GAMMA#295 Grimes v Cruz PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Sergienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Williams
vs
Sergienko

194 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sergienko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sergienko's guard.

Sergienko has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sergienko on the ground.
Williams wanted to stand there but Sergienko had control of the position.

Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sergienko trying to control the position.
Sergienko wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams trying to control but Sergienko is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sergienko pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.

Sergienko pushes a forearm under Williams's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Williams is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrei Sergienko!
Our winner, Andrei Sergienko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between La Davina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dupitsinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Davina
vs
Dupitsinov

190 cm
22
230 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

195 cm
20
282 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, La Davina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Dupitsinov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dupitsinov.
Davina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dupitsinov throws a body punch but Davina moves out of range.
Davina tries to clinch but Dupitsinov is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Dupitsinov.
A head kick misses from Davina.
Davina fails with the takedown.
Davina shoots in for a takedown but Dupitsinov shows good takedown defense.
Dupitsinov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dupitsinov's waist but Dupitsinov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davina off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for La Davina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dupitsinov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dupitsinov swinging wildly here.
Sergei Dupitsinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davina avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dupitsinov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dupitsinov misses with a series of wild punches.
Davina swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davina drives through with a takedown into Dupitsinov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dupitsinov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dupitsinov keeping moving, preventing Davina from controlling successfully.
Davina is really struggling to control Dupitsinov but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

La Davina has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dupitsinov swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by Davina or perhaps it was just good defense by Dupitsinov which made him look bad.
Dupitsinov swinging wildly here.
Davina shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dupitsinov pinned against the cage. Dupitsinov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Davina closes the distance and pushes Dupitsinov back into the cage.
Davina jumps guard but Dupitsinov stands there with Davina around his waist. Davina gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dupitsinov tries to break the clinch but Davina is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dupitsinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Dupitsinov - just one landing.

Dupitsinov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davina to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dupitsinov has his hands on Davina's head, controlling the position.
Dupitsinov controls Davina momentarily but Davina frees himself.
Davina throws an elbow that misses. Dupitsinov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davina's guard. Nice move by Dupitsinov!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davina trying to control the position.
Davina trying to strike off his back.
Davina wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davina looking to control.

Davina is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Davina throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergei Dupitsinov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Davina closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dupitsinov circles away.
Davina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dupitsinov tries to avoid it but Davina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dupitsinov to the ground. Dupitsinov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
La Davina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dupitsinov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davina will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dupitsinov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Davina is proving hard to escape from.

Davina working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dupitsinov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dupitsinov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dupitsinov postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davina has his foot on Dupitsinov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dupitsinov works his way back into a safe position though.
Davina lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dupitsinov!

Davina is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dupitsinov has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Davina wants to finish this one by submission but Dupitsinov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Davina.
Dupitsinov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davina has control of Dupitsinov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dupitsinov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Davina punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dupitsinov wants to hold on but Davina pushes him away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Davina here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Davina working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Davina thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupitsinov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Davina fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Davina throwing strikes here but Dupitsinov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Davina looking to isolate an arm here. Dupitsinov doesn't see it coming and as Davina extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Davina!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). La Davina!
La Davina really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Affaketion 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
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hildebert Fabian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lindquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabian comes to the cage accompanied by Exibit A. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lindquist's choice of entrance music: Wacco Will Kick Your Ass. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fabian
vs
Lindquist

195 cm
26
277 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

210 cm
29
280 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hildebert Fabian !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Lindquist!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lindquist sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fabian somewhat.
Lindquist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lindquist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lindquist fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fabian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fabian shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lindquist napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lindquist is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fabian with the ground and pound but Lindquist uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fabian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fabian tries to free his leg and advance position but Lindquist is retaining full guard.
Fabian preventing the sweep.
Fabian throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindquist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lindquist is trying to control the position but Fabian postures up.
Lindquist is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lindquist lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fabian !
Fabian tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lindquist controlling the pace for now.
Fabian manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lindquist wants to control but Fabian is keeping him busy.
Fabian is trying to get back to full guard.
Fabian moves into full guard.
Fabian looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindquist trying to control the position from guard on top but Fabian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fabian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Fabian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lindquist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fabian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lindquist passes into half guard.
Fabian trying to hold on to Lindquist's head to control him but Lindquist postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fabian misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindquist is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lindquist works his way into full mount!
Lindquist trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lindquist looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lindquist wants to control the pace but Fabian is squirming around nicely.
Fabian throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lindquist. What's that going to do exactly?
Lindquist cracks Fabian with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fabian flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lindquist avoids the attempt from Fabian to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindquist landing strikes from the mount and Fabian is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabian wants to hold on but Lindquist pushes him away.
Fabian can't escape the position.
Lindquist is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lindquist lands a big elbow.
Fabian is squirming around, avoiding Lindquist's attempts to control the action.
Fabian is trying to escape the mount.
Fabian in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fabian is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lindquist landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Lindquist dominated that round.
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.

