LMS 52nd War PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Snorre
vs
Kurwiec

195 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sture Snorre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Przemek Kurwiec!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorre goes for a double leg but Kurwiec avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kurwiec continues to drive forward.
Kurwiec drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Snorre defends it well.
Snorre closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kurwiec counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kurwiec.

Kurwiec drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kurwiec jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Kurwiec drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kurwiec seems to have locked his on tight now - Snorre screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kurwiec, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Przemek Kurwiec!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Hunter has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hall
vs
Hunter

187 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hunter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is trying to control Hunter's posture but Hunter avoids it.
Hall is looking to reverse the position.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
Hall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Hunter is working for a submission of some sort.
Hall is trying to stand up here but Hunter is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hall!
Hall is trying to stand up.
Hall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hall wants to hold on but Hunter pushes him away.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Hunter isn't that keen on the idea.
Hall wants to control but Hunter is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hall manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hall trying to hold on to Hunter's head to control him but Hunter postures up.
Hunter trying to mount his opponent but Hall defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is holding on to half guard well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hunter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunter has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hunter defends it nicely.
Hunter with the counter takedown but Hall avoids it easily.
Hunter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Hall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hall is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hall is trying to work for a kimura but Hunter is defending well.

Hall is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Hunter to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Hunter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter being controlled here momentarily.
Hunter is looking to advance position but Hall has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Hunter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hunter is looking to escape.
Hunter is in all sorts of trouble here.

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.
Poor strikes thrown by Hall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hall in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hall looking to control but Hunter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Hall has hold of Hunter's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hunter manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hunter wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.

Hall get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hunter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunter swivels and escapes.
Hunter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matt Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Hunter.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hall is defended easily by Hunter.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hall sprawls well. Hall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunter.
Hall changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Matt Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hunter enables Hall to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hunter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hunter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hall wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hall pushing down on Hunter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hunter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hall dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Hunter shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunter blocks a jab.
Hall slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunter.
Hall is looking to counter with a body kick.
Matt Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Hunter.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Hall was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunter is defended easily by Hall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter shoots in for a double leg but Hall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Joe Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

Hall has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hunter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hall wants it to stay on the feet.
Hall feinted with a counter takedown.
Hall slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hunter looks for a takedown but Hall sprawls well.
Hall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hall is trying to get an arm triangle but Hunter is defending well.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunter keeps working.
Hunter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hunter to his feet.
Hall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hunter defends well and Hall ends up having to push Hunter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Hunter dives in and scores a takedown into Hall's guard.
Hall is trying to keep Hunter in close.

Hall looking for a guillotine here but Hunter defends easily.
Hall trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hall is looking for a triangle but Hunter pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall 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 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

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

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FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Exum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Witczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Exum's entrance music is No Games. A fine choice. Witczak has chosen NA LAZARSKIM as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Exum
vs
Witczak

195 cm
25
232 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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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 Rio de Janeiro, Dante Exum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piotr Witczak!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Witczak misses with a hook.
Exum throws a head kick but Witczak moves out of range.
Witczak throws out a counter right but Exum avoids it with no problem.
Witczak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Exum shoots in and drives through. Witczak sprawls well.
Piotr Witczak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Exum. That's going to slow Witczak down.
Witczak swings widly with a right hand

and Exum moves into the clinch.
Exum slows down the pace here.
Exum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Exum is trying to pull guard but Witczak has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Exum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Exum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Witczak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Exum.
Witczak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Exum takes one on the button.

It looks like Dante Exum has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Witczak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Witczak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Exum.
Exum thinks about countering with a body kick.
No joy there for Witczak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Exum dodges the punch combination from Witczak.
Exum shoots and misses
and Witczak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Witczak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Exum shoots in for a double leg but Witczak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Oooooh!!! Witczak has knocked Exum down with a huge combo! Witczak steps away and waves a wobbly Exum back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Exum is rocked!
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!
Witczak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Exum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piotr Witczak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Witczak stuffs the takedown.
Exum bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Witczak comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Exum falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Exum was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Piotr Witczak!
An out of breath Piotr Witczak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Dante Exum had this to say: 'we work hard every single day and this loss will soon be a distant memory. I want to congratulate my opponent for a match well played and I will work even harder to avenge this loss.'.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Resnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Resnov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Resnov
vs
Rock

