MFL 17: Slone vs. Cruz PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glen Flavian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Rapide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glen Flavian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Flavian
vs
Rapide

179 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glen Flavian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lyoto Rapide!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Flavian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rapide manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Flavian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rapide not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rapide is looking to stand up but Flavian isn't so interested in that idea.

Rapide has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flavian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rapide trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flavian preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flavian postures up.
Rapide looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Flavian puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rapide is trying to get back to full guard.
Rapide taking some punishment here, with Flavian in his half guard.
Flavian trying to control from half guard but Rapide is working away.
Rapide tries to get to full guard but Flavian has control of the leg.
It looks like Flavian is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rapide looking for submissions off his back.
Flavian with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rapide missing with punches from the bottom.
Flavian wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapide is looking to improve his position.
Rapide has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flavian is working away from the top position though.
Rapide is trying to stand back up but Flavian is controlling him
Rapide has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flavian is working away from the top position though.
Flavian controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rapide's corner calls for a 1-2. Rapide obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Rapide throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Flavian tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rapide is in Flavian's guard.
Flavian keeping moving, preventing Rapide from controlling successfully.
Rapide is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rapide looks winded!
Rapide wants to control from the top but Flavian keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Flavian wants to sweep here but Rapide controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lyoto Rapide 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.

Rapide lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rapide.
Flavian shoots in but Rapide avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flavian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rapide shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flavian pinned against the cage. Flavian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rapide darts in looking for a takedown but Flavian gets double underhooks and turns Rapide into the cage.

Rapide escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rapide fails to land the takedown.
Glen Flavian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Rapide.
Flavian stuffs the takedown attempt from Rapide. Rapide gets slowly back to his feet.
Rapide is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flavian shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rapide is trying to defend but Flavian finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rapide is trying to get back to full guard.

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

Flavian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Flavian stops Rapide from standing up.
Flavian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rapide escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flavian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flavian wants to control from the top but Rapide keeps moving.
Flavian lands a couple of digs.
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!
Rapide 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.

Rapide is working an open guard so Flavian takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Glen Flavian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flavian shoots in for a takedown but Rapide shows good takedown defense.
Flavian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Rapide has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flavian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rapide controlling the action here for a moment.

Rapide jumps guard and drags Flavian to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Flavian controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flavian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rapide's guard.
Rapide is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rapide throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rapide throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Glen Flavian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rapide working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flavian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flavian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flavian trying to control the position from guard on top but Rapide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glen Flavian dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rapide swats away the attempt to clinch by Flavian.
Flavian wants to clinch but Rapide slips to the side
and Rapide counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flavian thinking.
Rapide scores with a shot to the body.

Rapide moves into the clinch successfully.
Flavian tries to circle away but Rapide has him pinned against the cage.
Flavian is looking for a takedown.

Rapide manages to break the clinch.
Rapide connects with a body shot.
Rapide fails to land the takedown.
Rapide fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Flavian on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flavian stuffs the takedown attempt from Rapide. Rapide gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flavian throws a head kick that misses.
Rapide tries a head kick but it misses.
Flavian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rapide swivels and escapes.
Rapide fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flavian avoids it really well and circles away.
Glen Flavian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Rapide.
Rapide throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rapide thuds his right hand into Flavian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapide looking for a takedown.
Rapide looking for a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flavian is trying to break the clinch but Rapide is controlling him.
Flavian throws a head punch that misses.
Flavian is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Flavian wants a takedown.
Rapide creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flavian's defenses.
Flavian tries for a takedown. No joy.
Flavian prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flavian drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rapide ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rapide no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rapide bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flavian's guard.
Flavian keeping moving, preventing Rapide from controlling successfully.
Flavian seems keen to control Rapide's posture.
Rapide with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapide trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Flavian has his foot on Rapide's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rapide works his way back into a safe position though.
Rapide trying to control but Flavian is working from the bottom.

Rapide decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Flavian, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flavian takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Rapide gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Flavian to score an easy takedown into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Rapide comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rapide 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Rapide!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Hennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ellis
vs
Hennings

185 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

180 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Hennings!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hennings is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ellis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hennings sprawls well. Hennings wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet.
Hennings fails with a takedown attempt.
Hennings is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ellis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Darius Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Hennings.
Hennings closes the distance and clinches up with Ellis, looking for a takedown. Hennings pushes Ellis against the cage but Ellis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hennings fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hennings shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ellis defends it nicely.

Ellis gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ellis jumps guard and drags Hennings to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ellis is controlling Hennings's posture.
Hennings controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hennings looking to pass the guard.
Hennings slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Shane Hennings.
Ellis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Henningss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hennings fails with a takedown attempt.
Hennings shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ellis defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hennings 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.
Ellis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hennings advances to half guard.

