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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jodey Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Crollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Crollo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jodey Perry 's chin.

Perry
vs
Crollo

179 cm
19
152 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jodey Perry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Crollo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry misses with a double jab
and Crollo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perry 's knee momentarily.
Crollo lands with a good body shot.
Crollo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crollo.
Crollo lands with a hook. Perry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Perry is defended easily by Crollo.
Crollo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perry shoots and misses
and Crollo counters with a low kick, right behind Perry 's knee.

Perry shoots in and gets a takedown into Crollo's guard.
Perry stays in close to Crollo's body and controls the position.
Crollo is adopting a defensive guard.
Crollo wants to hit a switch here but Perry passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Crollo there!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crollo tries to improve his position but Perry has taken his back! Perry has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Crollo tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Perry pushes Crollo away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jodey Perry !

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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Watts might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to stand up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Watts
vs
Hert

180 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dion Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Hert!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hert instigates a clinch.
Watts has Hert pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Watts manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hert engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Watts has his foot on Hert's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hert works his way back into a safe position though.
Hert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hert is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Hert has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hert won't allow Watts to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Watts closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Watts wants to control for a moment but Hert uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hert is positioning himself well to prevent Watts advancing to mount.
Hert wants to get back to his feet.
Watts looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hert controlling the position for now.
Hert regains full guard. Nicely done.

Hert scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Watts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hert shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hert showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hert tries to stand and escape but Watts is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hert stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Watts shoots in and drives through. Hert sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dion Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hert moves into the clinch.

Hert manages to break the clinch.
Hert throws a series of punches but Watts avoids them all with ease.
Watts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watts tries for a takedown but Hert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Hert scores with a takedown into Watts's guard.

Watts looking for a guillotine here but Hert defends easily.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Hert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hert landing some decent shots from guard.
Watts has a closed guard, preventing Hert from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hert with a nice head shot there.

Watts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hert 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.

Watts goes for a double leg but Hert avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hert continues to drive forward.
Hert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hert shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Watts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

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

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

Hert stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Watts gets caught flat footed, as Hert shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Watts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hert defends it easily.
Hert pushes down on Watts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hert landing some decent shots from guard.
Hert tries to free his leg and advance position but Watts is retaining full guard.
Hert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

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

That's two 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.

Watts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hert stays in close to Watts's body and controls the position.
Chris Hert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hert would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watts trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hert moves into range and clinches up with Watts.
Watts tries for a takedown but Hert manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hert lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Dion Watts has been cut.

Hert has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Watts regains guard immediately.
Hert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hert not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Watts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hert lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hert looking to pass the guard.
Hert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Watts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hert is controlling Watts's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watts wants to control from the top but Hert keeps moving.
Hert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dion Watts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hert drives through with a takedown into Watts's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Watts looking for a guillotine here but Hert defends easily.

Hert gets to his feet. Watts looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Watts closes the distance and clinches up with Hert, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes Hert against the cage but Hert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watts shoots in for a takedown but Hert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Hert looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Watts!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watts takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hert landing a few strikes.
Watts seems a little lost for a moment, as Hert dominates the positioning.
Hert is putting a hurting on Watts here, landing some big shots from side control.
Watts can't do much from the bottom here.
Watts tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Hert politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hert prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hert lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Watts down.

Hert has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hert moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watts gets tackled into the cage by Hert. Hert maintains the clinch.
Hert lands an elbow inside.
Hert throws a head punch that misses.
Watts tries for a takedown but Hert manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dion Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watts wants to clinch up but Hert keeps it at a distance.
Hert wants to counter with a clinch but Watts pushes him away.

Hert moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hert blocks a head kick by Watts.

Hert clinches up with Watts and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Watts sets himself, and Hert steps forward looking for the clinch! Watts avoids it this time.

Watts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hert to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dion Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hert passes into half guard.

Watts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watts wants to control but Hert is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hert trying to control the pace.
Hert tries to pass to full mount but Watts defends it.
Watts gets full guard.
Hert is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Hert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hert 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Hert!

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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojtek Dur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Robertson
vs
Dur

175 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wojtek Dur!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dur moves out of range of the strikes.
Robertson swings for the body but Dur moves out of range.
Dur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Robertson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robertson tries to break the clinch but Dur is controlling the position.
Robertson presses Dur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robertson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dur misses with an elbow over the top.
Robertson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dur's elbow.
Robertson can't break the clinch.
Dur scores with a knee to the head.
Dur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robertson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Robertson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Robertson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Robertson.
A bit of stalling here from Robertson.

