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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Pan
vs
Cartman

178 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Cartman or perhaps it was just good defense by Pan which made him look bad.
Cartman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pan as he avoids it easily.

Pan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cartman!
Pan controlling his opponent.
Cartman is trying desperately to improve position.
Pan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cartman on the ground.
Pan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Pan.
Cartman wants to control but Pan is having none of it.
Pan working Cartman over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan prevents Cartman from getting the reversal.
Pan avoids the attempt from Cartman to control.
Pan wants to control the pace but Cartman is squirming around nicely.
Pan with good strikes from the mount here!
Cartman is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cartman regains half guard.
Cartman is in trouble now - Pan has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cartman?
Pan controlling from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cartman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cartman is bucking up trying to escape but Pan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cartman is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pan dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman is looking to improve his position but Pan isn't that keen on the idea.
Cartman looks gassed!
Pan looking to finish Cartman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cartman!
Cartman working to try and regain half guard.
Cartman wants to hold on but Pan pushes him away.
Pan lands with some strikes.
Pan is landing with some decent strikes but Cartman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cartman working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan unloading with bombs!
Pan lands a big shot there that rocks Cartman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pan avoids the attempt from Cartman to control.
Cartman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cartman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pan controlling from mount.
Pan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cartman is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Pan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pan with a poor takedown

and Cartman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pan won't be happy with that.
Pan tries to improve position but can't.
Pan wants to control but Cartman postures up.
Cartman trying to control the action but Pan is working from the bottom.
Pan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cartman.
Cartman trying to control the action but Pan is working from the bottom.
Cartman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cartman moves in looking to clinch but Pan pushes him off.
Cartman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cartman misses with a takedown

and Pan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cartman is trying to maintain the position but Pan is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Pan there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pan thows a huge punch but Cartman dodges it nicely.
Cartman is trying to control but can't.
Cartman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pan's back!
Pan is trying to break free.
Peter Pan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cartman misses with an elbow to the head.
Cartman trying to control.
Pan is trying to stand back up.
Cartman is punishing Pan with strikes - can he finish him?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Cartman manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Cartman is looking to control Pan but Pan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Pan is trying to get back to his feet but Cartman has full control of the position and if anything, Pan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cartman is looking to control Pan but Pan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cartman is punishing Pan with strikes - can he finish him?!
Pan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cartman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Cartman is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pan is defending well though. Cartman let's go of the attempt for now.
A lull in the action here.
Pan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Pan tries to escape the position.
Cartman controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Cartman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cartman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pan tries for a takedown but Cartman circles away easily

and Cartman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pan is looking for a sweep. Cartman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cartman content to control rather than advance.
Cartman wants to stand but Pan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Cartman stands up out of the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Pan. No joy for Cartman on that attempt.

Pan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pan trying to control the position but Cartman is working away.
Cartman regains half guard.
Cartman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cartman moves into full guard.
Cartman wants to sweep here but Pan controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cartman working for a triangle but Pan defends it easily.
Pan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cartman's head.
Pan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartman swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cartman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cartman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pan is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cartman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pan postures up and lands a big shot to Cartman's brow.
Pan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cartman is keeping the position for now.
Pan prevents Cartman from getting back to his feet.
Cartman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cartman clinches but Pan breaks the clinch

and Pan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pan.
Cartman is trying to control the position but Pan postures up.
Cartman 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.
Cartman is looking to stand up but Pan isn't so interested in that idea.
Pan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pan moves nicely into side control.
Pan lands a few punches from side control.

