EFC 148 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Diego Brandao has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Brandao
vs
Henderson

169 cm
29
150 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

175 cm
28
133 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benson Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Brandao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hendersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandao.
Brandao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson defending well as Brandao loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.

Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brandao looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henderson is keen to just control but Brandao is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Henderson seems content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson prevents Brandao from standing back up.
Henderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

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

Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.

Henderson tightens his grip and picks Brandao up, before dumping him to the ground. Brandao manages to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brandao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson won't allow Brandao to get back to his feet.
Henderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brandao keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
Brandao is looking to stand up but Henderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Henderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brandao keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henderson wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Henderson advances to half guard.
Brandao is trying to stand up here but Henderson is controlling him well.

Henderson is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brandao is trying to stand.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.

Henderson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a hook

and Henderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brandao!
Brandao is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brandao is looking to escape.
Henderson with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Henderson.

Henderson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Brandao really wants to buck Henderson off and get back to his feet.
Henderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson content just to control the position here.
Brandao is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Brandao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Henderson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Henderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Henderson 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.

Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Brandao.
Henderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Brandao misses with a hook.
Brandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henderson is defended easily by Brandao.
Brandao lands the left hand.

Henderson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.

Henderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brandao's guard.
Henderson trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
Brandao wants to stand and escape but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Henderson working for a submission but Brandao is keeping him at bay.
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brandao'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.
Henderson cracks Brandao with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brandao tries to buck Henderson off but he can't manage it.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henderson controlling his opponent.
Henderson tries to control but Brandao wriggling away.
Brandao'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.
Henderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Henderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brandao is surviving well by controlling Henderson's body position as best he can.
Brandao squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Henderson landing shots from mount.
Benson Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson unloading with bombs!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Henderson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Henderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Henderson content just to control the position here.
Brandao has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.

Henderson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Brandao defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Henderson sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Brandao taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Benson Henderson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Bermudez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Humphrey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Humphrey
vs
Bermudez

170 cm
24
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
29
136 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Humphrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Bermudez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bermudez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Humphrey regains guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Humphrey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bermudez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Humphrey is keeping the position for now.

Humphrey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bermudez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Humphrey 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.
Humphrey is trying to keep Bermudez in close.
Bermudez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bermudez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez is looking to stand up but Humphrey won't let him.
Humphrey looking to control.

Humphrey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bermudez is aware though and is defending well.
Bermudez forces his way into half guard.

Bermudez wants to work for an arm triangle but Humphrey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Humphrey wants to improve his position but Bermudez is controlling well.
Bermudez slips a nice elbow through Humphrey's hands, connecting with Humphrey's forehead.
Humphrey keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Humphrey manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez wants to control from the top but Humphrey keeps moving.

Bermudez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bermudez controls from within his opponent's guard.

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

Humphrey has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bermudez doesn't defend quickly enough and Humphrey has managed to lock this one up! Can Bermudez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Humphrey on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brian Humphrey!
Brian Humphrey very nearly forgot to thank Crippler's Corner amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nimro Kaijiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Dowal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Steve Dowal was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kaijiro
vs
Dowal

185 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
179 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nimro Kaijiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Dowal!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaijiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Dowal shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaijiro sprawls well. He's pushed Dowal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Kaijiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Dowal which made him look bad.
Kaijiro misses with a takedown attempt

and Dowal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dowal trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaijiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaijiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dowal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dowal is looking to stand up but Kaijiro won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dowal stands and steps away. Kaijiro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dowal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Dowal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kaijiro, pushing him back against the cage.

Dowal wants the takedown. Kaijiro is fighting it off but Dowal persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kaijiro's guard against the cage.
Dowal wants to stand but Kaijiro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kaijiro is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kaijiro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dowal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dowal is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kaijiro has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowal struggling a bit here.
Dowal tries to escape but Kaijiro is in control.

Kaijiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Dowal is defending well.

Kaijiro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dowal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Kaijiro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dowal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dowal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dowal connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Dowal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dowal.
Kaijiro looking to pass the guard.

Kaijiro 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.
Kaijiro is breathing heavily.

Dowal has his foot on Kaijiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kaijiro works his way back into a safe position though.

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!
Dowal is trying to keep Kaijiro in close.

Kaijiro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kaijiro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dowal is trying to control the position but Kaijiro postures up.

Dowal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dowal looking to control.

Dowal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kaijiro defends it easily.
Dowal working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kaijiro 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dowal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dowal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dowal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dowal wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Dowal or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaijiro which made him look bad.

Dowal moves into the clinch.