Hennings seems to be working for a kimura but Ellis defends the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hennings wants to control but Ellis is keeping him busy.
Ellis pushes Hennings off looking to stand but Hennings dives back in and keeps control.
Hennings trying to pass the guard but Ellis defending well.
Ellis trying to control here.
Ellis controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hennings is working away from the top position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Darius Ellis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hennings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Hennings drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hennings wants to control but Ellis is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis can't do much from the bottom here.
Hennings looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ellis is avoiding damage well.
Hennings advances nicely into full mount.
Hennings can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ellis is looking to escape.
Ellis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hennings shoots in but Ellis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ellis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hennings.
Hennings closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ellis circles away.
Darius Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Hennings.
Hennings shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellis tries to sprawl out of it but Hennings keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ellis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellis tries to clinch but Hennings is having none of it.

Ellis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ellis letting Hennings take a breather here.
Hennings wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennings managing to block the knees to the body from Ellis.
Ellis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hennings drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ellis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ellis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hennings.
Ellis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hennings is defending well.
Hennings can't get the takedown.
Ellis lands with a light punch inside.
Ellis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hennings lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hennings is breathing heavily.
Ellis prevents Hennings from breaking the clinch.
Hennings tries for a takedown but Ellis manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ellis.
Ellis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ellis working Hennings over with knees to the body.
Ellis misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ellis.
Hennings drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ellis wants to take the fight to the mat but Hennings manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hennings takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ellis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hennings avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hennings's face.

Ellis breaks from the clinch.
Darius Ellis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hennings gets tackled into the cage by Ellis. Ellis maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hennings takes an elbow to the forehead.

Ellis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Hennings. No joy for Ellis on that attempt.
Hennings shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ellis pinned against the cage. Ellis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ellis checks a low kick from Hennings.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hennings drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ellis can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hennings's best efforts.
Shane Hennings has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ellis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ellis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis wants to control but Hennings passes easily into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis is looking for a sweep. Hennings is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ellis tries to keep at a distance but Hennings has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ellis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ellis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hennings fails to land the takedown.

Hennings closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hennings lands in his opponent's guard.
Hennings landing with the ground and pound.
Hennings wants to pass the guard but Ellis is keeping the position.
Hennings connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennings wants to control from the top but Ellis keeps moving.
Hennings tries to free his leg and advance position but Ellis is retaining full guard.
Hennings throws a big elbow that misses.
Ellis controlling the position.
Hennings postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hennings throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ellis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hennings showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hennings shoots and misses

and Ellis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennings tries to pull guard but Ellis won't allow it.
Darius Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Hennings.
Hennings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hennings tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ellis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ellis looking to throw knees to the head but Hennings is blocking nicely.
Ellis throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ellis as Hennings tries to tie him up.
Ellis missing with knees to the body.
Ellis tries to throw a body punch but Hennings avoids it by throwing Ellis back against the cage.
Hennings changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ellis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ellis thuds his shin into the meat of Hennings's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennings looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ellis is fending him off so far but Hennings persists. Nope, Ellis circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellis tries to clinch there but Hennings circles away.
Ellis tries to clinch up.
Hennings tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ellis defends well and Hennings ends up having to push Ellis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ellis missing with knees to the body.
Ellis wants to stall.
Ellis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ellis avoiding damage.
Hennings managing to block the knees to the body from Ellis.
Hennings tries to land knees in the clinch but Ellis avoids the damage to the body.
Hennings is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis stalling.
Ellis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hennings.
Hennings takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ellis trying to land knees to the body.
Hennings tries to score a body lock takedown but Ellis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hennings takes a knee to the side of the body.

Ellis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Hennings with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darius Ellis.
I think Ellis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shane Hennings!
Darius Ellis spoke after the fight, saying 'He is an excellent fighter and had a good gameplan. Nothing else to do now but get back in the gym'.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coalman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Coalman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Coalman
vs
Li