Fabian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hildebert Fabian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindquist misses with a hook. Fabian ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lindquist.
Fabian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lindquist avoids it really well and circles away.

Fabian clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lindquist.
Lindquist gets underhooks to prevent Fabian 's takedown attempt.
Lindquist swings wildly with an uppercut but Fabian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fabian has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lindquist avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hildebert Fabian . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindquist creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fabian 's defenses.
Fabian looking to stall.

Fabian has clasped his hands together around Lindquist's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Fabian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lindquist, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindquist is trying to control Fabian 's posture but Fabian avoids it.
Lindquist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindquist gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fabian wants to take a breather but Lindquist is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Fabian .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fabian is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lindquist is just riding it out for now. Fabian eventually gives up the hold.
Lindquist makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lindquist.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabian throwing strikes from guard but Lindquist blocks nicely.
Fabian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fabian trying to control but Lindquist is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabian postures up in Lindquist's guard and throws a big left but Lindquist blocks it.
Lindquist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fabian 's guard.
Fabian keeping full guard, as Lindquist tries to pass.
Fabian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fabian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fabian is pressing down on Lindquist's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lindquist is holding on for now.
Lindquist trying to control here.
Fabian lands with a punch from half guard.
Lindquist makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lindquist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabian stops Lindquist from standing up.
Lindquist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Lindquist working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fabian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lindquist is tightening it up a little... Fabian has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Fabian reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Fabian taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lindquist!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Robert Lindquist!
A very excited looking Robert Lindquist 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.

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Magnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Magnin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krzysztof Kothciushco's chin.

Magnin
vs
Kothciushco

191 cm
20
250 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Magnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kothciushco throws a solid leg kick but Magnin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kothciushco.
Magnin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kothciushco lands with a nice body punch.
Magnin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kothciushco is out of range.
Kothciushco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kothciushco tries a low kick but Magnin avoids it.
Magnin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kothciushco.
Magnin scores with the left hand. Kothciushco knows he should have avoided that one.
Kothciushco checks a low kick from Magnin.
A head kick misses from Magnin.
Kothciushco's corner calls for a 1-2. Kothciushco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magnin misses the body punch
and Kothciushco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Marco Magnin has been cut.
Magnin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kothciushco's head.
A jab from Kothciushco misses.
A punch lands to the side of Magnin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kothciushco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magnin can pounce on him.
Kothciushco moves out of range of the body kick from Magnin.
Magnin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco misses with a head kick.
Kothciushco sizes up Magnin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kothciushco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kothciushco misses with a looping right.
A left and a right from Kothciushco both land. Nice combination.

Magnin is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BAM! Kothciushco delivers a spinning backfist that drops Magnin like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Krzysztof Kothciushco!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venturia has chosen Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise as his entrance music. Daniel Campos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Campos
vs
Venturia

210 cm
23
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

210 cm
31
281 lbs
22 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Campos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Campos. Those never looked like landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Venturia checks a leg kick.
Campos lands a right hook to the body.
Campos looks to score with a jab to the body but Venturia is just out of range.
Campos throws an overhand right that lands on Venturia's shoulder, as Venturia tries to avoid the shot.
Campos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Campos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Venturia in his tracks.

It looks like Jesse Venturia has been cut.
Campos throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Venturia misses.
Venturia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos throws a jab but it's blocked by Venturia.
Venturia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Daniel Campos has been cut.
Venturia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Venturia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Campos misses the target.
Campos doesn't manage to clinch there - Venturia circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Venturia doesn't seem bothered though.