Dowal breaks from the clinch.
Dowal fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowal looks for a takedown but Kaijiro sprawls well.
Nimro Kaijiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Dowal.
Dowal is looking to clinch.
That kick from Dowal tenderised Kaijiro's leg. Kaijiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dowal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dowal fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaijiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Kaijiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Dowal which made him look bad.
Dowal wants to clinch up but Kaijiro keeps it at a distance.
Steve Dowal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dowal closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dowal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaijiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dowal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Dowal is looking for a kimura here.

Dowal is working for an americana but Kaijiro has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Dowal was thinking about the submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dowal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Dowal moves into range and clinches up with Kaijiro.

Dowal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dowal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kaijiro's waist but Kaijiro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dowal off to one side.

Dowal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dowal showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Dowal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dowal stuffs the takedown.
Dowal tries for a takedown but Kaijiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaijiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dowal as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowal wants to clinch

and Kaijiro counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaijiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dowal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaijiro is one step ahead there.

Dowal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kaijiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kaijiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dowal swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

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

Kaijiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Dowal has his foot on Kaijiro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kaijiro works his way back into a safe position though.
Steve Dowal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaijiro works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dowal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kaijiro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dowal is trying to stand.

Dowal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kaijiro pulls his head out easily.

Kaijiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Dowal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Dowal is defending against the submission attempts here by Kaijiro.

Kaijiro is looking for a kimura but Dowal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kaijiro to get the leverage.

Dowal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kaijiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowal regains full guard. Nicely done.

Kaijiro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dowal dives on top into guard.

Dowal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dowal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaijiro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Dowal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nimro Kaijiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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

Dowal stands up from Kaijiro's guard - Dowal perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dowal closes the distance and clinches.

Dowal gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kaijiro regains guard.
Steve Dowal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dowal drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kaijiro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kaijiro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kaijiro!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Dowal!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Steve Dowal waved his t-shirt featuring Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustaf Lindback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Diabolic- Soldier's Logic kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lindback
vs
Smithy

170 cm
27
146 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

157 cm
33
147 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Narcissus Unlimited $5 Clothes!!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Gustaf Lindback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Smithy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindback looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lindback shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lindback was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lindback throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lindback looking to ground and pound but Smithy is blocking nicely.
Lindback looking to control but Smithy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lindback punching from mount but Smithy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lindback throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lindback pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smithy is desperately trying to improve his position but Lindback has a good base and remains in mount.
Lindback landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindback throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lindback 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.
Lindback dominating with strikes here.
Smithy tries to hold on but Lindback pushes him away.
Lindback misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lindback controlling the pace for now.
Lindback putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smithy blocking the ground and pound.
Lindback can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smithy is looking to escape.
Smithy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lindback.
Lindback will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy is bucking up trying to escape but Lindback cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smithy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindback looking to control but Smithy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lindback looking to finish with strikes here!

Lindback goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Smithy turns into him and now he's in Lindback's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lindback keeping full guard, as Smithy tries to pass.
Lindback is trying to control the position but Smithy postures up.
Smithy wants to control from the top but Lindback keeps moving.

Lindback had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smithy defends it easily.
Lindback looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lindback is looking for a triangle but Smithy pushes his legs off easily.
Lindback keeping moving, preventing Smithy from controlling successfully.
Lindback scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Lindback has control of Smithy's left arm, preventing Smithy from doing any damage.
Smithy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smithy trying to control but Lindback is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindback is pulling down on Smithy's head. It's preventing any offense from Smithy, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Timmy Smithy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lindback.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smithy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lindback checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Lindback.
Lindback throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lindback throws a sloppy head kick and Smithy moves out of range easily.
Timmy Smithy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithy throws a hook but Lindback avoids it easily.
Smithy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smithy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smithy throws a shot from downtown. Lindback moves away and avoids it.

Lindback shoots in and gets a takedown into Smithy's guard.
Lindback is looking to advance position but Smithy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Smithy looking to finish with strikes here!
Smithy controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindback slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lindback tries to get to full guard but Smithy has control of the leg.
Smithy trying to mount his opponent but Lindback defends it.
Smithy throwing shots but Lindback is blocking nicely.

