furlong keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furlong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chang lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Furlong down.
Chang throwing strikes but Furlong manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Chang isn't going anywhere.
Furlong trying to control the action but Chang is working from the bottom.
Chang is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pumola Chang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chang trying to control but Furlong postures up.
Chang is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlong trying to pass the guard but Chang defending well.
Chang controlling the position well.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pumola Chang just wasn't active enough.
Furlong is looking to clinch.
Furlong moves away from the strike by Chang.
Furlong wants to clinch up but Chang keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Furlong.
Nice takedown defense from Chang. No joy for Furlong on that attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Chang.

Chang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Furlong quickly recovers to half guard.
Furlong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Furlong is looking for a sweep. Chang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chang throwing shots but Furlong is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Furlong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Chang throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Furlong to regain full guard.
Edward Furlong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chang lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pumola Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chang 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pumola Chang!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griggs comes to the cage accompanied by Church by T-Pain. McCool is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm Shipping Up to Boston. Peter McCool has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Griggs
vs
McCool

178 cm
26
157 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

170 cm
30
156 lbs
11 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deacon Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter McCool!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs misses with an uppercut
enabling McCool to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from McCool misses.
Griggs looks to land a right hand but McCool moved out of range.
McCool misses with a left hand
and Griggs counters with a right hand to the body.
McCool throws an off balance right hand
and Griggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Griggs gets a takedown into half guard.
McCool is pressing down on Griggs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

McCool has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griggs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCool wants to sweep but no luck.
McCool is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griggs got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCool has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Griggs has managed to get both his arms back between McCool's legs - danger averted.

McCool is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCool preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

McCool is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCool avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Griggs throwing strikes but missing.

McCool looking for subs off his back but Griggs has passed one foot through into half guard.
Griggs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Griggs is trying to control. McCool wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Griggs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Griggs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Griggs is trying to control the action in half guard but McCool is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Griggs is working for a kimura but McCool is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs is looking to stall here but McCool recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McCool working for a triangle but Griggs defends it easily.
Griggs pushing down on McCool's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Griggs connects with a nice short shot to McCool's temple.

Griggs is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from McCool as he works his way to full guard.
Griggs preventing the sweep.
Griggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCool swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griggs trying to control but McCool is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCool bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griggs's guard.
Griggs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

McCool looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Griggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Griggs there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCool is pressing down on Griggs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Griggs throws a big elbow that misses.

McCool is looking for a triangle but Griggs pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

McCool looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Griggs passes into side control.
Griggs lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McCool has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griggs finds it's way round the side to connect with McCool's head.
McCool misses with a looping left.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCool but McCool pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCool throws a lazy uppercut
and Griggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griggs throws a shot to the body.
McCool throws an off balance right hand
and Griggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Griggs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Griggs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Griggs wants to control but McCool is keeping him busy.

Griggs is trying to get an arm triangle but McCool is defending well.
Griggs looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McCool is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCool sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Griggs lands a nice short elbow.
McCool is pressing down on Griggs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Griggs trying to control but McCool is working from the bottom.

McCool is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griggs defends well.
Griggs throwing strikes but missing.
Griggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McCool escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griggs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Griggs throwing strikes but missing.
Griggs connects with a couple of short punches.

McCool throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

McCool is looking for a triangle but Griggs pushes his legs off easily.
McCool keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.
Griggs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

McCool has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griggs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McCool utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCool working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griggs.

McCool working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griggs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griggs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Griggs passes McCool's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Griggs is looking for a kimura here.
Griggs winds up and cracks McCool with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Griggs trying to control from half guard but McCool is working away.
Griggs throwing shots but McCool is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McCool is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griggs pulls his head out easily.
Griggs throwing shots but McCool is blocking nicely.
Griggs drops an elbow to the side of McCool's head.

Griggs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McCool tries to get to full guard but Griggs has control of the leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

McCool looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Griggs uses his free foot to push down on McCool's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McCool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deacon Griggs 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Griggs with a nice cross.
Peter McCool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCool misses with a right hand
and Griggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCool throws a lazy right hand but Griggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCool misses with a lunging right hand
and Griggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCool connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griggs scrambles back to his feet.
McCool misses with a shot to the body
and Griggs counters with a nice body shot.
McCool moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Griggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs throws out a powerful jab.
Peter McCool is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Griggs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Griggs is working McCool over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Griggs is working McCool over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

McCool looking for a guillotine here but Griggs defends easily.
Griggs landing some decent shots from guard.

McCool is rocked!

