Royal Makahiki II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Hapaloua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Velasquez
vs
Hapaloua

191 cm
25
258 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

201 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Hapaloua!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez tries to clinch but Hapaloua moves out of range.

Hapaloua moves into the clinch.
Hapaloua stalling the fight.

Hapaloua breaks the clinch.
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches up with Hapaloua, looking for a takedown. Velasquez pushes Hapaloua against the cage but Hapaloua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hapaloua closes the distance and pushes Velasquez back into the cage.
Hapaloua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hapaloua gets underhooks to prevent Velasquez's takedown attempt.
Hapaloua is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hapaloua.

Hapaloua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velasquez avoids the head kick by Hapaloua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Hapaloua moves into the clinch.
Velasquez can't get the takedown.
Velasquez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Velasquez prevents a body shot from Hapaloua.
Hapaloua can't find room to land a body shot as Velasquez controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Velasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hapaloua stops a takedown attempt from Velasquez.

Hapaloua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velasquez tries for a takedown but Hapaloua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Velasquez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Hapaloua connects with a high kick.
Hapaloua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Hapaloua.

Hapaloua sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Velasquez to the ground! Hapaloua dives into full mount looking to finish!

It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hapaloua lands a nice shot to the head.
Hapaloua landing shots from mount.
Hapaloua tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hapaloua pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapaloua working Velasquez over with strikes here.
Hapaloua controlling from the full mount.
Velasquez taking shots to the head.
Hapaloua looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Velasquez covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Hapaloua!

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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris's entrance music is The Night by Kromestatik. A fine choice. Robb Stark acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Norris
vs
Stark

195 cm
33
220 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

195 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grant Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robb Stark!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stark blocks a head kick by Norris.
Stark moves to clinch but Norris breaks away
and Norris counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Robb Stark has been cut.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Stark tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris slaps away a takedown attempt from Stark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Norris scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Norris.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stark.
Stark with a poor takedown
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
Grant Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robb Stark.
Stark checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Norris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grant Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stark is defended easily by Norris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris fakes the leg kick and cracks Stark in the body.
Stark tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Norris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norris lands a jab to the head.
Norris throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark with a poor takedown
and Norris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Norris is fending him off so far but Stark persists. Nope, Norris circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark shoots in for a double leg but Norris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stark tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Norris.
Sloppy strikes from Norris. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark looks to clinch
and Norris counters with a one-two to the body.
Stark with a poor takedown
and Norris counters with a nice uppercut.

Norris lands a left and a right that send Stark crashing to the mat, dazed. Norris thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Norris. No joy for Stark on that attempt.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.
Norris lunges at Stark with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stark's hand.
Norris leaves Stark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Norris finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robb Stark's cut.
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.

Norris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Norris shows good takedown defense.
Norris cracks Stark with a good jab.

Stark closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Norris to the mat! Norris manages to get full guard.
Stark passes Norris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Stark is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Norris has managed to free his arm - good work.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Norris is just riding it out for now. Stark eventually gives up the hold.
Stark is stalling here. Norris is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stark seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Norris has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Stark is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Norris is tapping! Great win for Stark!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robb Stark!
Robb Stark thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Grant Norris was interviewed post fight and said 'I made a lot of mental mistakes and it cost me. Lapses of concentration can break ya. I'll be back, bank on it. '.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Clow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wagner's choice of entrance music: Lose Yourself. Daniel Wagner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Clow
vs
Wagner

175 cm
24
158 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

183 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Clow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Wagner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Clow's head coaches at Gracie Barra Hilo (Sauna + Bang for your Buck) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Wagner lands but Clow takes it in his stride.
Wagner looks to land a combination but Clow avoids it well.
Clow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wagner scores with a one two! Clow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Clow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wagner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wagner wants it to stay on the feet.

Clow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wagner's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner is trying to keep Clow in close.
Clow tries to free his leg and advance position but Wagner is retaining full guard.
Clow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner looking to control.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing Clow from controlling successfully.
Clow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Clow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wagner throws a wild body kick that Clow sees coming a mile off.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Wagner.
Clow tries to clinch up but Wagner circles away and keeps his distance.
Clow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagner misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Wagner misses.
Wagner throws a series of strikes that have Clow backpedaling.
Wagner fails with a takedown attempt.

Clow gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Clow is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clow lands a nice short elbow.

Clow is looking for a kimura here.
Clow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wagner defending well though.
Clow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wagner won't allow Clow to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wagner taking some punishment here, with Clow in his half guard.
Wagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clow is stalling here. Wagner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Clow seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wagner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Wagner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clow defending against the ground and pound.