Lindback looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lindback wants to control but Smithy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lindback wants to improve his position but Smithy is controlling well.
Smithy is trying to control. Lindback wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustaf Lindback overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smithy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Smithy trying to control from Lindback's half guard. Lindback has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Smithy content to stall in guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Timmy Smithy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Smithy is looking to clinch.
Jab from Smithy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lindback.
A shot to the liver by Smithy. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindback throws a low kick, looking for Smithy's leg but Smithy calmly moves out of range.
Lindback fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smithy is out of range.
Lindback looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smithy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smithy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lindback takes a step back to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smithy.
Smithy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smithy digs a good hook to Lindback's body.
Lindback closes the distance and clinches up with Smithy, looking for a takedown. Lindback pushes Smithy against the cage but Smithy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lindback avoids the body shot from Smithy.
Smithy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Timmy Smithy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithy, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Lindback blocks the low kick.
Lindback throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Lindback shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smithy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smithy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smithy controlling his opponent.
Lindback taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smithy lands a heavy elbow.
Lindback tries to reverse the position but Smithy maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Smithy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lindback's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Smithy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smithy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smithy throws a hook to the side of Lindback's head but Lindback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindback tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smithy swivels and escapes.
Smithy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smithy avoids the body shot from Lindback.
Smithy stuffs the takedown.
Lindback on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smithy. Smithy obviously looking to wear him down.
Lindback misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice cross by Smithy.
Smithy tries to clinch but Lindback is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smithy.
Smithy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lindback looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smithy misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lindback throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smithy was covering up waiting for the punch and Lindback finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindback throwing strikes from guard but Smithy blocks nicely.
Lindback trying to control but Smithy is working from the bottom.
Lindback throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindback loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lindback trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lindback scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smithy trying to control the position.
Lindback tries to free his leg and advance position but Smithy is retaining full guard.
Lindback with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lindback lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindback loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smithy keeping moving, preventing Lindback from controlling successfully.
Smithy wants to sweep but no luck.
Lindback wants to control from the top but Smithy keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gustaf Lindback wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lindback moves out of range of the leg kick from Smithy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy throws a lazy head kick
and Lindback counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smithy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smithy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lindback pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smithy lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smithy.
Smithy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lindback doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smithy lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindback uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smithy.
Smithy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lindback.
Lindback gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Smithy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Smithy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Smithy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smithy 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Smithy!
Timmy Smithy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Burnt Faceman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faceman comes to the cage accompanied by Dirt Road Anthem. Rodalgo has chosen Ace of Spades - By Motorhead as his entrance music. Burnt Faceman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Faceman
vs
Rodalgo

173 cm
28
145 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

172 cm
32
151 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Reaper Combatwear

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burnt Faceman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodalgo misses with a looping left.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faceman.
Faceman tries to clinch
and Rodalgo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodalgo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Faceman checks it well.
Rodalgo throws a right hand that Faceman ducks under and follows up with a left that Faceman also avoids with ease.
Faceman throws a nice head kick!
Rodalgo avoids the body shot from Faceman.
Rodalgo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Faceman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Rodalgo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faceman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodalgo scores with a jab to the body.
Faceman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodalgo misses with a straight right.
Faceman wants to clinch but Rodalgo slips to the side
enabling Rodalgo to counter with a crisp jab.
Faceman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodalgo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodalgo lands a leg kick that knocks Faceman off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faceman throws a head kick that Rodalgo semi-blocks.
Rodalgo moves out of range of the leg kick from Faceman.
Burnt Faceman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodalgo moves out of range of the body kick.
Rodalgo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faceman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Rodalgo 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rodalgo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodalgo passes Faceman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Faceman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rodalgo is working away from the top position though.

Rodalgo is looking for a kimura here.
Faceman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodalgo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodalgo's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faceman is hanging on to Rodalgo's back as he tries to escape.
Faceman avoiding Rodalgo 's attempts to control his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodalgo rolls, trying to escape but Faceman keeps control of the position.
Rodalgo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Faceman tries to control but Rodalgo wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Faceman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Faceman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
BOOM! Faceman connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faceman content just to control the position here.
Faceman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rodalgo is looking to improve his position but Faceman isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodalgo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rodalgo is looking to control Faceman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodalgo avoid being mounted?
Faceman trying to pass the guard but Rodalgo defending well.
Faceman trying to control the action but Rodalgo is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faceman tries to pass to full mount but Rodalgo defends it.
Faceman trying to control the pace.
Rodalgo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodalgo.
Faceman trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodalgo 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.

Rodalgo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Faceman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michel Rodalgo 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.

Rodalgo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Faceman misses with a wild body shot.
Rodalgo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rodalgo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Faceman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Michel Rodalgo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faceman is looking to escape.
Faceman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rodalgo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Faceman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Faceman keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faceman trying to control the position here.
Rodalgo stopping the sweep attempt from Faceman.
Rodalgo advances position into side control!