189 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

181 cm
25
176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Resnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Rock!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Resnov manages to avoid it.
Resnov misses with a wild body shot.
Rock avoids the head kick by Resnov.
Rock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Resnov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Resnov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Resnov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Resnov.
Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Resnov misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Resnov.
Rock shoots in looking for a takedown. Resnov tries to sprawl out of it but Rock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Resnov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Rock.
Resnov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Resnov connects with a high kick.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Rock misses.
Resnov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resnov throws a body shot but no joy.
Rock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Resnov.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Resnov as he jumps to the side.
Resnov loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
Rock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Resnov misses with a looping left.
Resnov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Resnov catches Rock right on the button with a cross.
Rock connects with a jab.
Resnov cracks Rock with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a really nice looking cross but Resnov seems unphased.
Rock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Resnov at a distance.
Resnov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Resnov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Resnov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rock does no damage.
Rock tries to land a front kick but Resnov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Resnov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Resnov tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target.
Rock slips under a jab.
Resnov wants to clinch up but Rock keeps it at a distance.
Rock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Resnov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marko Resnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rock.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock misses with a right hand
and Resnov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Resnov blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Rock will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marko Resnov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Resnov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Johnny Rock has been cut.
Resnov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock lands a really nice looking cross but Resnov seems unphased.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Resnov throws a big counter combination but Rock scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnny Rock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Resnov throws a leg kick which misses Rock's front leg but catches the back leg as Rock tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Resnov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Rock does it's job there.
Rock ducks right into an uppercut from Resnov.
Rock has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resnov lands with a slapping head kick.
Rock cracks Resnov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Resnov tries to avoid it but Rock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Resnov to the ground. Resnov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Resnov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Resnov backs off Rock throws a huge counter combo but Resnov manages to avoid it all.

Rock looking to score a takedown here. Resnov is defending well but Rock drives through and ends up in Resnov's guard.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Resnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Resnov keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resnov wants to stand but Rock is controlling the position.
Rock stands up over Resnov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rock throws a big right hand that misses.
Rock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Resnov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rock.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rock engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Resnov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Rock throws the left hand but Resnov avoids the punch easily.
Resnov slips under a jab.
Resnov wants to clinch up but Rock keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Resnov.
Resnov throws a sloppy head kick and Rock moves out of range easily.
Resnov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock misses the jab.

Rock shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rock drops an elbow to the side of Resnov's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rock is keen to just control but Resnov is a slippery customer.
Resnov is trying to stand.
Rock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Resnov is not content to let Rock control the position.
Resnov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rock 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.
Rock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rock trying to control the action but Resnov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Resnov tries to kick Rock off but Rock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Resnov.
Resnov is looking for a counter combo.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Resnov moves away.
Resnov dips to his left and cracks Rock with an uppercut!
Resnov throws a low kick but Rock avoids it.
Resnov slips under a jab.
Rock misses with a combination
enabling Resnov to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Resnov wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock lands an overhand right.

Rock gets a double leg takedown into Resnov's guard.
Rock throwing strikes from guard but Resnov blocks nicely.
Rock stops Resnov from standing up.
Rock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Resnov wants to stand and escape but Rock is having none of it.
Rock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rock cracks Resnov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rock lands an elbow.
Rock landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rock working the ground and pound from side control.

Resnov is rocked!

Rock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oh Resnov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rock working the head and body with strikes.
Rock lands a strong strike to the head of Resnov. That's dazed him! Rock looking to finish here. Resnov is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Rock lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Rock!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Rock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lock Bresnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bresnar
vs
Graves

199 cm
26
268 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
212 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lock Bresnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Graves!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bresnar misses with a hook.
And Graves tries to counter it with a takedown but Bresnar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Bresnar misses.

Bresnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bresnar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bresnar looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Bresnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bresnar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bresnar misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Alex Graves has been cut.

Bresnar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Graves's half guard.