McCool is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griggs defends well.
Griggs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCool utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griggs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCool keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.
Griggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griggs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

McCool escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griggs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

McCool looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Griggs passes into half guard.
McCool takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCool on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs lands with a punch from half guard.

McCool is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griggs pulls his head out easily.

McCool is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griggs pulls his head out easily.
McCool on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Griggs wants to take a breather but McCool is having none of it.

Griggs is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! McCool is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Deacon Griggs!
Deacon Griggs made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I cannot believe that I am the MLC Featherweight Champion. Deacon Griggs..............Featherweight champion.............sounds pretty damn good to me. Thanks to Pepe for taking the fight, but there was no way I was leaving without this belt.'.

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90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Oath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Oath
vs
Rekdal

210 cm
23
280 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
31
275 lbs
32 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Oath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorbjorn Rekdal!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oath tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Rekdal misses
and Oath counters with a one-two to the body.
Oath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rekdal staying out of range there.
No joy there for Rekdal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rekdal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oath takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oath gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rekdal.

It looks like Ken Oath has been cut.
Oath thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Rekdal misses.
Oath feints and then cracks Rekdal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rekdal down.
Rekdal lands a nice shot that snaps Oath's head back.
Oath tries a low kick but Rekdal avoids it.
Oath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rekdal moves away.
Rekdal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oath moves away.
A slow jab from Rekdal misses its intended target.
Oath takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Oath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal walks into a left hand.
Oath throws a nice head kick!
Rekdal misses with a looping right.
Oath thows a body shot but no joy.

Rekdal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oath lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oath just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rekdal's brow.
Rekdal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rekdal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oath is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rekdal.
Rekdal wants to stall.
Rekdal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oaths head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rekdal tries to throw a body punch but Oath avoids it by throwing Rekdal back against the cage.
Rekdal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rekdal lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal looking to slow down the pace here.
Oath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rekdal throws a head punch that misses.
Rekdal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oath up against the cage.
Oath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rekdal looking to slow down the pace here.
Rekdal lands a left hand.
Oath misses with a punch on the inside.
Rekdal tries to stall but Oath uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oath is working Rekdal over against the cage.
Oath lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rekdal misses with some punches.
Oath prevents a body shot from Rekdal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oath throws a head punch that misses.
Oath tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rekdal's elbow.
Rekdal managing to block the knees to the body from Oath.
Rekdal struggles to land a body shot inside as Oath controls his hands.
Oath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oath is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rekdal is keeping busy.
Oath pushes off an throws an elbow but Rekdal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oath's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rekdal throws a head punch that misses.
Rekdal lands a left hand.
Oath pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oath is struggling to control the position.
Oath lands a shoulder strike.
Rekdal managing to block the knees to the body from Oath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rekdal avoids a wild elbow strike from Oath.
Rekdal takes a shot to the head.
Oath blocks a body shot from Rekdal.
Oath pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oath tries to throw a body punch but Rekdal avoids it by throwing Oath back against the cage.
Oath taking a breather.
Rekdal pushes Oath back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Rekdal.
Rekdal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Rekdal.
Rekdal throws a punch but it's blocked by Oath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rekdal.
Rekdal struggles to land a body shot inside as Oath controls his hands.
Oath throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rekdal blocks it with crossed arms.
Rekdal misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thorbjorn Rekdal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Oath's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rekdal slips under a jab.
Rekdal needs to keep his hands up - Oath had a free shot at his head there.
Oath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rekdal tests Oath's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rekdal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rekdal closes the distance and clinches.
Rekdal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oath has a couple of punches blocked by Rekdal.
Rekdal trying to stall but Oath improves his position.
Oath prevents a body shot from Rekdal.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rekdal as Oath tries to tie him up.
Thorbjorn Rekdal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rekdal just leaning against Oath, taking a breather.
Oath with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rekdal can't find room to land a body shot as Oath controls the action.
Oath tries a body shot but Rekdal blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rekdal.
Rekdal misses with some punches.
Rekdal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rekdal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rekdal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rekdal digs a right hand underneath Oath's ribcage. Oath let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oath looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Rekdal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rekdal blocks an elbow strike from Oath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rekdal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rekdal blocking some punches.
Oath blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Rekdal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Rekdal.
Rekdal gets through Oath's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Ken Oath's cut is getting worse.
Oath blocks a body shot from Rekdal.
Rekdal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rekdal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rekdal works on Oath's body with a couple of short punches.
Rekdal misses with some punches.
Rekdal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Rekdal.
Rekdal taking a breather.
Rekdal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rekdal has a couple of punches blocked by Oath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rekdal as Oath tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rekdal.
Rekdal gets through Oath's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal lands a nice shot to the body.
Rekdal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rekdal gets through Oath's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Ken Oath's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rekdal lands with a short shot to the head.

