QFC Tournament 370 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Tempest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Prince (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.

Tempest
vs
Prince

159 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucifer Tempest!
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, Thomas Prince!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Prince has managed to clinch.
Prince stalls.
Prince lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prince misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Tempest tries to break free but Prince pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Prince - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tempest blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tempest blocks an uppercut.
Prince is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Prince scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tempest can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tempest.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tempest prevents a body shot from Prince.
Prince lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prince lands a body shot.
Tempest letting Prince take a breather here.
Tempest is trying to break free.
Tempest wants to get back to striking at distance but Prince won't allow it.
Prince keeps control of Tempest as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tempest.
Prince looking to stall.
Prince dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tempest is trying to push Prince away but Prince has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prince lands an uppercut.
Prince tries to throw a body punch but Tempest avoids it by throwing Prince back against the cage.
Prince keeps control of Tempest as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tempest blocks an uppercut.
Tempest working hard to break the clinch.
Tempest wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tempest wants to break free but Prince has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prince.
Prince digs a right hand into Tempest's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tempest's gas tank.
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!
Prince misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prince misses with a body punch.
Prince wants to stall.
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tempest's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tempest is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prince controlling the action here for a moment.
Tempest wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prince working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Prince takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tempest has had enough of the clinch but Prince keeps him there for the moment.
Prince throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tempest wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prince lands an uppercut.
Prince tries a body shot but Tempest blocks it.
Prince is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tempest can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
Prince lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tempest.
Prince is working Tempest over against the cage.
Prince stalling against the cage.
Prince is looking to control Tempest's arms but Tempest gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prince has his back to the cage.
Tempest could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tempest has had enough of the clinch but Prince keeps him there for the moment.
Prince keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tempest's efforts to push away.
Prince working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince is stalling here.
Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Tempest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Prince 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.

Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince jabs Tempest to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tempest just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucifer Tempest is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prince uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tempest.
Prince uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tempest.
Tempest throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tempest throws a lazy right hand but Prince sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prince.
Tempest throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Prince tries to clinch up.

Prince rushes Tempest and presses him up against the cage.
Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Tempest controls his hands.
Prince manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Prince misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tempest is looking to break free of the clinch but Prince has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Tempest's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Prince misses with a body punch.
Prince tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Tempest controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Prince.
Tempest tries to break free but Prince pushes him back against the cage.
Tempest is trying to force a seperation but Prince has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tempest.
Prince pressing his opponent against the cage.
Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tempest tries to break free but Prince pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas Prince seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tempest has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tempest blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prince doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prince is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tempest is keeping busy.
Prince scores with a shoulder strike.
Tempest has had enough of the clinch but Prince keeps him there for the moment.
Prince works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Prince misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tempest tries to break free but Prince pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Prince.
Tempest blocks a body shot from Prince.
Prince keeps control of Tempest as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Tempest blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Tempest controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
Prince misses with the head strike.
Tempest has had enough of the clinch but Prince keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Prince takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Prince tries a body shot but Tempest blocks it.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.
Prince lands a body punch.
Prince tries a body shot but Tempest blocks it.
Prince swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Prince.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tempest is looking to break free of the clinch but Prince has double underhooks.
Tempest tries to circle away but Prince has him pinned against the cage.
Prince prevents Tempest from breaking the clinch.
Tempest is trying to break the clinch but Prince has him pressed against the cage.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.
Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Tempest controls his hands.
Prince stalling in the clinch but Tempest improves position.
Tempest is trying to push Prince away but Prince has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tempest wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prince has him pressed against the cage.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tempest blocks a body shot from Prince.
Prince doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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.
Prince trying to stall but Tempest improves his position.
Tempest blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prince tries to stall but Tempest uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Prince showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Prince tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
Prince stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Prince blocks a jab.
Prince slips a straight right by Tempest.

Prince darts in and clinches Tempest up against the cage.
Tempest blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tempest is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tempest tries to break free but Prince pushes him back against the cage.
Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Tempest.

Tempest manages to break the clinch.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tempest misses with a body shot.
Tempest throws a nice looking combination but Prince bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tempest scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Tempest throws a series of punches but Prince avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince avoids the body shot from Tempest.
Tempest just misses with a punch to the body.
Tempest misses with a straight right.
Tempest swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tempest with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prince to score with a decent uppercut.
Prince scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tempest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prince.

