CEFC Live1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Pomper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sangram Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pomper comes to the cage accompanied by Cotten eye joe. 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?

Pomper
vs
Singh

189 cm
25
216 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
29
216 lbs
11 - 30 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Pomper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sangram Singh!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Pomper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pomper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pomper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pomper scores with a punch to the head.
We've been told by Pomper's head coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Singh walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Singh.
Pomper lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pomper connects with a single shot there.

Oooooh!!! Pomper has knocked Singh down with a huge combo! Pomper steps away and waves a wobbly Singh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Singh is defended easily by Pomper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomper connects with a single shot there.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Pomper! Singh is backing up but he can't get away as Pomper lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Singh and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rob Pomper!
A very excited looking Rob Pomper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kongos- Come with me now. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Trey Golden was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Anstey
vs
Golden

175 cm
36
178 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

187 cm
37
184 lbs
23 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Golden!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golden manages to avoid it.
Anstey takes a kick to the side of the head.
Golden lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anstey.
Golden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anstey moves away.
Anstey checks a leg kick.

Anstey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Golden is trying to maintain the position but Anstey is very close to passing his half guard.
Anstey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Golden's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey slips a nice elbow through Golden's hands, connecting with Golden's forehead.
Anstey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Golden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Golden is trying to maintain the position but Anstey is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Golden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anstey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anstey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Golden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anstey manages to get himself to full guard.

Anstey 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.
Golden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Anstey wants to work for an arm triangle but Golden is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Golden wants to control but Anstey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Anstey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden trying to control here.
Anstey is nestled in close to Golden, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anstey wants to take a breather but Golden is having none of it.
Anstey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anstey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anstey is thwarting Golden's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anstey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Golden is looking for a sweep. Anstey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Golden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anstey looking to pass the guard.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Golden keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey stopping the sweep attempt from Golden.
Golden has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Golden keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Golden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anstey landing some decent shots from guard.
Anstey scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Golden is on top in guard.

Golden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden won't allow Anstey to sweep him here.
Golden looking to sit in guard and control but Anstey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Golden trying to strike off his back.

Golden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anstey postures up in Golden's guard and throws a big left but Golden blocks it.
Anstey trying to control the position from guard on top but Golden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Golden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anstey defends it easily.
Anstey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anstey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Golden quickly recovers to half guard.
Anstey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Golden manages to get to full guard.
Golden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anstey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Golden has momentary wrist control but Anstey slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Golden has his foot on Anstey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anstey works his way back into a safe position though.
Golden looking to control.
Anstey trying to control the position from guard on top but Golden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Golden pulls Anstey in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey works over Golden with some ground and pound from guard.
Corwin Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anstey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anstey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Golden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anstey defends well.
Anstey landing with the ground and pound.
Golden wants to sweep here but Anstey controlling him for the moment.
Golden keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Golden is trying to control the position but Anstey postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden wants to hit a switch here but Anstey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Golden there!
Golden tries to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
Anstey lands a heavy elbow.

Anstey looking to secure an arm triangle but Golden defends it well.
Anstey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Golden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anstey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golden can do to turn this around?
Anstey avoids the attempt from Golden to control.
Anstey with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lands with some strikes.
Anstey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Golden is trying to escape the mount.
Golden tries to hold on but Anstey postures up.
Anstey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Golden is rocked!
Anstey postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Golden in real trouble here! The ref calls for Golden to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corwin Anstey!
A less than humble Corwin Anstey misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost comes to the cage accompanied by O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei. Olaf Frost has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Frost
vs
Ray

198 cm
35
225 lbs
32 - 16 - 2

186 cm
36
222 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Ray!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frost misses the body punch
and Ray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Ray throws a leg kick
and Frost counters with a body kick.
Ray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Ray.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricky Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Frost counter with a right hand.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Frost digs a good body shot into Ray's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray misses with a straight right.
Ray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Frost scores with a punch to the head.
Ray tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
Ray lands a body shot.
Ray cracks a nice hook into Frost's ribs.
Ray misses with a hook
and Frost counters with a nice leg kick.
Ray thows a leg kick but Frost checks it
and Frost counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ray checks it well.
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost scores with a punch to the head.
Frost bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost scores with the left hand. Ray knows he should have avoided that one.
Frost slips under a jab from Ray.
Ray throws an off balance right hand
and Frost counters with a low kick, right behind Ray 's knee.
Frost keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ray throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Frost momentarily.
Ray throws a poor cross that misses
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ray looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
Frost throws out a leg kick but Ray moves out of range and Frost only half commits.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost catches Ray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Frost misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ray tries to bum rush Frost with a series of wild strikes but Frost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frost is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray misses with a hook
and Frost counters with a big head kick but Ray shrugs it off.
Ray throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ray scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ray.
Frost throwing a counter right hand but Ray manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Ray.
A clash of legs there as Ray blocks the low kick.
Ray throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Frost fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Frost 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.