175 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Coalman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coalman stalks Li and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Li's face. Li staggers backwards, shaken.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Coalman.
Jet Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coalman ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li connects with the punch.
Li catches Coalman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Coalman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coalman just leaning against Li, taking a breather.
Coalman landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li tries to break the clinch but Coalman is controlling the position.
Li looking to slow down the pace here.
Coalman lands a nice knee to the body.
Coalman stalling in the clinch.
Coalman seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Coalman looking to throw knees to the head but Li is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working hard to break the clinch.
Li's coach down at Alpha Elite Private Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Li's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Li avoiding damage as Coalman throws knees to the body.
Li scores with a hook to the body.
Coalman lands a nice knee to the body.
Li stalling in the clinch.
Coalman has Li pushed against the cage.
Coalman crunches a lovely knee into Li's ribcage.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but Coalman has double underhooks.
Coalman controlling the action here for a moment.
Coalman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Coalman missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coalman looking to throw knees to the head but Li is blocking nicely.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Coalman gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Coalman trying to land knees to the body.
Coalman tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Coalman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Coalman trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li working hard to break the clinch.
Coalman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Li.
Coalman tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li managing to block the knees to the body from Coalman.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Coalman.
Coalman trying to land knees to the body.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li misses with a double jab.
Coalman throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coalman doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Li scores with a nice head shot.
Coalman tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Coalman doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.

Coalman clinches.
Coalman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Coalman prevents Li from breaking the clinch.
Coalman tries to land a knee to the head but Li blocks with his arms.

Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Li finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coalman tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Li misses with a double jab.
Li takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Li scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mark Coalman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Li scores with a nice head shot.

Coalman is rocked!
A lazy left from Li finds it's target.
Oh Coalman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li cracks Coalman with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Coalman falls to his knees and Li doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jet Li!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lock
vs
Walker

190 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

KAISER

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Walker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lock fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Lock looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Lock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker walks into a jab.

It looks like Scott Walker has been cut.
Lock missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker ducks right into an uppercut from Lock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Lock's belly button to the back.
Lock misses with a wild combination.
Walker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Lock waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Walker. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Walker to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Walker is rocked!
Lock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Walker is still in real trouble! Can Lock finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because John Lock just wasn't active enough.
Walker is aggressively charging in as Lock backs up avoiding any damage. Lock tosses out a jab and Walker runs right into it face first! Walker is out cold! Lock dropped down on all fours and is barking in Walker's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Lock!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Buster Bluth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buster Bluth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bluth
vs
Juarez

185 cm
20
192 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buster Bluth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Juarez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bluth misses with a body kick.
Juarez darts in trying to clinch

and Bluth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bluth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Juarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bluth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juarez is defending well for now.
Juarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bluth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juarez avoids it.
Bluth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Juarez blocks it with crossed arms.

Bluth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bluth circles away quickly and effectively.
Bluth is looking to chop away at Juarez's legs.
Bluth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bluth moves out of range of the body kick.
Juarez tries to clinch but Bluth is having none of it.
Juarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bluth misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bluth.
Bluth is looking to slow Juarez down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Juarez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bluth defends well and Juarez ends up having to push Bluth into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bluth scores a nice knee to the body.
Bluth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Juarez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Juarez looks winded!
Bluth wants to stand up but Juarez is controlling him.
Bluth looking for a sweep. Not yet Bluth, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bluth keeping moving, preventing Juarez from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bluth is on top in guard.
Bluth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluth wanted to stand there but Juarez had control of the position.
Bluth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Juarez's head.
Bluth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bluth stops Juarez from standing up.
Bluth is stalling in the full guard.

Bluth stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bluth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Juarez dodges the punch combination from Bluth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bluth circles away quickly and effectively.
Juarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Buster Bluth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Juarez.
Bluth connects with a right hand. Juarez shakes it off.
Juarez loads up on a big right hand but Bluth slips the punch.

Juarez forces Bluth back against the cage and clinches.

Juarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juarez swinging wildly here.
Bluth leaves Juarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bluth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Juarez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bluth throws a leg kick which misses Juarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Juarez tries to avoid it.
Juarez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bluth stuffs the takedown attempt from Juarez. Juarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Bluth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Juarez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bluth throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juarez fails to land the takedown.
Juarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Juarez tries to clinch but Bluth is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bluth. That's going to slow Juarez down.
Juarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Bluth sprawls well. He's pushed Juarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bluth.
Bluth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Bluth forces Juarez back against the cage and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Bluth has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bluth working Juarez over with knees to the body.

Bluth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bluth scoring well with a low kick there.
Bluth goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Juarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Bluth has closed the distance and engaged Juarez in a clinch.
Juarez is trying to push Bluth away but Bluth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Bluth 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.

Bluth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Juarez controlling the action here for a moment.
Bluth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juarez avoids it.

Bluth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bluth avoids the head kick by Juarez.
Juarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Juarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bluth circles away.
Bluth lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bluth.
Bluth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bluth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bluth.
Bluth connects with an inside leg kick.

Bluth clinches with his opponent.
Juarez is breathing heavily.
Bluth connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jason Juarez has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluth crunches a lovely knee into Juarez's ribcage.
Bluth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juarez is defending well for now.