Dur breaks from the clinch.
Robertson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robertson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malicious Intent Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Robertson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dur throws a lazy body kick
and Robertson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dur is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robertson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robertson throws the left hand but Dur avoids the punch easily.
Robertson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Robertson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Robertson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robertson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dur has time to react.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dur has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dur ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
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!
Dur moves out of range of the strikes.
Dur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dur fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dur is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dur.
Robertson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dur's head.
Robertson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robertson.
Dur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robertson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Dur moves out of range.
Robertson throws a leg kick which misses Dur's front leg but catches the back leg as Dur tries to avoid it.
Robertson thuds a left hand into Dur's body.
Robertson misses with a two punch combination.
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robertson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Robertson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dur eats them both and turns towards Robertson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Robertson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robertson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dur circles away quickly and effectively.
Brian Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Robertson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robertson looking to slow down the pace here.

Robertson breaks the clinch.
Robertson connects with a jab.
Dur thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Robertson if he has to take too many more of those.
Dur tries to clinch but Robertson is having none of it.
Robertson throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Dur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brian Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dur.
Robertson stuns Dur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robertson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robertson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dur throws a solid leg kick but Robertson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dur.
Dur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Robertson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dur misses with a kick to the body.
Dur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robertson throws a hook but Dur blocks it.
Dur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dur looks for a takedown but Robertson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Robertson misses with a few strikes there.
Dur misses with a head kick.
Dur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Robertson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Robertson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robertson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robertson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dur throws a counter combo.
Robertson avoids a kick to the body.
Robertson misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Robertson.
Dur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robertson scores with a nice right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dur.
Robertson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robertson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Dur moves away and avoids it.
Dur throws the kick towards the body but Robertson avoids it.
Robertson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Robertson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dur can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Robertson closes the distance and pushes Dur back into the cage.
Dur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dur tries to land knees in the clinch but Robertson avoids the damage to the body.

Dur decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dur is looking for a triangle but Robertson pushes his legs off easily.
Dur working a defensive guard here.
Robertson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Dur working for a triangle but Robertson defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dur looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Robertson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wojtek Dur!

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

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

Morris
vs
Lookbor

169 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sal Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peteak Lookbor!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lookbor pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Morris clinches up with Lookbor and pushes him back against the cage.
Morris stalling against the cage.
Lookbor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Morris breaks the clinch.
Lookbor fails with a takedown attempt.
Peteak Lookbor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morris leaves Lookbor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Lookbor misses
and Morris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lookbor's knee momentarily.

Morris instigates a clinch.
Morris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morris lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morris pressing his opponent against the cage.

Morris breaks the clinch.

Lookbor has Morris up against the cage in a clinch.
Morris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morris pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lookbor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lookbor throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
A head kick by Lookbor misses
and Morris counters with a thumping low kick.
Lookbor lands a high kick!
Lookbor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sal Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peteak Lookbor.

Morris closes the distance and clinches.

Morris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris lands with a nice body kick.
Sal Morris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lookbor looks for a takedown but Morris sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Morris as Lookbor shoots in.

Morris closes the distance and clinches.
Lookbor jumps guard but Morris stands there with Lookbor around his waist. Lookbor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Morris manages to break the clinch.
Morris feints and then cracks Lookbor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lookbor down.
Morris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lookbor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lookbor misses with an uppercut.
Morris tried to counter with a leg kick but Lookbor avoided it.
Lookbor thows a leg kick but Morris checks it
and Morris counters with a nice leg kick.

Lookbor gets tackled into the cage by Morris. Morris maintains the clinch.
Morris missing with knees to the body.

Morris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lookbor throws a lazy head kick
and Morris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lookbor's knee momentarily.
Morris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lookbor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lookbor looks winded!
Lookbor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lookbor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morris can pounce on him.

Lookbor gets tackled into the cage by Morris. Morris maintains the clinch.
Morris missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Morris to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morris missing with knees to the body.

Morris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lookbor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick by Lookbor misses
and Morris counters with a slapping leg kick.

Morris takes the fight into the clinch.
Morris lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Morris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Morris closes the distance and clinches.
Morris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Lookbor catches Morris right on the button with a cross.
Morris lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lookbor takes a step back to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morris!
Lookbor blocks a head kick by Morris.