Oath is rocked!
Rekdal creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Oath's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Oath drops to his knees and Rekdal pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorbjorn Rekdal!
A victorious Thorbjorn Rekdal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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FIGHT
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100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micah Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Wentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wentz has chosen Dance, Dance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Magnum
vs
Wentz

173 cm
26
155 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

175 cm
32
163 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Magnum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Wentz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wentz checks a leg kick.
Magnum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wentz stuns Magnum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Wentz tries to sprawl but Magnum drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wentz is controlling Magnum's trapped leg to prevent Magnum from advancing to side control.
Magnum performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wentz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magnum is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wentz tries to roll over but Magnum keeps him under control.
Magnum is taking a breather. Wentz 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Micah Magnum has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Magnum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wentz throws out a leg kick but Magnum moves out of range and Wentz only half commits.
Magnum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wentz as he jumps to the side.
Magnum avoids a kick to the body.
Magnum shoots in and drives through. Wentz sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Magnum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnum shoots in looking for a takedown. Wentz tries to sprawl out of it but Magnum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wentz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Magnum doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wentz counters with a low kick, right behind Magnum 's knee.
Magnum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wentz.
Magnum throws a head kick that misses.
Magnum blocks a leg kick.
Magnum just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wentz misses with a series of wild punches.

Magnum darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wentz is looking to control Magnum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wentz avoid being mounted?
Magnum prevents Wentz from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnum is looking to stall here but Wentz recovers full guard.
Magnum is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wentz is keeping the position for now.
Wentz wants to sweep but no luck.
Magnum trying to control the position from guard on top but Wentz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Magnum has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Micah Magnum just wasn't active enough.
Magnum dives in and grabs Wentz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wentz pushes down on Magnum's head and hops out.
Wentz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Magnum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Magnum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Magnum manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wentz on his heels. He'll look to pass Wentz's guard now, I'm sure.
Magnum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Wentz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magnum is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magnum wants to control from the top but Wentz keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wentz has Magnum pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micah Magnum dominated that 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.

The fighters circling - Magnum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wentz throws a leg kick which misses Magnum's front leg but catches the back leg as Magnum tries to avoid it.

Magnum looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wentz!
Magnum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wentz tries to hold on but Magnum postures up.
Wentz can't escape the position.
Magnum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wentz is looking to escape.
Magnum controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum prevents Wentz from getting the reversal.
Magnum sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wentz is looking to get to half guard.
Magnum sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnum tries to control but Wentz wriggling away.
Wentz working to try and regain half guard.
Magnum looking to control but Wentz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magnum sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Micah Magnum wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Magnum or perhaps it was just good defense by Wentz which made him look bad.

Wentz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Magnum's half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentz is pressing down on Magnum's thigh, looking to free his foot. Magnum is holding on for now.
Wentz is trying to control. Magnum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wentz throwing shots but Magnum is blocking nicely.
Magnum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wentz.
Magnum trying to control but Wentz postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wentz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wentz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnum is looking to control Wentz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magnum avoid being mounted?
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 Micah Magnum 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.

Wentz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Micah Magnum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Magnum fails with a takedown attempt.
Wentz misses the shot to the body.
Wentz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magnum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wentz feints and then cracks Magnum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magnum down.
Magnum fails with the takedown
and Wentz counters with a nice body shot.
Magnum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Magnum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wentz connects with a solid leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Magnum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wentz misses with a hook. Magnum ducked under it nicely.
Magnum avoids a kick to the body.
Wentz slips a jab and a cross from Magnum.
Magnum misses with a hook to the body
and Wentz counters with a right hand to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Wentz as he connects with a hook.
Wentz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wentz lands with a nice body kick.
Wentz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wentz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wentz lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wentz connects with a body shot that sends Magnum's belly button to the back.
Magnum shoots in but no luck this time.
Magnum shoots and misses
and Wentz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magnum's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wentz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magnum if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid body kick from Wentz.
Magnum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheers as Wentz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magnum doesn't seem phased though.
Wentz throws a leg kick which misses Magnum's front leg but catches the back leg as Magnum tries to avoid it.
Wentz tests Magnum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magnum throws a right hand that misses