Bluth breaks the clinch.
Juarez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut there from Bluth.
Bluth misses with a wild combination.
Bluth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Bluth.
Bluth keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bluth, right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bluth!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bluth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bluth lands a head kick!
Bluth dodges the punch combination from Juarez.
Bluth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juarez can do to turn this around?
Bluth throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bluth.
Bluth connects with a solid leg kick.

Bluth closes the distance and pushes Juarez back into the cage.
Bluth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Bluth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Juarez.
Bluth scoring well with a low kick there.
Bluth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bluth throws a leg kick which misses Juarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Juarez tries to avoid it.
Bluth explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bluth.
Juarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buster Bluth is winning the standup battle so far.
Bluth bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bluth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bluth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Juarez gets tackled into the cage by Bluth. Bluth maintains the clinch.
Bluth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bluth landing knees to the head.
Bluth lands a knee to the body.
Juarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bluth is keeping busy.

Bluth breaks the clinch.

Bluth darts in and clinches Juarez up against the cage.
Bluth looking to throw knees to the head but Juarez is blocking nicely.
Bluth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bluth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bluth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bluth misses with a knee strike.

Bluth breaks the clinch.
Juarez takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bluth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Juarez misses with a combination
and Bluth counters with a solid body kick.
Bluth lands with a kick to the ribs.
Juarez tries to clinch there but Bluth circles away.
Juarez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Buster Bluth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juarez tries to clinch but Bluth is having none of it.
Juarez looks to land a body kick but Bluth moved away.
Good leg kick by Bluth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Juarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bluth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juarez moves forwards but Bluth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bluth throws a head kick that Juarez semi-blocks.

Juarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Juarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bluth is controlling Juarez's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Bluth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Juarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bluth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bluth circles away quickly and effectively.
Juarez throws a nice looking combination but Bluth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bluth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Horrible takedown by Juarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Bluth which made him look bad.
Bluth scores with a kick to the body.

Bluth has closed the distance and engaged Juarez in a clinch.

Bluth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Juarez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bluth - the referee stops the clock and Juarez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bluth. Juarez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Juarez shoots for a takedown but Bluth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bluth scores with a jab. Juarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bluth.
Juarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bluth cracks the inside of Juarez's front leg.

Bluth has Juarez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bluth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bluth lands with a kick to the temple. Juarez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Buster Bluth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juarez closes the distance but Bluth moves to the side
and Bluth counters with an outside leg kick.
Juarez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bluth.

Bluth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Juarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bluth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bluth moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bluth.
Bluth feints and then cracks Juarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juarez down.
Bluth cracks the inside of Juarez's front leg.
Juarez shoots in for a takedown but Bluth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buster Bluth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Juarez.
Bluth scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bluth lands a leg kick that knocks Juarez off balance momentarily.
Bluth connects with a leg kick. Juarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bluth.
Juarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bluth.
Bluth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bluth thuds his shin into the meat of Juarez's side.
Juarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bluth.
Bluth thumps Juarez with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bluth.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bluth. That's going to slow Juarez down.
Bluth tests Juarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bluth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juarez's sensitive parts.
Bluth lands a high kick!
Bluth slips a jab and a cross from Juarez.
Bluth lands a head kick. Juarez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluth misses with a wild combination.
Juarez misses with a takedown attempt - Bluth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bluth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juarez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Bluth.
Juarez dives in and grabs Bluth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bluth pushes down on Juarez's head and hops out.
Bluth lands with a nice body kick.

Bluth moves into the clinch successfully.
Bluth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bluth tries a knee to the head but Juarez blocks it.
A knee to the head by Bluth.
Juarez misses with a body punch.
Juarez can't get the takedown.
Bluth lands an elbow that stopped Juarez in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bluth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bluth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bluth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Juarez's efforts to push away.

Juarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juarez tries to clinch there but Bluth circles away.
Buster Bluth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bluth swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Juarez darts in and clinches Bluth up against the cage.

Bluth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bluth keeps the fight on the outside.
Buster Bluth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bluth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Juarez.
Bluth cracks the inside of Juarez's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Bluth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bluth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Bluth!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cruz
vs
Slone

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Slone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Slone did well to prevent Cruz getting side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cruz is trying to control. Slone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Slone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Slone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Slone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slone is keeping the position for now.

Slone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slone is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control but Slone is working from the bottom.
Cruz wants to stand but Slone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Slone is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.

Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slone keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Slone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cruz has control of Slone's left arm, preventing Slone from doing any damage.
Slone won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Slone passes into half guard.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Slone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Slone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Slone has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Cruz defend it? Slone steps over the head and cranks it - Cruz is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Slone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chad Slone!
Chad Slone is the new bantamweight champion!