Lookbor pushes Morris up against the cage in a clinch.
Morris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morris trying to land knees to the body.
Morris throws an elbow but it misses.
Lookbor jumps guard but Morris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lookbor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Morris clinches up with Lookbor and pushes him back against the cage.
Lookbor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lookbor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sal Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peteak Lookbor.
Lookbor throws a head kick that misses.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lookbor can do to turn this around?
Morris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lookbor.

Lookbor tries to keep at a distance but Morris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Morris - that landed with a thud.

Morris breaks the clinch.
Lookbor misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lookbor misses with an uppercut. Morris saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lookbor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morris - the referee stops the clock and Lookbor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morris. Lookbor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morris blocks a head kick by Lookbor.
Lookbor throws a sloppy head kick
and Morris counters with a body kick.
Lookbor is breathing heavily.
Morris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Morris moves into the clinch.
Lookbor takes an elbow to the temple.
Lookbor avoiding damage as Morris throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Morris.

Morris breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands an elbow just above Lookbor 's eye.
Morris missing with knees to the body.
Come on Morris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morris avoiding damage.
Lookbor tries to pull guard but Morris won't allow it.
Lookbor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morris prevents it.
Morris controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morris.
Morris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lookbor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lookbor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lookbor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Morris dominated that second round.
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!

Lookbor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morris scoring well with a low kick there.

Morris forces Lookbor back against the cage and clinches.

Morris breaks the clinch.

Morris clinches with his opponent.
Morris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lookbor up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Morris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Morris to work.
Lookbor avoids the elbow strike from Morris, against the cage.
Morris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lookbor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morris gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lookbor managing to block the knees to the body from Morris.
Lookbor being controlled against the cage.

Morris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Lookbor lands but Morris takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lookbor throws a sloppy head kick
and Morris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sal Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lookbor throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
Morris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lookbor throws a head kick that misses
and Morris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lookbor's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Lookbor misses
and Morris counters with a nice body kick.
Lookbor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lookbor moves into the clinch.
Morris lands an elbow that stopped Lookbor in his tracks for a moment.
Morris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Morris breaks the clinch.

Morris pushes Lookbor up against the cage in a clinch.

Morris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lookbor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Lookbor moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lookbor is predictable there
and Morris finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Morris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morris is looking to slow Lookbor down with leg kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lookbor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morris - the referee stops the clock and Lookbor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morris. Lookbor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morris!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lookbor.
That kick from Morris tenderised Lookbor's leg. Lookbor is trying to keep his angry face on.

Morris clinches up against the cage.
Morris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lookbor's defenses.

Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Morris.
Lookbor throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Morris throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lookbor avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lookbor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morris is out of range and Lookbor settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lookbor has his takedown stuffed
and Morris finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Morris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lookbor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morris keeps Lookbor at a distance using the push kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morris lands an elbow just above Lookbor 's eye.
Sal Morris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lookbor takes an elbow to the temple.
Lookbor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morris walks away with a smile on his face. Lookbor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sal Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peteak Lookbor.
Lookbor is looking to slow Morris down with leg kicks.

Morris has taken the fight to the clinch.

Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peteak Lookbor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sal Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lookbor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morris.
Morris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lookbor.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sal Morris!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Touma Saibara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Saibara
vs
King

176 cm
20
181 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Touma Saibara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike King!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saibara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King tries to clinch but Saibara moves out of range.
Saibara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saibara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Saibara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Some wild striking there from King.
Saibara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saibara jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saibara misses with a wild body shot.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Saibara circles away.

Saibara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saibara throwing strikes but missing.
King doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
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!
Saibara throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibara cracks King with a solid left hand.
We've been hearing that Saibara has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Saibara postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Saibara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saibara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Saibara forces his way into half guard.
Saibara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Saibara drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
Saibara winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saibara working King over with strikes.

King is rocked!
Saibara 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.
Saibara lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King is still in real trouble! Can Saibara finish him?
Saibara scores with a big shot! King's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save King! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Touma Saibara!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayden Rolin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawlor comes to the cage accompanied by Irigy Hónaljmirigy - Rúgj Chuck Norris (Chuck Norris parody by Hungarians). John Lawlor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Lawlor
vs
Rolin

175 cm
27
186 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

181 cm
27
198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lawlor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayden Rolin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawlor tries to clinch but Rolin moves out of range.
Lawlor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like John Lawlor has been cut.
Lawlor shoots in looking for a takedown but Rolin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lawlor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lawlor closes the distance but Rolin moves to the side
and Rolin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawlor shoots in but no luck this time.
Lawlor tries to clinch but Rolin moves out of range.