Rodalgo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Faceman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Faceman wants to control but Rodalgo postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faceman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Faceman sneaks back into half guard.
Faceman trying to control but Rodalgo postures up.
Rodalgo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Faceman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rodalgo lands a big shot there that rocks Faceman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Faceman wants to control but Rodalgo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faceman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rodalgo controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faceman is looking to improve his position but Rodalgo isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodalgo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Faceman is looking to escape.
Rodalgo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Faceman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Faceman gets back to half guard.
Faceman gets full guard.
Rodalgo stopping the sweep attempt from Faceman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodalgo stays in close to Faceman's body and controls the position.
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Faceman 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.
Faceman wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodalgo stops Faceman from standing up.
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 Burnt Faceman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rodalgo swings for the body but Faceman moves out of range.
Faceman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodalgo jabs at Faceman's body.
Rodalgo just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rodalgo.
Faceman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodalgo misses with a takedown attempt - Faceman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Rodalgo does no damage.
Faceman defending well as Rodalgo loads up on a big left hand.

Faceman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo scores with a shot to the side of Faceman's head.
Faceman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faceman lands with a right to the head.
Rodalgo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Faceman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faceman throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodalgo.
Faceman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodalgo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faceman backwards.
Faceman missing with knees to the body.
Rodalgo scores with a shoulder strike.
Rodalgo looking to stall.
Faceman has a couple of punches blocked by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodalgo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faceman backwards.
Faceman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodalgo throws a punch but it's blocked by Faceman.
Faceman misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faceman misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodalgo avoiding damage as Faceman throws knees to the body.
Faceman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodalgo tries to stall but Faceman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Faceman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodalgo lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodalgo lands a left hand.
Rodalgo throws a head punch that misses.
Faceman throws a head punch that misses.
Rodalgo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faceman throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodalgo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rodalgo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Facemans head.
Rodalgo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Faceman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Michel Rodalgo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faceman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodalgo's brow.
Faceman is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodalgo gets an underhook and turns Faceman into the cage.
A knee to the head by Faceman.
Still in the clinch, Rodalgo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faceman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burnt Faceman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
Faceman lands a nice elbow.
Faceman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodalgo's defenses.
Faceman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rodalgo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Faceman blocking some punches.
Faceman trying to control the position but instead, Rodalgo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Faceman into the cage.
Faceman struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodalgo controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faceman tries a body shot but Rodalgo blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Rodalgo.
Faceman lands with a right to the head.
Faceman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rodalgo misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodalgo pushes Faceman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rodalgo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Faceman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Faceman trying to control the hands but Rodalgo breaks the grip.
Faceman turns into Rodalgo and is now in his guard.
Faceman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rodalgo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Faceman frees his head nicely. Oh but Rodalgo has switched to an armbar! Faceman is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Michel Rodalgo!
Michel Rodalgo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wes Ekwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Houses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekwall's entrance music is Linkin Park--One Step Closer. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ekwall
vs
Houses

170 cm
32
145 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

200 cm
32
135 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Ekwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Houses!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekwall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Houses gets a double leg takedown into Ekwall's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Houses postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ekwall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ekwall managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ekwall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ekwall has Houses pulled in close to control his posture.

Ekwall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Houses wants to get up but he can't break Ekwall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Ekwall looking for a guillotine here but Houses defends easily.
Houses is working Ekwall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekwall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Houses wants to stand but Ekwall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ekwall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

We're going to have a standup here because Wes Ekwall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ekwall tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houses ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Houses throws a head kick but Ekwall moves out of range.
Houses misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Ekwall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ekwall.

Houses has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ekwall uses from the top position.
Houses is trying to keep Ekwall in close.
Houses is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ekwall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ekwall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ekwall cracks Houses with a solid left hand.
Houses is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ekwall is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekwall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Houses swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ekwall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Houses is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ekwall stands and steps away. Houses gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ekwall misses with a body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Houses decides to pull guard.
Ekwall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Houses avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Houses wants to stand up but Ekwall is controlling him.
Houses is controlling Ekwall's posture.

Ekwall gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No joy there for Houses, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ekwall clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ekwall pulls guard.

Ekwall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Ekwall lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Houses wanted to stand there but Ekwall had control of the position.
Houses working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ekwall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Houses is one step ahead there.
Ekwall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Houses manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ekwall postures up and lands a big shot to Houses's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wes Ekwall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ekwall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Houses!
Ekwall drops a big elbow. That's hurt Houses! More shots from Ekwall and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wes Ekwall!
A very excited looking Wes Ekwall 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
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between New Tall Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tom Sawyer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyler Brooks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tall Guy
vs
Brooks

150 cm
28
112 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

168 cm
27
140 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Global Empire MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, New Tall Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guy.
Guy looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Guy gets a double leg takedown into Brooks's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Guy wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks controlling Guy's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. New Tall Guy wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Brooks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Guy to the mat! Guy manages to get full guard.
Brooks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Guy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brooks seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyler Brooks hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.