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

Venturia breaks from the clinch.
Venturia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Campos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Campos tenderised Venturia's leg. Venturia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Campos tries to clinch up.
Venturia lands a glancing blow to the side of Campos's head.
Venturia misses with a straight left.
Campos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Venturia misses its intended target.
Campos throws a nice looking combination but Venturia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Campos misses with a head kick.
Campos looks to land a left hand but Venturia moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venturia wants to land a leg kick but Campos is out of range.
Campos scores with a nice strike.
Campos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Venturia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Campos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Venturia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Campos has closed the distance and engaged Venturia in a clinch.
Campos tries a body shot but Venturia blocks it.
Campos tries to land knees in the clinch but Venturia avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Campos.
Campos throws an elbow that misses.
Campos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Venturia letting Campos take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Campos fails to land.
Campos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venturia's elbow.
Campos looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Venturia manages to break the clinch.
Venturia sizes up Campos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Venturia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campos moves away.
Venturia misses with a double jab.
Campos throws a body kick that misses.
Venturia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Venturia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Campos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venturia was well out of range. Poor timing from Campos.
Venturia misses with a body shot.
Venturia tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Venturia.
Venturia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campos throws a shot from downtown. Venturia moves away and avoids it.
Campos swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos digs a good body shot into Venturia's ribs.
Campos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Venturia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Venturia misses.
Campos misses with a low kick.
Campos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Venturia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Campos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Venturia.
Campos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Venturia.
Campos throws a push kick but Venturia slaps the foot to one side.
Venturia avoids the body shot from Campos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Venturia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Venturia misses with a low kick.
Venturia cracks the inside of Campos's front leg.
Venturia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Venturia dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Campos scores with the left hand. Venturia knows he should have avoided that one.
Campos wants to clinch up but Venturia keeps it at a distance.
Campos lands with a straight right. Venturia didn't see that one coming.
Campos misses with a wild combination.
Venturia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campos.
Venturia misses with a combination

and Campos counters with a crisp one two that drops Venturia! Campos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Venturia to his feet! Venturia is in big trouble!

Venturia is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Campos moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Venturia! Campos continues to tee off on Venturia, landing with a left and a right! Campos connects with a right hand that leaves Venturia sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Campos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Campos!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Jankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by j. Jankovic has chosen Headline - Drake as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fedor Jankovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Evans
vs
Jankovic

180 cm
29
220 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

186 cm
29
211 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jankovic connects with a high kick.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Evans.
Jankovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Evans fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Evans takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankovic looks to throw a body kick

and Evans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jankovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic is pulling down on Evans's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Jankovic 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 ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fedor Jankovic.
Jankovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Evans's head.
Jankovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jankovic misses with a few strikes there.
Evans takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jankovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Evans backs up against the cage.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Jankovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Evans keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jankovic does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Jankovic does a little dance to reset his feet.

Evans shoots in and gets a takedown into Jankovic's guard.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Evans wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
Jankovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jankovic is keeping the position for now.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Jankovic is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Evans throws a body punch but Jankovic moves out of range.
Jankovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Evans will feel that in the morning.
Jankovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Jankovic.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
Jankovic scores with a kick to the body.
Evans is looking to wear down Jankovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Evans.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankovic regains half guard there - taking advantage of Evans's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jankovic is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.

Evans wants to work for an arm triangle but Jankovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Evans not doing much here.
Jankovic manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fedor Jankovic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jankovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Jankovic avoids the body shot from Evans.
Evans throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jankovic throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans scores with a nice strike.
Jankovic misses with the body kick

and Evans counters with a shoot takedown. Jankovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Evans lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans passes Jankovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jankovic controlling the position for now.
Jankovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evans is working away from the top position though.
Evans 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans is working for a submission of some sort.
Evans is keen to just control but Jankovic is a slippery customer.
Jankovic is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jankovic won't allow Evans to pass to mount.
Evans throws a strike but Jankovic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Evans wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jankovic is keeping the position for now.

Evans drops back looking for a leg! Jankovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jankovic manages to kick Evans off! Evans jumps back into Jankovic's guard.
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Jankovic blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Jankovic blocks nicely.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Jankovic is retaining full guard.
Jankovic pulls Evans in close to prevent any damage.
Evans cracks Jankovic with a solid left hand.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jankovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jankovic trying to control the position.
Jankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rashad Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic looking to control.
Evans showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Evans is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Evans wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Evans dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jankovic takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Fedor Jankovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jankovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Evans finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jankovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Evans takes a swing at Jankovic's ribcage but misses.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jankovic.
Evans digs a good hook to Jankovic's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Jankovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jankovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans lands a head shot.