Lawlor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rolin napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Lawlor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rolin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lawlor's guard! Nice work there by Rolin!
Rolin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rolin won't allow Lawlor to sweep him here.
Lawlor is working hard here to advance position.
Rolin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lawlor's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Lawlor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rolin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lawlor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rolin, into his guard.

Lawlor pushing down on Rolin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lawlor prevents Rolin from improving his position.
Lawlor 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.
Lawlor is looking to take a break and control but Rolin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lawlor moves into full mount! Rolin won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lawlor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rolin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lawlor looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rolin is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Lawlor has taken his back.
Lawlor missing with strikes.
Lawlor tries to get the hooks in deep but Rolin pushed the leg off.
Rolin is trapped and Lawlor is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Lawlor has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rolin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawlor tries to get the hooks in deep but Rolin pushed the leg off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rolin showing good submission defense here.
Rolin is trying to break free.

Lawlor is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Rolin is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Lawlor!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Lawlor waved his t-shirt featuring V-Mask Clothing (10%)'s logo in front of the cameras.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ancelotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Ancelotti
vs
Jackson

180 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Ancelotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ancelotti defends well and Jackson ends up having to push Ancelotti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ancelotti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ancelotti defends it nicely.
Ancelotti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jackson.

Jackson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ancelotti tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jackson is in Ancelotti's guard.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ancelotti's guard.
Jackson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Jackson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ancelotti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrew Jackson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Henry Paulson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Paulson
vs
Tamlin

150 cm
26
287 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
270 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamlin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tamlin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Paulson throws a big shot that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tamlin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Paulson tries to clinch but Tamlin moves out of range.
Paulson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Paulson drives through and clinches with Tamlin against the cage.
Paulson can't find room to land a body shot as Tamlin controls the action.
Paulson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tamlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamlin goes for a takedown attempt but Paulson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tamlin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Paulson misses with a hook. Tamlin ducked under it nicely.
Tamlin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Paulson defends it well.
Paulson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Paulson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tamlin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tamlin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Paulson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tamlin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tamlin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Henry Paulson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paulson moves into the clinch.
Tamlin goes for a takedown attempt but Paulson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tamlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paulson tries to clinch up.

Paulson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paulson misses with an elbow over the top.
Paulson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tamlin up against the cage.
Tamlin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henry Paulson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Tamlin.
Come on Paulson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tamlin dodges an elbow strike from Paulson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin goes for a takedown attempt but Paulson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Tamlin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tamlin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tamlin is chipping away with strikes.
Tamlin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Paulson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tamlin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Paulson wants to get back to his feet but Tamlin drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin slows the pace down.
Tamlin wants to control but Paulson is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paulson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Paulson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tamlin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tamlin scores with a body shot.
Tamlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tamlin blocks a jab.
Tamlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tamlin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Paulson misses with a left hand

and Tamlin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paulson's guard.
Paulson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tamlin controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Tamlin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Paulson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamlin moves away.
Paulson is looking to clinch.
Tamlin feints the counter takedown.
Paulson wants to clinch.
Paulson wants to clinch.

Paulson drops Tamlin with a beautiful combination! Tamlin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Paulson is looking for the KO!

It looks like Brick Tamlin has been cut.
Paulson is looking to clinch but Tamlin is avoiding it.
Tamlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Tamlin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tamlin controlling the action here.
Paulson wants to control but Tamlin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Paulson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tamlin on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tamlin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paulson is looking to get back to is feet but Tamlin passes into side control.
Tamlin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Paulson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Paulson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tamlin working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson trying to remain calm as Tamlin controls from the top position.
Brick Tamlin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paulson can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paulson tries to clinch but Tamlin moves out of range.
And Tamlin tries to counter it with a takedown but Paulson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tamlin moves out of range as Paulson strikes.
Tamlin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulson misses the target.
Tamlin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Paulson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tamlin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Paulson defends it well.
Tamlin lands with an uppercut that bounces Paulson off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Paulson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tamlin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Paulson tries to clinch but Tamlin is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paulson.
Tamlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paulson working aggressively here.
Paulson wants to stall.
Tamlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Paulson misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paulson throws a head punch that misses.
Paulson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Henry Paulson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brick Tamlin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Paulson tries to clinch up but Tamlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulson is looking to clinch but Tamlin is avoiding it.
Tamlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Tamlin.
Paulson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tamlin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Paulson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tamlin slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamlin moves away.
Tamlin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Paulson defends it well.
Tamlin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulson.
Tamlin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paulson as he avoids it easily.
Paulson throws a hook but Tamlin avoids it easily.
Tamlin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson slips a straight right by Tamlin.
Paulson misses with an uppercut. Tamlin saw that one coming.
Tamlin with the counter takedown but Paulson avoids it easily.
Paulson throws a right hand that misses