Graves has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Bresnar. Oh but Graves has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Bresnar goes limp - he's gone! Graves jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Graves!
Alex Graves took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitt Thrawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliff has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Spliff
vs
Thrawn

188 cm
36
185 lbs
45 - 55 - 0

165 cm
21
185 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

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 45 - 55 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitt Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Spliff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spliff misses with the head strike.
Spliff misses with a knee strike.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spliff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spliff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Spliff lands with a short shot to the head.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spliff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrawn misses with a body punch.
Spliff lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spliff.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spliff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spliff.
Thrawn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside.
Spliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Spliff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Spliff rushes Thrawn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spliff tries to stall but Thrawn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spliff takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spliff.

Spliff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thrawn looks to land a right hand but Spliff moved out of range.

Thrawn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spliff, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliff stalling in the clinch but Thrawn improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spliff blocks a body shot from Thrawn.

Spliff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thrawn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Spliff forces Thrawn back against the cage and clinches.
Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
Thrawn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thrawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spliff lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Mitt Thrawn has been cut.
Spliff stalling in the clinch but Thrawn improves position.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Spliff pulls guard successfully.
Spliff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thrawn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Spliff is working an open guard so Thrawn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Thrawn swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Spliff gets a clinch.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spliff has Thrawn up against the cage in a clinch.
Spliff working aggressively here.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spliff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
Spliff blocks a body shot from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands an elbow that stopped Spliff in his tracks for a moment.
Spliff is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thrawn to keep the fight standing.
Thrawn tries to throw a body punch but Spliff avoids it by throwing Thrawn back against the cage.
Thrawn misses with a punch to the body.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Spliff.
Spliff tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thrawn smiles and moves away.
A big right from Thrawn misses.
Thrawn scores with a jab. Spliff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spliff circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spliff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrawn.
Thrawn thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Spliff instigates a clinch.
Spliff is trying to pull guard but Thrawn has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustaffa Spliff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thrawn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spliff's brow.
Thrawn is leaning against Spliff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Spliff.
Spliff pushes Thrawn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Spliff 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrawn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spliff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustaffa Spliff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitt Thrawn'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.

Thrawn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spliff ducks under a wild hook from Thrawn.
Spliff fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thrawn just manages to avoid it.

Spliff takes the fight into the clinch.

Spliff pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spliff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thrawn is controlling him.
Spliff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thrawn.
Spliff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrawn. Spliff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrawn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliff appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Spliff has closed the distance and engaged Thrawn in a clinch.

Spliff manages to pull guard.
Spliff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thrawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrawn tries to free his leg and advance position but Spliff is retaining full guard.
Spliff wants to stand and escape but Thrawn is having none of it.
Thrawn trying to control but Spliff is working from the bottom.
Thrawn stops Spliff from standing up.
Thrawn postures up in Spliff's guard and throws a big left but Spliff blocks it.
Thrawn wants to control from the top but Spliff keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thrawn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn misses the shot to the body.

Thrawn has Spliff up against the cage in a clinch.
Spliff prevents a body shot from Thrawn.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spliff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thrawn backwards.
Spliff is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thrawn is keeping busy.
Thrawn can't find room to land a body shot as Spliff controls the action.

Spliff has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Thrawn clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliff has good solid back control here.

Spliff stands up from back control! Strange decision that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spliff rushes Thrawn and presses him up against the cage.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.

Spliff drags the fight down to the ground.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Thrawn from controlling successfully.
Thrawn tries to free his leg and advance position but Spliff is retaining full guard.
Spliff wants to stand and escape but Thrawn is having none of it.
Thrawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spliff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thrawn is controlling him.
Thrawn tries to free his leg and advance position but Spliff is retaining full guard.
Spliff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thrawn.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spliff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thrawn can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn trying to control but Spliff is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thrawn throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.