Frost ducks under a wild hook from Ray.

Frost darts in and clinches Ray up against the cage.
Ray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frost gets through Ray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ray tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Ray back against the cage.
Ray has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
A shot in the inside from Ray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ray misses with the head strike.
Ray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ray can do to turn this around?
Ray working aggressively here.
Frost is looking to break free of the clinch but Ray has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Ray shrugs off.
Frost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Frost manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
A head punch on the inside from Ray fails to land.
Frost has had enough of the clinch but Ray keeps him there for the moment.

Ray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ray misses with a straight left.
Ray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Ray misses.
Ray throws an off balance right hand
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Ray misses
and Frost counters with a body kick that stops Ray in his tracks momentarily.
Olaf Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Ray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Frost takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ray misses with a jab to the body
and Frost counters with a left and a right that stings Ray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Ray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Frost slips under a jab from Ray.
Ray throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ray misses with a hook.
Frost misses with a kick to the body.
Frost slips a straight right by Ray.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ray in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ray's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frost connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ray scrambles back to his feet.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost takes a swing at Ray's ribcage but misses.
Frost's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ray under the eye.
Frost defending well as Ray loads up on a big left hand.
Ray catches Frost with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws a right hand that misses
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Ray misses the target.
Frost misses with a straight left.
Ray misses with a right hand
and Frost counters with an outside leg kick.
Frost ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a low kick, right behind Ray 's knee.
Ray swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frost counters with a thumping low kick.
Frost has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Frost there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Frost counters with a quick kick to the body but Ray blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ray motions for Frost to come forward. Ray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frost is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Frost throws a body kick that misses
enabling Ray to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ray manages to avoid it.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Ray.
Frost looks to throw a body kick
and Ray counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost tries to clinch but Ray moves out of range.
Ray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ray finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ray tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ray moves out of range as Frost throws a body kick.
Frost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frost with a hook.
Ray is looking to slow Frost down with leg kicks.
Ray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricky Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ray lands a leg kick that knocks Frost off balance momentarily.
Ray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frost looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost lands a high kick!
Ray swings widly with a right hand
letting Frost counter with a right hand.
Frost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ray flicks out a counter leg kick but Frost steps away.
Ray misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ray misses with a hook. Frost ducked under it nicely.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ray.
Ray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Ray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Frost tries to clinch but Ray moves away
and Ray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Frost throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Olaf Frost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ray dodges the punch combination from Frost.
Frost tries to clinch there but Ray circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Frost throws a quick counter head kick but Ray was just out of range.
Ray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Frost dodges the punch combination from Ray.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frost.
A low kick from Ray is predictable there
and Frost counters with a head kick. That will keep Ray thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Ray throws a low kick but Frost avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Ray.
Well Frost 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olaf Frost!
A very excited looking Olaf Frost rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Söderlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera comes into the arena with Sail blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Margera
vs
Söderlund

183 cm
40
173 lbs
38 - 23 - 1

185 cm
31
181 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Bam Margera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mats Söderlund!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Söderlund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Margera, pushing him back against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Margera has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Söderlund lands a right hand that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Söderlund.
Margera is looking to break free of the clinch but Söderlund has double underhooks.
Söderlund misses with a punch to the body.
Margera wants a takedown but no success here.
Söderlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Söderlund gets underhooks to prevent Margera's takedown attempt.
Margera blocks a body shot from Söderlund.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Söderlund scores with a hook to the body.
Söderlund working aggressively here.
Söderlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera blocks a body shot from Söderlund.
Margera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Söderlund avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Margera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Söderlund gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Margera.
Margera blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera blocking some punches.
Söderlund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
Söderlund misses with a body punch.
Margera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Margera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Söderlund gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Margera goes for a takedown attempt but Söderlund pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Margera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Söderlund.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but Söderlund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Söderlund misses.
Söderlund has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Margera is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Söderlund scores with a kick to the body.
Söderlund throws a left and a right that both miss
and Margera counters with a left and a right that stings Söderlund.
Margera moves out of range of the body kick.
Söderlund scores with a head kick. Margera tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Söderlund tries to clinch there but Margera circles away.
Söderlund misses with a hook.
Söderlund connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Margera tumbling to the canvas! Söderlund pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Margera was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mats Söderlund!
Mats Söderlund is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Mats Söderlund thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Bam Margera was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to the New Champ and I think its time I call it a Career. Thank you for letting me fight here. It was an honor being your Champion. Viva La Bam!'.