and Wentz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wentz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wentz trying to control the pace.
Wentz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magnum's head.
Magnum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wentz.
Magnum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wentz.
Wentz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wentz throwing shots but Magnum is blocking nicely.
Wentz controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wentz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magnum doesn't seem bothered though.
Wentz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Magnum changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wentz tries to avoid it but Magnum manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wentz to the ground. Wentz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wentz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wentz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Magnum rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wentz slips a straight right by Magnum.
Wentz lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnum throws a half hearted mid kick.
Magnum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wentz was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Wentz really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Magnum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wentz finds it's way round the side to connect with Magnum's head.
Wentz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pete Wentz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magnum shoots in looking for a takedown. Wentz tries to sprawl out of it but Magnum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wentz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wentz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wentz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Wentz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Magnum, right into the meat.
Magnum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wentz circles away.
Wentz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wentz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Magnum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wentz.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wentz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnum takes a swing at Wentz's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum throws a push kick but Wentz slaps the foot to one side.
Magnum blocks the body kick.
Wentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnum.
Magnum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micah Magnum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wentz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Magnum fails to land the takedown.
Magnum steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wentz. That one must have hurt.
Wentz feints and then cracks Magnum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magnum down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Magnum.
Wentz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Magnum.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wentz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wentz manages to get to full guard.
Magnum sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wentz's guard.
Wentz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Magnum content to stall in guard here.
Wentz controlling Magnum's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Magnum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wentz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magnum.
Magnum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wentz feints and then cracks Magnum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magnum down.
Magnum fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentz misses with a wild body shot.
Wentz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magnum.
Nice sprawl there from Wentz as Magnum shoots in.
Wentz works the jab nicely.
Magnum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good work by Wentz as he checks the leg kick.
Magnum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Magnum or perhaps it was just good defense by Wentz which made him look bad.
Wentz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wentz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magnum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Wentz dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wentz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wentz misses with a body kick.
Magnum connects with an inside leg kick.

Wentz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wentz working away.
Magnum is letting Wentz control him for a moment.
Magnum is trying to improve his position.
Wentz throws a strike aimed at the side of Magnum's head but Magnum avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentz tries to move to mount but Magnum blocks the move with his legs.
Magnum taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wentz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Magnum takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnum tries to bench press Wentz off him but Wentz keeps the position.
The ground and pound from Wentz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Magnum defending against the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Wentz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wentz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magnum keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentz controls the position from side control.
Wentz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magnum keeps working.
Wentz in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentz tries to move to mount but Magnum blocks the move with his legs.
Wentz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wentz trying to control the position but Magnum is working away.
Wentz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Magnum dodges the ground and pound from Wentz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Wentz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wentz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Wentz! Pete Wentz retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Pete Wentz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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FIGHT
RATING
82%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman by Metallica. Clayton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Want It All. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Clayton

195 cm
31
276 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

189 cm
28
280 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Clayton.
Clayton thows a body shot but no joy.
Clayton throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Clayton avoids them all with ease.
Clayton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Clayton misses.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Clayton misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Clayton misses with a hook.
Johnson feints and then cracks Clayton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clayton down.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clayton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Clayton throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice cross by Johnson.
A left lands for Clayton.
Clayton looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clayton manages to avoid it.
Clayton just misses with a punch to the body.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clayton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clayton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clayton'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Clayton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clayton tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Clayton back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.

It looks like Ethan Clayton has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clayton blocking some punches.
Clayton struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Clayton.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clayton tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Clayton landing knees to the body.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Clayton.
Clayton lands a body punch.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Clayton lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton lands a body punch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Clayton tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clayton's elbow.
A short right from Clayton on the inside.
Clayton stalling the fight.
Johnson avoiding damage as Clayton throws knees to the body.
Clayton lands a shot to the body.
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!
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Clayton's ribcage. Clayton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clayton lands a shoulder strike.
Clayton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clayton.
Clayton tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clayton misses with a knee strike.
Clayton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson cracks Clayton with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Clayton.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clayton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Clayton looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Clayton presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clayton blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Clayton avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Clayton prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Clayton takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ethan Clayton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ethan Clayton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Clayton jabs at Johnson's body.
A good leg kick by Clayton.
Clayton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson swings for the body but Clayton moves out of range.
Clayton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clayton throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Clayton connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ethan Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Clayton is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Clayton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Clayton is breathing heavily.
Clayton throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clayton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson stuns Clayton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clayton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Clayton's front leg but catches the back leg as Clayton tries to avoid it.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clayton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clayton takes one to the side of the head.
Clayton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clayton momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson is looking to wear down Clayton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson works Clayton's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab to Clayton's midsection.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Carter Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.

That has opened up Ethan Clayton's cut even more.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clayton.
Clayton takes one to the chin there.
Johnson stalks Clayton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clayton's face. Clayton staggers backwards, shaken.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.

Clayton is rocked!

The cut above Ethan Clayton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clayton gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Johnson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carter Johnson!
A pretty intense looking Carter Johnson took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

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