Evans is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jankovic's half guard.
Jankovic is staying active underneath Evans, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans seems to be working for a kimura but Jankovic defends the submission attempt.
Jankovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jankovic trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
Evans wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
Jankovic controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Jankovic has wrist control.
Jankovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Fedor Jankovic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick from Jankovic.
Jankovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jankovic looks for the body kick but Evans saw that one coming.
Jankovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Jankovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Evans has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fedor Jankovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jankovic pushes Evans away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic cracks the inside of Evans's front leg.
Jankovic scores with a jab. Evans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jankovic misses with a wild combination.
Jankovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Jankovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jankovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evans's sensitive parts.
Jankovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jankovic. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Jankovic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Evans closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jankovic to the mat! Jankovic manages to get full guard.
Jankovic has his hands on Evans's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Jankovic blocks nicely.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jankovic has Evans pulled in close to control his posture.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Jankovic is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Jankovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jankovic 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Jankovic!
Fedor Jankovic took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hearns kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Bruiser. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hearns
vs
Foreman

204 cm
27
275 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

200 cm
26
275 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman moves out of range as Hearns strikes.
Foreman ducks under a wild hook from Hearns.
Hearns lands a leg kick that knocks Foreman off balance momentarily.
Hearns throws a looping overhand right but Foreman ducks down to avoid it.
Hearns misses the jab.
Hearns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foreman.
Foreman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Foreman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab, jab by Foreman - just one landing.

It looks like Thomas Hearns has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman throws a hook to the side of Hearns's head but Hearns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foreman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hearns finds it's way round the side to connect with Foreman's head.
Foreman throws a big shot that misses.
Foreman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foreman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foreman wants to clinch.
Foreman misses with an uppercut. Hearns saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foreman swings widly with a right hand
and Foreman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hearns.
Foreman throws a jab when Hearns was well out of range.
Hearns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foreman.
Foreman walks into a straight right hand from Hearns.
A big left from Foreman misses.
Foreman takes one to the chin there.
Foreman slips under a jab.
Hearns misses with a wild body shot.
Foreman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Foreman dodges the punch combination from Hearns.
Hearns avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns connects with a solid leg kick.
Hearns tests Foreman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hearns tests Foreman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foreman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hearns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hearns tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Foreman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
BOOM! Foreman lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hearns. Hearns tries to recover but Foreman is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hearns lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Foreman!
George Foreman thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Makers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus McBorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Makers
vs
McBorin

200 cm
28
275 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
270 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner
Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Crippler's Corner

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Makers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus McBorin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makers scores with a jab to the head.
McBorin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McBorin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Makers misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Makers coming out on top.
McBorin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Makers's waist but Makers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McBorin off to one side.
Makers punishes McBorin's body with a nice straight punch.
Makers digs a good body shot into McBorin's ribs.
A cross from Makers lands.
Marcus McBorin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makers throws a body punch but McBorin moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McBorin is defended easily by Makers.
Nice cross by Makers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makers throws a left and a right that both miss
and McBorin counters with a stiff right hand.
McBorin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Makers.
Makers stuffs the takedown attempt from McBorin. McBorin gets slowly back to his feet.
Mark Makers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus McBorin.
Makers misses with an uppercut.
Makers tries to clinch but McBorin is having none of it.
McBorin misses with a takedown attempt

and Makers moves into the clinch.
Makers lands with a light punch inside.
Makers lands a left hand.
McBorin tries to circle away but Makers has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makers.
Makers can't find room to land a body shot as McBorin controls the action.
McBorin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Makers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Makers lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers prevents the takedown attempt.
Makers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Makers tries to work over McBorin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBorin goes for a takedown attempt but Makers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Makers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McBorin, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makers lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Marcus McBorin has been cut.
McBorin looking for a takedown.
Makers misses with a body punch.
McBorin wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Makers scores with a nice short uppercut.
McBorin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Makers is defending well.
McBorin is trying to push Makers away but Makers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBorin avoiding damage as Makers throws knees to the body.
Makers misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBorin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Makers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McBorin blocks a body shot from Makers.
A left hand lands to the body for Makers.