Thrawn moves into the clinch.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thrawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spliff taking a breather.
Spliff scores with a shot to the side of Thrawn's head.
Spliff tries to pull guard but Thrawn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Spliff takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spliff.
Spliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrawn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spliff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thrawns head.
Spliff taking a breather.
Spliff is trying to pull guard but Thrawn has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thrawn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spliff's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustaffa Spliff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mitt Thrawn's cut.
That's time! Spliff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Spliff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thrawn throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrawn throws a right hand that misses
and Spliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitt Thrawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Spliff has closed the distance and engaged Thrawn in a clinch.
Spliff prevents a body shot from Thrawn.
Thrawn tries to throw a body punch but Spliff avoids it by throwing Thrawn back against the cage.
Thrawn prevents the takedown attempt.
Spliff lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Spliff 's eye.
Mustaffa Spliff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spliff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spliff scores with a shoulder strike.
Spliff lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spliff lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Spliff fails to land.
Thrawn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliff's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from Spliff.
Nice body punch from Spliff - that landed with a thud.
Thrawn tries to throw a body punch but Spliff avoids it by throwing Thrawn back against the cage.

Spliff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spliff avoids the body shot from Thrawn.
Spliff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thrawn throws a body shot but no joy.

Spliff has managed to clinch.
Spliff tries to pull guard but Thrawn won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Spliff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrawn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrawn misses with a body shot.
Spliff throwing a counter right hand but Thrawn manages to avoid it.

Spliff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thrawn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff lands with a short shot to the head.

Spliff has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thrawn uses from the top position.
Spliff wants to stand but Thrawn is controlling the position.
Thrawn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spliff is looking to stand up but Thrawn isn't so interested in that idea.
Spliff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thrawn.
Thrawn stops Spliff from standing up.
Thrawn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Spliff is looking to stand up but Thrawn isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Spliff rushes Thrawn and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn misses with a punch to the body.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
Thrawn misses with a hook to the ribs.

Spliff pulls guard successfully.
Spliff wants to get back to his feet but Thrawn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spliff trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Thrawn from controlling successfully.
Spliff is looking to stand up but Thrawn isn't so interested in that idea.
Thrawn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spliff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thrawn wants to control from the top but Spliff keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thrawn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thrawn throws a body punch but Spliff moves out of range.

Thrawn has managed to clinch.
Spliff jumps guard but Thrawn stands there with Spliff around his waist. Spliff gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustaffa Spliff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spliff blocks a body shot from Thrawn.
Spliff tries to pull guard but Thrawn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mitt Thrawn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Spliff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
Spliff lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Thrawn.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mustaffa Spliff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it misses.

Spliff jumps guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mustaffa Spliff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spliff, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustaffa Spliff!
Mustaffa Spliff made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE in his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski comes to the cage accompanied by Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . The crowd seem to be enjoying Stamatis's choice of entrance music: Lose Yourself. Michal Tarnowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Athan Stamatis's chin.

Tarnowski
vs
Stamatis

179 cm
27
154 lbs
44 - 10 - 0

176 cm
37
184 lbs
58 - 27 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 44 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 58 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarnowski moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab lands there for Stamatis.
Stamatis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stamatis connects with a body shot that sends Tarnowski's belly button to the back.
Stamatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarnowski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stamatis avoids the head kick by Tarnowski.
Stamatis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stamatis throws a right hand that Tarnowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarnowski also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Tarnowski.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarnowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stamatis throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stamatis lands a leg kick that knocks Tarnowski off balance momentarily.
Stamatis connects with a solid leg kick.
Tarnowski blocks the body kick.
Stamatis throws a poor cross that misses
and Tarnowski counters with an inside leg kick.
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!
Tarnowski throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Stamatis misses.
Tarnowski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tarnowski works Stamatis's body with a nice hook.
Tarnowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stamatis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tarnowski can pounce on him.
Stamatis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tarnowski is out of range.
Tarnowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Tarnowski wants to land a leg kick but Stamatis is out of range.
Tarnowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stamatis throws a shot from downtown. Tarnowski moves away and avoids it.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tarnowski sprawls well. Tarnowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
Tarnowski swings for the body but Stamatis moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stamatis misses.
Tarnowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tarnowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stamatis momentarily.
Tarnowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tarnowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stamatis moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis ducks under a wild hook from Tarnowski.
Stamatis cracks the inside of Tarnowski's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stamatis. Tarnowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Stamatis.
Stamatis tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarnowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick that knocks Stamatis off balance momentarily.
Stamatis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tarnowski. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stamatis throws a body shot but no joy.
Stamatis ducks right into an uppercut from Tarnowski.