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 Peter Pan.
Well Pan 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Pan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen coffee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Reichter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glen coffee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jordan Reichter's chin.

coffee
vs
Reichter

203 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
265 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

juice up 2
We Go Hard

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen coffee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Reichter!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

coffee has managed to clinch.
coffee has Reichter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reichter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
coffee lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jordan Reichter has been cut.

coffee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reichter avoids the head kick by coffee.
coffee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
coffee tries to clinch but Reichter moves out of range.
coffee misses with a kick to the body.
coffee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reichter's waist but Reichter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing coffee off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen coffee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

coffee moves into the clinch.
Reichter misses with a punch to the body.
coffee scores with a hook to the body.

coffee gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Reichter trying to control from the bottom.
coffee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reichter keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reichter is looking to control coffee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reichter avoid being mounted?

coffee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
coffee is trying to control the action in half guard but Reichter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reichter is trying to get back to full guard.
Reichter looks gassed!
coffee trying to control the action but Reichter is working from the bottom.
coffee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
coffee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reichter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reichter is controlling coffee's trapped leg to prevent coffee from advancing to side control.
Reichter wants to control but coffee is keeping busy.
Reichter is not content to let coffee control the position.

coffee is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Reichter as he works his way to full guard.
coffee won't allow Reichter to sweep him here.
coffee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reichter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reichter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for coffee!
Reichter should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
coffee wants to control but Reichter is having none of it.
Reichter looking to control and managing it successfully.
coffee tries to lock up and control but Reichter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
coffee is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reichter controlling the position easily from mount.
You get the feeling that coffee really doesn't like being in this position too much.
coffee wants to control but Reichter is having none of it.
coffee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glen coffee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Reichter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Reichter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
coffee wants to clinch.
coffee misses the jab.
coffee scores with a three punch combo!

coffee closes the distance and pushes Reichter back into the cage.

coffee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from coffee is defended easily by Reichter.
coffee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reichter is breathing heavily.
coffee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reichter paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

coffee moves into the clinch successfully.
coffee scores a nice knee to the body.

coffee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
coffee fails in his attempt to clinch.
coffee shoots for a takedown but Reichter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Glen coffee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reichter walks forward, straight into a front kick from coffee.
coffee moves in looking to clinch but Reichter pushes him off.
coffee tries to clinch but Reichter moves out of range.
coffee closes the distance and lands a one-two.

coffee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reichter's half guard.
coffee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
coffee is thwarting Reichter's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
coffee prevents Reichter from improving his position.
Reichter is trying to maintain the position but coffee is very close to passing his half guard.

coffee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reichter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time coffee.
coffee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reichter controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reichter wants to control but coffee is keeping busy.
coffee trying to control the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
coffee tries a head kick but it misses.

coffee closes the distance and clinches.
Reichter is working for takedown but coffee is calmly controlling the position for now.

Reichter is fighting off a takedown attempt but coffee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Reichter to the mat. Reichter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
coffee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
coffee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reichter trying to control the position.

Reichter has his foot on coffee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. coffee works his way back into a safe position though.
coffee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
coffee wants to control from the top but Reichter keeps moving.
Reichter wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
coffee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
coffee tries to clinch there but Reichter circles away.

coffee rushes Reichter and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glen coffee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Reichter's cut.
That's time! coffee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reichter.

coffee gets a clinch.

coffee decides to pull guard.

coffee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reichter defends well.

coffee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reichter defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Reichter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reichter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reichter trying to control the position from guard on top but coffee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
coffee is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
coffee tries to close the distance and clinch but Reichter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
coffee fails with an attempt to clinch.
coffee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
coffee tries to close the distance and clinch but Reichter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
coffee misses with a leg kick.
Reichter keeps the fight on the outside.
Reichter shoots in but no luck this time.
Glen coffee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
coffee is looking to slow Reichter down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

coffee clinches.

coffee pulls guard.
Reichter tries to free his leg and advance position but coffee is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

coffee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reichter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
coffee is trying to keep Reichter in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
coffee wants to sweep but no luck.
Reichter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
coffee is controlling Reichter's posture.
coffee keeping moving, preventing Reichter from controlling successfully.
coffee has Reichter pulled in close to control his posture.
Jordan Reichter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reichter thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Glen coffee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well coffee 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen coffee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ebby LaLoosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen has chosen Airplanes as his entrance music. Ebby LaLoosh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

LaLoosh
vs
Allen

197 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Sublime Supplements

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ebby LaLoosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from LaLoosh as Allen shoots in.
Allen is trying hard to land a takedown here. LaLoosh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Allen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from LaLoosh.
No joy there for LaLoosh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allen misses with a takedown
and LaLoosh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ebby LaLoosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Allen.
LaLoosh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaLoosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
LaLoosh throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.