so Tamlin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Paulson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paulson tries to get out of the position.
Tamlin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tamlin landing some decent shots from guard.
Tamlin content to stall in guard here.
Tamlin with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paulson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamlin lands a couple of digs.
Tamlin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tamlin cracks Paulson with a big right hand but Paulson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tamlin grinds an elbow into Paulson's temple.
Tamlin in side control, throwing shots but Paulson defends.
Tamlin lands an elbow.
Tamlin working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin controls the position.
Tamlin working the ground and pound.
Tamlin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tamlin prevents Paulson from escaping the position.
Paulson tries to bench press Tamlin off him but Tamlin keeps the position.
Tamlin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paulson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tamlin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Paulson wants to clinch up but Tamlin keeps it at a distance.

Tamlin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paulson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tamlin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tamlin scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Tamlin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tamlin cracks Paulson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tamlin looks up at the clock and then as Paulson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tamlin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Paulson is rocked!
Tamlin cracks Paulson with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Tamlin immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Paulson is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Tamlin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick Tamlin!
Brick Tamlin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Henry Paulson had this to say: 'Man... I'm hungry.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Grreckon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Grreckon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Grreckon
vs
Harris

185 cm
27
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Grreckon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris rushes Grreckon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grreckon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harris jumps guard but Grreckon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Grreckon can't break the clinch.
Grreckon blocks an elbow strike from Harris.

Grreckon breaks the clinch.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grreckon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grreckon throws out a powerful jab.
Blake Grreckon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grreckon throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris tries to clinch there but Grreckon circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grreckon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been told by Grreckon's head coaches at Bowsers Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grreckon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Grreckon misses.
Grreckon scores with a jab.
Harris tries to clinch there but Grreckon circles away.
Grreckon connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Grreckon clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grreckon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Grreckon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grreckon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grreckon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Harris darts in and clinches Grreckon up against the cage.
Grreckon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grreckon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Grreckon breaks from the clinch.
Grreckon fails to land with a series of punches.
Grreckon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris looks for a takedown but Grreckon sprawls well.
Blake Grreckon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmo Harris.
Grreckon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blake Grreckon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris wants to clinch up but Grreckon keeps it at a distance.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grreckon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grreckon misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Harris wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris dives in and grabs Grreckon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grreckon pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grreckon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice cross by Grreckon.
Grreckon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Grreckon circles away.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Grreckon tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris tries to clinch but Grreckon is having none of it.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Grreckon circles away.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Grreckon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grreckon throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris looks for a takedown but Grreckon sprawls well.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Grreckon, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Grreckon against the cage but Grreckon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris avoids the body shot from Grreckon.
Grreckon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Grreckon gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Grreckon is trying to break free.
Grreckon is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Grreckon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris has Grreckon pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Grreckon dominated that round.
That's time! Grreckon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grreckon misses with the combination.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grreckon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grreckon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Harris instigates a clinch.
Grreckon is trying to push Harris away but Harris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Grreckon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grreckon slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grreckon gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grreckon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Harris decides to pull guard.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harris controls Grreckon momentarily but Grreckon frees himself.
Grreckon controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris controls Grreckon momentarily but Grreckon frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harris striking off his back but it's not causing Grreckon any problems.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris tries to move into range but Grreckon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grreckon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris tries to clinch up but Grreckon circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris moves to clinch but Grreckon breaks away
and Grreckon counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Grreckon tries to counter with a takedown but Harris is quick to defend against it.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grreckon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, jab by Grreckon - just one landing.

Grreckon sends Harris crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Grreckon is motioning to the referee to let Harris up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Harris is rocked!
Harris is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Grreckon doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Harris crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Harris's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blake Grreckon!
Blake Grreckon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.