McBorin wants the takedown. Makers is fighting it off but McBorin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Makers's guard against the cage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McBorin postures up in Makers's guard and throws a big left but Makers blocks it.
Makers is looking to stand up but McBorin isn't so interested in that idea.
McBorin wants to control from the top but Makers keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McBorin with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makers controls McBorin momentarily but McBorin frees himself.
McBorin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Makers controlling the position.
Makers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McBorin.
Makers looking for a sweep. Not yet Makers, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McBorin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McBorin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McBorin throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makers wants to stand but McBorin is controlling the position.
McBorin stands up over Makers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Makers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus McBorin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Makers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Makers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBorin.
Makers scores with a sloppy right hand. McBorin should have avoided that one.
McBorin ducks right into an uppercut from Makers.
McBorin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Makers sprawls well. Makers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McBorin gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Makers. That snapped McBorin's head back.
McBorin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makers manages to avoid it.
Mark Makers is winning the standup battle so far.
Makers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makers swings for the body but McBorin moves out of range.
Makers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McBorin.
Makers scores with a hook.
Makers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBorin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Makers but Makers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mark Makers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus McBorin.
McBorin tries for a takedown but Makers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Makers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A lazy left from Makers finds it's target.
A left and a right from Makers both land. Nice combination.
McBorin digs a good hook to Makers's body.
McBorin has a takedown stuffed.
Makers lands with a nice combination. McBorin backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McBorin ducks under a wild hook from Makers.
Makers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McBorin throws out the jab.
McBorin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McBorin swings for the body but Makers moves out of range.
Makers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Makers coming out on top.
McBorin fails with a takedown attempt.
Mark Makers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Makers lands an impressive looking overhand right. McBorin doesn't seem phased though.
McBorin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McBorin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Makers sprawls well. Makers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McBorin gets slowly back to his feet.

Makers pushes McBorin up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBorin goes for a takedown attempt but Makers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Makers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McBorin misses with a takedown attempt - Makers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice body punch from Makers.
McBorin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McBorin shoots in for a takedown but Makers shows good takedown defense.
McBorin is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McBorin.
Makers throws a good cross that connects.
Makers stuffs the takedown attempt from McBorin. McBorin gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A lazy left from Makers finds it's target.

Makers pushes McBorin up against the cage in a clinch.
Makers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makers misses with a punch to the body.
McBorin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makers lands a shot to the body.
Makers misses with some punches.
McBorin is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBorin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McBorin tries to break free but Makers pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Makers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus McBorin's cut.
That's time! Makers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

McBorin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Makers's head.
McBorin looks to throw the jab but Makers is out of range.
Makers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

McBorin moves into the clinch successfully.
McBorin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Makers.
Makers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Makers working McBorin over with knees to the body.
McBorin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McBorin blocks a body shot from Makers.
Makers pushes McBorin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

McBorin has clasped his hands together around Makers's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makers is looking to regain half guard here but McBorin keeps moving and retains side control.
Makers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McBorin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McBorin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Makers moves into full guard.
McBorin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Makers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McBorin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McBorin wants to control from the top but Makers keeps moving.
Makers wants to sweep here but McBorin controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Makers tries to stand but can't do so whilst McBorin controls his leg.
Marcus McBorin has got the better of the ground game so far.
McBorin is trying is best to control the position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBorin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Makers is working away from the top position though.

Makers postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for McBorin to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makers is looking to clinch but McBorin is avoiding it.

McBorin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McBorin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Makers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Makers misses with the head strike.
Makers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McBorin.
Mark Makers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus McBorin.
Makers keeps control of McBorin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McBorin blocking some punches.
McBorin looking for a takedown.
McBorin tries to score a body lock takedown but Makers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McBorin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McBorin wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Makers.
Makers stops a takedown attempt from McBorin.
McBorin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McBorin tries for a takedown but Makers manages to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Makers as the two fighters clinch.
McBorin blocking some punches.
Makers lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Makers.
Makers misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makers.

That has opened up Marcus McBorin's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right handed body shot lands from Makers.
Good body shot from Makers.
Marcus McBorin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makers is pressed up against the cage. McBorin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Makers down to the mat. Makers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A cross from Makers lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Makers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Makers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Makers!
Mark Makers bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes comes to the cage accompanied by THE JOKER. Jorge Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grimes
vs
Cruz

198 cm
31
285 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

215 cm
37
232 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Grimes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimes.
Jorge Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz takes a swing at Grimes's ribcage but misses.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Grimes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cruz will feel that in the morning.
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!
Grimes tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grimes throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Grimes only half commits.
Grimes tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grimes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grimes doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Grimes lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
Cruz looks winded!
Grimes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Grimes misses its intended target.
Grimes swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grimes can pounce on him.
Grimes scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Grimes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimes looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.

Grimes lands a big head kick that sends Cruz tumbling to the mat! Grimes takes a step backwards and waves Cruz back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Cruz is rocked!

It looks like Jorge Cruz has been cut.
Cruz walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Grimes! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buster Grimes!
Buster Grimes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.