Brooks gets a double leg takedown into Guy's guard.
Brooks stays in close to Guy's body and controls the position.
Brooks cracks Guy with a solid left hand.
Brooks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brooks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks content to stall in guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks working some strikes from top position.
Guy can't keep his opponent in guard - Brooks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brooks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brooks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brooks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brooks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Guy looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brooks in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyler Brooks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Brooks lands a nice hook to Guy's body. Guy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brooks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks scores with a nice right hand.

Brooks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brooks content to stall in guard here.
Brooks distracts Guy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Brooks dominated that 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.

Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Brooks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Guy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brooks did well to prevent Guy getting side control.
Brooks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brooks holds on and takes a little breather.

Brooks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guy 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!

Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Guy defends well.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brooks looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Guy is defending well. Brooks quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Guy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Brooks celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Brooks!
Tyler Brooks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzannavabizch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Brandon Loveladdy's band WE ARE THE CHOSEN : BREAKING THE KARMIC CYCLE. Craig Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Uzannavabizch
vs
Brown

189 cm
28
207 lbs
19 - 4 - 1

191 cm
30
225 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Brown!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Uzannavabizch tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Uzannavabizch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uzannavabizch misses with the head strike.
A short left from Uzannavabizch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Uzannavabizch pulls Brown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Uzannavabizch is retaining full guard.
Uzannavabizch wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.

Uzannavabizch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
Uzannavabizch wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uzannavabizch is on top in guard.
Uzannavabizch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch 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.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Uzannavabizch from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch postures up.
Uzannavabizch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Uzannavabizch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uzannavabizch. That did some damage!
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Uzannavabizch looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Uzannavabizch slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uzannavabizch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uzannavabizch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uzannavabizch motions for Brown to come forward. Uzannavabizch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Craig Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a series of punches but Uzannavabizch avoids them all with ease.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uzannavabizch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown feints and then cracks Uzannavabizch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uzannavabizch down.
Brown lands the left hand.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
Uzannavabizch digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Brown prevents a body shot from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Uzannavabizch has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Uzannavabizch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Uzannavabizch blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uzannavabizch is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Uzannavabizch jumps guard and drags Brown to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Uzannavabizch is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch 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.

Uzannavabizch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown feints a jab promting Uzannavabizch to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Uzannavabizch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Uzannavabizch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Uzannavabizch throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown throws a push kick but Uzannavabizch slaps the foot to one side.
Uzannavabizch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uzannavabizch circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown throws a series of punches but Uzannavabizch avoids them all with ease.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Uzannavabizch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown is leaning against Uzannavabizch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown lands with a left to the head.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown scores with a one two! Uzannavabizch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Uzannavabizch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uzannavabizch throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uzannavabizch throws out the jab.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uzannavabizch lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uzannavabizch lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch throws a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown looks to land a combination. Uzannavabizch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Uzannavabizch tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uzannavabizch looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Uzannavabizch wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Uzannavabizch swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Uzannavabizch saw it coming and moves away.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Uzannavabizch.
A big left from Uzannavabizch misses.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uzannavabizch.
Craig Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzannavabizch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown misses with a hook. Uzannavabizch ducked under it nicely.

Uzannavabizch has managed to clinch.

Uzannavabizch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Uzannavabizch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uzannavabizch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uzannavabizch misses with a double jab.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uzannavabizch's sensitive parts.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch thows a body shot but no joy.
Uzannavabizch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown tries to bum rush Uzannavabizch with a series of wild strikes but Uzannavabizch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown wants to clinch.
Uzannavabizch shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Uzannavabizch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Uzannavabizch throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Uzannavabizch. Uzannavabizch obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown wants to slow Uzannavabizch down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Uzannavabizch tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Uzannavabizch counters with a nice body kick.

Uzannavabizch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Uzannavabizch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzannavabizch landing strikes from the mount and Brown is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Uzannavabizch raining down shots from the mount!
Brown tries to hold on but Uzannavabizch pushes him away.
Uzannavabizch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown is looking to improve his position but Uzannavabizch isn't that keen on the idea.
Uzannavabizch has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brown's face.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Uzannavabizch cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzannavabizch looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown'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.
BOOM! Uzannavabizch connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uzannavabizch unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Brown wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Uzannavabizch celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.