Prince clinches up against the cage.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prince lands a nice uppercut.
Tempest wants to break free but Prince has control.
Prince slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tempest looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Prince - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Prince swings wildly with an uppercut but Tempest uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Prince tries to throw a body punch but Tempest avoids it by throwing Prince back against the cage.
Prince's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tempest is looking to break free of the clinch but Prince has double underhooks.
Tempest being controlled against the cage.
Prince lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tempest wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prince is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Prince tries to throw a body punch but Tempest avoids it by throwing Prince back against the cage.
Tempest blocks a body shot from Prince.
Prince digs a right hand into Tempest's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tempest's gas tank.
Prince tries a body shot but Tempest blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Prince.
Prince misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucifer Tempest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prince tries a body shot but Tempest blocks it.
Prince misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tempest is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prince tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tempest tries to circle away but Prince has him pinned against the cage.
Prince tries to throw a body punch but Tempest avoids it by throwing Prince back against the cage.
Tempest pushes Prince back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tempest as Prince tries to tie him up.
Prince tries to work over Tempest's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tempest's elbow.
Tempest prevents a body shot from Prince.
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tempest's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tempest is trying to break the clinch but Prince has him pressed against the cage.
Prince misses with the head strike.
Prince blocks a body shot from Tempest.
Thomas Prince is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tempest working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Prince comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Prince winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Thomas Prince!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Thomas Prince!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Thomas Prince!

Thomas Prince wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kong Fuzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Oketch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuzi comes into the arena with 'Confucius Say' blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fuzi
vs
Oketch

169 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kong Fuzi!
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, Vincent Oketch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oketch misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Oketch misses.
Fuzi avoids the head kick by Oketch.
Oketch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oketch wants it to stay on the feet.
Oketch misses with a lunging right hand

and Fuzi counters with a takedown into side control.
Oketch wants to control but Fuzi postures up.
Oketch tries to improve position but can't.
Fuzi working away.
Oketch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fuzi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuzi trying to control the position but Oketch is working away.
Oketch is looking for a sweep.
Fuzi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Oketch is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fuzi working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuzi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Oketch is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch is looking for a sweep.
Oketch is trying to control Fuzi's posture but Fuzi avoids it.
Fuzi 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.

Fuzi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oketch sneaks back into half guard.
Fuzi is keen to just control but Oketch is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oketch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oketch tries to roll over but Fuzi keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oketch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fuzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Oketch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fuzi pushes down on Oketch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fuzi wants to advance to full mount but Oketch doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Fuzi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oketch's guard.
Oketch works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oketch pulls Fuzi in close to his closed guard and prevents Fuzi from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Oketch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oketch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oketch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuzi is looking to work some ground and pound but Oketch has wrist control.
Fuzi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Oketch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fuzi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oketch keeping moving, preventing Fuzi from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oketch working a defensive guard here.
Fuzi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oketch's guard.
Oketch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fuzi is working away from the top position though.
Fuzi trying to control from half guard but Oketch is working away.
Fuzi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuzi thows a huge punch but Oketch dodges it nicely.
Oketch is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oketch misses with a head kick.
Fuzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fuzi checks a leg kick.

Oketch looking to score a takedown here. Fuzi is defending well but Oketch drives through and ends up in Fuzi's guard.
Oketch is looking to advance position but Fuzi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Oketch can't escape the position.
Fuzi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oketch is squirming around, avoiding Fuzi's attempts to control the action.
Oketch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fuzi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oketch tries to hold on but Fuzi pushes him away.
Oketch might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fuzi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Oketch is just holding on here. Fuzi manages to take his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuzi tries to get the hooks in deep but Oketch pushed the leg off.
Oketch wants to escape the position.

Fuzi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fuzi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kong Fuzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Even with his hooks in, Fuzi manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Oketch just trying to survive but Fuzi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Oketch is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Fuzi off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Fuzi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oketch trying to control the action but Fuzi just sinks the hooks in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuzi is trying to stick to Oketch's back but Oketch is turning into Fuzi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fuzi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Oketch.
Oketch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuzi is keeping the position for now.
Fuzi wants to sweep here but Oketch controlling him for the moment.