Stamatis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tarnowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tarnowski regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarnowski tries to get to full guard but Stamatis has control of the leg.
Tarnowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stamatis is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tarnowski actively working from the bottom here.
Tarnowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tarnowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tarnowski can't keep his opponent in guard - Stamatis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
It looks like Stamatis is going to stand back up.
Tarnowski trying to control here.
Tarnowski is looking for a sweep. Stamatis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michal Tarnowski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stamatis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski feints and then cracks Stamatis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stamatis down.
Stamatis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stamatis duly obliges.
Stamatis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tarnowski connects with a right hand. Stamatis shakes it off.
Tarnowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stamatis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tarnowski misses with a wild combination.
Stamatis feints a counter leg kick.
Stamatis looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarnowski is just out of range.
Tarnowski blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarnowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tarnowski - that will leave a mark!
Stamatis fails to land with a series of punches.
Stamatis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarnowski scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis ducks under a wild hook from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Stamatis's head.
Stamatis shoots in looking for a takedown. Tarnowski tries to sprawl out of it but Stamatis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tarnowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tarnowski sprawls well. Tarnowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
Stamatis throws out a loose jab but Tarnowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarnowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tarnowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stamatis.
Tarnowski tries to move into range but Stamatis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tarnowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
As Stamatis looks to move away, Tarnowski throws a big counter combo bu Stamatis just gets out of the way.
Stamatis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michal Tarnowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
Stamatis stuns Tarnowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stamatis throws a lazy body kick

and Tarnowski counters with a shoot takedown. Stamatis fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarnowski landing with the ground and pound.
Stamatis working a defensive guard here.
Tarnowski throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski looking to sit in guard and control but Stamatis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tarnowski wants to control the position but Stamatis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tarnowski trying to control from the bottom.
Tarnowski tries to roll over but Stamatis keeps him under control.
Tarnowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tarnowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tarnowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stamatis manages to get himself to full guard.

Tarnowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stamatis swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tarnowski wants to pass the guard but Stamatis is keeping the position.
Stamatis keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
Stamatis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tarnowski is controlling him.
Stamatis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Tarnowski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stamatis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stamatis fails with a takedown attempt.
Tarnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stamatis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tarnowski attempts a counter takedown but Stamatis avoids it well and moves away.
Stamatis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tarnowski checks it well.
Stamatis misses with a two punch combination.
Tarnowski blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stamatis 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.
Stamatis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stamatis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tarnowski misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis misses with a head kick.
Stamatis throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarnowski.
Stamatis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tarnowski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stamatis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tarnowski lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarnowski.
Stamatis misses the jab.
Stamatis throws a leg kick

and Tarnowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tarnowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Stamatis is retaining full guard.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Stamatis keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Stamatis has wrist control.
Tarnowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tarnowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Michal Tarnowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tarnowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stamatis is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tarnowski throwing strikes but missing.
Tarnowski postures up in Stamatis's guard and throws a big left but Stamatis blocks it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stamatis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tarnowski on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stamatis.
Tarnowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Stamatis should have avoided that one.
Stamatis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stamatis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stamatis misses with the body kick

and Tarnowski counters with a shoot takedown. Stamatis fights it but they end up in guard.
Stamatis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tarnowski.
Athan Stamatis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarnowski won't allow Stamatis to get back to his feet.
Tarnowski wants to pass the guard but Stamatis is keeping the position.
Tarnowski throwing strikes but missing.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Stamatis keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Stamatis has wrist control.
Tarnowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Stamatis keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Michal Tarnowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tarnowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stamatis.
Stamatis with the counter takedown but Tarnowski avoids it easily.
Stamatis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stamatis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tarnowski has a takedown stuffed.
Jab, jab by Stamatis - just one landing.

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 Michal Tarnowski.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tarnowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Tarnowski!
Michal Tarnowski thanked the fans post fight for their support.