Wagner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Clow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wagner but great work by Clow.
Wagner tries to improve position but can't.
Wagner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Clow.
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 Chris Clow will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Wagner. Those never looked like landing.
Wagner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wagner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wagner wants to land a leg kick but Clow is out of range.
Clow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wagner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clow fails with a takedown attempt.
Wagner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniel Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner throws a one two combo.
Wagner tries to bum rush Clow with a series of wild strikes but Clow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wagner fails to land the takedown.

Clow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wagner defending well though.
Wagner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clow.
Wagner is trying to stand back up but Clow is controlling him
Clow prevents Wagner from improving his position.
Clow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wagner missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clow is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wagner is trying to maintain the position but Clow is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Wagner.
Wagner throws a right hand that Clow ducks under and follows up with a left that Clow also avoids with ease.
Wagner stuffs the takedown.
Wagner tries to work over Clow's front leg with a kick but Clow checks it.
Clow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wagner misses with a hook
and Clow counters with an outside leg kick.
Wagner tries to bum rush Clow with a series of wild strikes but Clow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner slaps away a takedown attempt from Clow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Clow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clow darts in looking for a takedown but Wagner gets double underhooks and turns Clow into the cage.
Wagner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clow prevents it.
Wagner stalls.
Wagner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wagner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wagner just stands there and leans against the cage.

Clow pulls guard.

Wagner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner stopping the sweep attempt from Clow.
Wagner trying to control but Clow is working from the bottom.
Clow can't keep his opponent in guard - Wagner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Clow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wagner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Wagner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Clow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagner's waist but Wagner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clow off to one side.
Clow shoots in for a double leg but Wagner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wagner misses with a few strikes there.
Wagner misses with a two punch combination.
Clow throws a head kick that misses.
Clow blocks a head kick by Wagner.
A head kick misses from Wagner.
Clow swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wagner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clow tries to pull guard but Wagner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Clow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wagner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wagner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing Clow from controlling successfully.

Clow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wagner, up you get!
Clow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Clow as Wagner shoots in.
Clow avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clow tries to land knees in the clinch but Wagner avoids the damage to the body.
Clow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wagner smiles and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Clow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chris Clow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clow wants to control from the top but Wagner keeps moving.
Wagner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner trying to control the position.

Clow 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.
Wagner trying to control the position.
Clow is working Wagner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clow looking to sit in guard and control but Wagner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Wagner trying to control but Clow is working from the bottom.
Wagner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clow swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Clow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clow has a closed guard, preventing Wagner from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wagner trying to control the position from guard on top but Clow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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 Chris Clow.
I think Clow 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Clow!
Post fight, Chris Clow stared into the camera and said 'thanks goes to all the fans that keep supporting me.'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deanthony Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wagner
vs
Jones

183 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

167 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deanthony Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Jones!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wagner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wagner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Wagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wagner.
Wagner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wagner.
Wagner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wagner misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones tries for a takedown but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Deanthony Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jones.
Sloppy strikes from Wagner. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wagner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wagner tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wagner reverses the position - he's now on top in Jones's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wagner is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wagner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wagner with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagner preventing the sweep.
Wagner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Wagner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Wagner lands a two punch combo.
Wagner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wagner.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Wagner.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wagner tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wagner to the ground. Wagner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Wagner misses with a few strikes there.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Wagner counters with a two punch combo.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Wagner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wagner's guard.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wagner's head.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wagner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wagner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A right-left combo lands from Wagner.
Wagner lands an overhand right.
Jones throws a series of punches but Wagner moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Wagner, which made it look bad.
Wagner misses with the combination.
Wagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deanthony Wagner is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones working Wagner over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner trying to control but Jones postures up.
Wagner won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Wagner is not content to let Jones control the position.
Wagner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wagner wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Wagner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wagner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Wagner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is doing well to control the position and prevent Wagner from advancing to side control.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wagner prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones is doing well to control the position and prevent Wagner from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Wagner is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Wagner decides to stand up.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wagner.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
Wagner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control. Wagner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wagner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones throwing shots but Wagner is blocking nicely.
Wagner tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wagner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones thows a huge punch but Wagner dodges it nicely.
Wagner tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Wagner pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wagner is looking to improve his position.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Wagner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Wagner, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Wagner against the cage but Wagner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wagner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Wagner.
Wagner throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Wagner sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagner's waist but Wagner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Deanthony Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jones.
Wagner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Wagner. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wagner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wagner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wagner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Wagner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Wagner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wagner's head.
Wagner striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wagner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wagner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wagner jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wagner throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Wagner's guard.
Jones trying to control but Wagner is working from the bottom.
Wagner keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Wagner looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wagner is keeping the position for now.
Michael Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wagner working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones works over Wagner with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Wagner keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wagner misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Wagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deanthony Wagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deanthony Wagner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wagner 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28

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

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

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