Oketch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fuzi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oketch has managed to get both his arms back between Fuzi's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oketch wants to pass the guard but Fuzi is keeping the position.
Oketch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oketch passes Fuzi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fuzi is not content to let Oketch control the position.
Oketch wants to pass the guard but Fuzi is defending well.

Oketch seems to be looking for submissions.

Oketch is trying to work for a kimura but Fuzi is defending well.

Fuzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oketch is trying to control the action in half guard but Fuzi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fuzi tries to get to full guard but Oketch has control of the leg.
Fuzi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fuzi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oketch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fuzi keeping moving, preventing Oketch from controlling successfully.
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 Kong Fuzi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fuzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Oketch dives in and scores a takedown into Fuzi's guard.

Fuzi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oketch defends it easily.

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

Oketch 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.

Oketch lying in Fuzi's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Fuzi decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Oketch taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kong Fuzi!
Kong Fuzi got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Batbold Chinzorig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Morin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinzorig comes to the cage accompanied by The Glitch Mob - Fortune Days . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chinzorig
vs
Morin

173 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Batbold Chinzorig!
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, Vincent Morin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chinzorig.
Chinzorig shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chinzorig misses with an uppercut
and Morin counters with a two punch combo.

Chinzorig closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chinzorig lands in his opponent's guard.
Morin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chinzorig is controlling him.
Chinzorig slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinzorig seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morin for as long as he can get away with.

Batbold Chinzorig has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chinzorig has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batbold Chinzorig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chinzorig shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morin but Morin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chinzorig shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinzorig moves in looking to clinch but Morin pushes him off.
Chinzorig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Chinzorig has closed the distance and engaged Morin in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Morin's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Chinzorig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Chinzorig is predictable there
and Morin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chinzorig shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morin defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chinzorig gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Chinzorig manages to break the clinch.
Chinzorig is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Chinzorig clinches.

Chinzorig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chinzorig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Chinzorig misses.
Chinzorig shoots in for a takedown but Morin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morin keeps the fight on the outside.

Chinzorig clinches.

Chinzorig manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Morin won't allow Chinzorig to sweep him here.

Morin is posturing up here but Chinzorig has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Morin tries to roll out but it's too tight and Morin has to tap! Slick submission there by Chinzorig!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Batbold Chinzorig!
Batbold Chinzorig thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Azhiew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Patterson (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.

Azhiew
vs
Patterson

168 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anzor Azhiew!
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, Fred Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhiew shoots for a takedown but Patterson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Azhiew misses with a takedown

and Patterson counters with a single leg into guard. Azhiew didn't expect that.
Patterson looking to pass the guard.
Patterson trying to control but Azhiew is working from the bottom.
Patterson won't allow Azhiew to sweep him here.
Patterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Azhiew is retaining full guard.
Azhiew controls Patterson momentarily but Patterson frees himself.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Azhiew keeps moving.
Patterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Azhiew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Patterson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Azhiew keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Azhiew is refusing to be controlled, as Patterson sits in half guard.
Azhiew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patterson on the ground.
Azhiew keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Azhiew tries to roll over but Patterson keeps him under control.
Azhiew avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Patterson.
Patterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Azhiew's head.
Patterson controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson passes to full mount!
Patterson trying to control but Azhiew is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Patterson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Patterson punching from mount but Azhiew doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Patterson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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!
Patterson with a couple of short strikes.
Patterson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Patterson punching from mount but Azhiew doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhiew is trying to escape the mount.
Azhiew is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Patterson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Azhiew is looking to escape.
Azhiew is looking to improve his position but Patterson isn't that keen on the idea.
Patterson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Patterson lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Patterson lands a heavy elbow.
Azhiew avoids a series of strikes thrown by Patterson.

Patterson has hold of Azhiew's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Azhiew manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Patterson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Patterson looking to ground and pound but Azhiew is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhiew tries to hold on but Patterson pushes him away.
Patterson landing strikes from the mount and Azhiew is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azhiew keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Patterson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Azhiew to the ground. Patterson is now in Azhiew's guard.
Azhiew wants to hit a switch here but Patterson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Azhiew there!
Azhiew tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Patterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Azhiew can't escape the position.
Azhiew blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Azhiew hang on?
Azhiew is looking to improve his position but Patterson isn't that keen on the idea.
Patterson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Patterson punching from mount but Azhiew doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Azhiew is bucking up trying to escape but Patterson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson unloads with some shots from mount but Azhiew bucks and avoids them well.
Azhiew wants to hold on but Patterson pushes him away.
Patterson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Azhiew blocking the ground and pound.
Patterson 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.
Azhiew is desperately trying to improve his position but Patterson has a good base and remains in mount.
Patterson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Azhiew's face.
The referee warns Azhiew that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Patterson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Azhiew because Patterson loaded up on that one.
Azhiew on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Azhiew tries to get out of the position.
Patterson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Azhiew is looking to escape.
Patterson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Azhiew because Patterson loaded up on that one.
Azhiew wants to hold on but Patterson pushes him away.
Azhiew is wriggling around trying to escape.
Azhiew is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Patterson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Patterson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Patterson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Patterson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Azhiew holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Patterson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Azhiew wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Patterson has hold of Azhiew's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Azhiew manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Patterson unloads with some shots from mount but Azhiew bucks and avoids them well.
Azhiew is trying to escape the mount.
Azhiew blocking the ground and pound.
Fred Patterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson looking to ground and pound but Azhiew is blocking nicely.
Azhiew taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Patterson 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Patterson.
Azhiew with a lazy takedown attempt

and Patterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Azhiew won't be happy with that.
Patterson advances to mount.
Patterson looking to ground and pound but Azhiew is blocking nicely.

Patterson working for a guillotine from mount but Azhiew is in no mood to give up.
Patterson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Azhiew can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Patterson misses with a head shot.
Patterson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Patterson with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Patterson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Patterson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Patterson throwing strikes here but Azhiew is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Patterson 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.
Patterson raining down shots from the mount!
Patterson looking to control but Azhiew is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Patterson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Patterson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Azhiew in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson avoids the attempt from Azhiew to control.
Patterson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Patterson thowing shots but they're missing.
Azhiew tries to hold on but Patterson pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patterson looking to control but Azhiew is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Patterson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Azhiew tries to hold on but Patterson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws some wild stikes that Azhiew manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Patterson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Patterson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Patterson with the ground and pound from mount.
Patterson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Patterson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Azhiew wants to hold on but Patterson pushes him away.
Patterson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Patterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fred Patterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patterson prevents Azhiew from getting the reversal.
Azhiew sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Patterson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azhiew is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patterson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Fred Patterson!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Fred Patterson!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Fred Patterson!

Fred Patterson wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elyon Borya (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.

Diaz
vs
Elyon Borya

174 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

4 Leaf Fight Gear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
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, Elyon Borya!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Borya lands.
Borya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Borya can pounce on him.
Borya misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Borya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz looks to clinch

and Borya counters with a shoot takedown. Diaz fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is trying to control the position but Borya postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diaz has his feet on Borya's thighs here. He's pushed Borya off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Borya screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Diaz!
Elyon Borya was interviewed post fight and said 'thank fans and sponsor'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tourny Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles The Prophet (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.

Winner
vs
The Prophet

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tourny Winner!
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, Charles The Prophet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Winner has The Prophet up against the cage in a clinch.
The Prophet scores with a shoulder strike.
Winner is trying to pull guard but The Prophet turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Prophet is working Winner over against the cage.
Winner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Prophet to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tourny Winner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The Prophet manages to break the clinch.

The Prophet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Winner is trying to pull guard but The Prophet has him pressed against the cage.
Winner is trying to pull guard but The Prophet has him pressed against the cage.
Winner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Prophet walks away with a smile on his face. Winner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Winner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Prophet sprawls well. The Prophet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winner gets slowly back to his feet.

Winner has The Prophet up against the cage in a clinch.
Winner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Prophet walks away with a smile on his face. Winner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tourny Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner dives in for a single leg takedown but The Prophet sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Still in the clinch, The Prophet scores with a nice short uppercut.

Winner is rocked!
The Prophet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Prophet stalling the fight.
Winner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Prophet to keep the fight standing.
Winner jumps guard but The Prophet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The Prophet lands a body shot.
Winner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Prophet to keep the fight standing.
A knee to the head by The Prophet.
Oh Winner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Prophet slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from The Prophet.
The Prophet pushes Winner against the cage. The Prophet is working some dirty boxing. The Prophet pushes off with a quick right hook! Winner goes down! Winner tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! The Prophet moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles The Prophet!
Charles The Prophet looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'This planet that sustains us - and gives life to all of us - is dying. Its future is in peril; serious and immediate danger, because of human impact on the environment. Here, we provide ways to educate, inform, discuss and counteract these detrimental effects of modern 'civilization' on the planet'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Chadderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bashar Essassani (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.

Chadderton
vs
Essassani

175 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Chadderton!
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, Bashar Essassani!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chadderton tries a head kick but it misses.
Essassani blocks the body kick.

Essassani gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Essassani fails to land.
Chadderton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chadderton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Essassani gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Essassani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chadderton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Essassani tries to work over Chadderton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chadderton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Essassani blocks an elbow strike from Chadderton.
Essassani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chadderton is defending well for now.
Chadderton misses with the head strike.
Chadderton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Essassani after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chadderton tries for a takedown but Essassani manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Chadderton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Essassani landing knees to the body.
Chadderton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chadderton tries to break the clinch but Essassani is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Essassani.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chadderton is trying to drag Essassani to the mat but Essassani just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chadderton looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chadderton avoiding damage as Essassani throws knees to the body.
Chadderton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Essassani.
Essassani misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Chadderton fails to land.
Essassani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chadderton is defending well for now.
Essassani connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Chad Chadderton has been cut.
Chadderton avoiding damage as Essassani throws knees to the body.
Chadderton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chadderton managing to block the knees to the body from Essassani.
Chadderton swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essassani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chadderton tries to break the clinch but Essassani is controlling the position.
Essassani has a couple of punches blocked by Chadderton.
Chadderton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chadderton misses with an elbow strike.
Essassani lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Essassani.
Essassani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Essassani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chadderton avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chadderton avoiding damage as Essassani throws knees to the body.
Chadderton tries to break free but Essassani pushes him back against the cage.
Chadderton swings wildly with an uppercut but Essassani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chadderton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Essassani scores with a knee to the head.
Chadderton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Essassani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chadderton tries to break the clinch but Essassani is controlling the position.
Essassani is looking to control Chadderton's arms but Chadderton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Essassani has his back to the cage.
Chadderton throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bashar Essassani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Chadderton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Essassani throws a leg kick but Chadderton moved away.
A big right from Essassani misses.
Essassani looks for the body kick but Chadderton saw that one coming.
Chadderton throws a wild body kick that Essassani sees coming a mile off.

Essassani gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Essassani connects with a knee to the head.
Chadderton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Essassani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chadderton's brow.
Chadderton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chadderton can't find room to land a body shot as Essassani controls the action.
Essassani putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chadderton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Essassani stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Essassani obliges.
Essassani stalling the fight.
Essassani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Chadderton is rocked!
Chadderton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Essassani to keep the fight standing.
Oh Chadderton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Essassani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chadderton seems to have got his legs back now.
Essassani tries to throw a body punch but Chadderton avoids it by throwing Essassani back against the cage.
Chadderton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chadderton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Essassani pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Chadderton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Essassani moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Essassani working Chadderton over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Essassani is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Essassani.
Chadderton jumps guard but Essassani stands there with Chadderton around his waist. Chadderton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Essassani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Essassani lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chadderton tries to throw a body punch but Essassani avoids it by throwing Chadderton back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chadderton can't find room to land a body shot as Essassani controls the action.
Chadderton can't get the takedown.
Chadderton tries a body shot but Essassani blocks it.
Essassani stalling against the cage.
Chadderton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Essassani has him pressed against the cage.
Essassani misses with the head strike.
Essassani misses with a knee strike.
Chadderton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Essassani pulls his leg out and moves away.
Essassani throws a body punch but Chadderton moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chadderton rushes Essassani and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Essassani looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Essassani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chadderton's elbow.
Essassani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chadderton can't find room to land a body shot as Essassani controls the action.
Essassani connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chadderton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bashar Essassani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chadderton tries a body shot but Essassani blocks it.
Chadderton avoiding damage as Essassani throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bashar Essassani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Chadderton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Essassani rushes Chadderton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Essassani using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Essassani connects with a knee right up the middle! Chadderton tumbles to the floor and Essassani stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Bashar Essassani!
An intense looking Bashar Essassani took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Excitement is the physical translation of the vibrational resonance that is your true, core natural being. Follow your excitement!'.