LaLoosh moves into the clinch.
Allen has LaLoosh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. LaLoosh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Allen looks gassed!

LaLoosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

LaLoosh lands a big right hand that sends Allen crashing to the mat! LaLoosh stays standing though and waves Allen back to his feet!

Allen is rocked!

It looks like Barry Allen has been cut.
Allen ducks into an uppercut from LaLoosh and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ebby LaLoosh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico william (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

william
vs
Crane

200 cm
21
295 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

204 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico william!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Crane!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows william to score an easy takedown into full guard.
william is looking to stand up but Crane won't let him.
william tries to free his leg and advance position but Crane is retaining full guard.
Crane has control of william's left arm, preventing william from doing any damage.
william wants to control from the top but Crane keeps moving.
Crane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crane 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane keeping moving, preventing william from controlling successfully.

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

Crane shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in william's guard.
william could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crane wants to get up but he can't break william's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Crane postures up in william's guard and throws a big left but william blocks it.
Crane scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crane wants to pass the guard but william is keeping the position.
Crane trying to control the position from guard on top but william is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

william looking for a guillotine here but Crane defends easily.

Crane decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on william, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
william pulls out of a head kick attempt.
william throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Crane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crane stands up and beckons william to his feet.

william closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - william lands in his opponent's guard.
william is breathing heavily.
william throws a strike but Crane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

william looking for a guillotine here but Crane defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane wants to get up but he can't break william's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
william keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.
Crane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. william swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Crane stands up from william's guard - Crane perhaps looking for a knockout.
Crane scores with a crisp jab that stopped william in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Crane misses the target.
Crane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crane moves out of range of the body kick from william.
william connects with a looping right hand.
Crane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and william decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crane's guard.
Crane is controlling william's posture.
Crane keeping moving, preventing william from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
william is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
william throws and elbow that misses. Crane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in william's guard. Nice move by Crane!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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 Rico william will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

william cracks the inside of Crane's front leg.

william gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Crane to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Crane would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Crane got a little sloppy there for a moment and william has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crane has managed to get both his arms back between william's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crane tries to stand but william is controlling from the bottom.
Crane wants to control from the top but william keeps moving.
Crane wants to get up but he can't break william's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

william escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane wanted to stand there but william had control of the position.
Crane trying to control the position from guard on top but william is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

william is looking for a triangle but Crane pushes his legs off easily.
Crane trying to stand up but can't free himself from william's guard.
Crane trying to control but william is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
william looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

william pushes Crane off and gets back to his feet.
Rico william is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
william tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before william has time to react.
Crane shoots in looking for a takedown. william tries to sprawl out of it but Crane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. william manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crane lands with a cross.
Crane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
william darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Crane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
william is looking to stand up but Crane won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
william trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
william looking to sit in guard and control but Crane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

william is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crane defends well.

william is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crane is aware though and is defending well.
Crane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Crane gets to his feet. william looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
william looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Crane scores a takedown into full mount!
william is trying desperately to improve position.
Crane looking to control and managing it successfully.

Crane gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crane.
Rico william has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Crane.
Crane fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rico william will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Crane shoots in for a double leg but william sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
william takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crane shoots in but no luck this time.
william throws a head kick that misses.
william misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from william.
william will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crane lands a nice hook to william's body. william takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Crane shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crane showed some decent athleticism there.
Crane is taking a breather. william says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Crane decides to stand and escape the position.

william gets caught flat footed, as Crane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Crane wants to control from the top but william keeps moving.
Crane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. william is keeping the position for now.

william is looking for a triangle but Crane pushes his legs off easily.
Crane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. william swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crane is looking to stand up but william won't let him.
Crane passes william's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Crane stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
william misses with a body kick.
william misses with a head kick.
Crane tries for a takedown but william sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rico william has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Crane.
Crane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping william at a distance.
Some wild striking there from william.

Crane gets a takedown into half guard.

Crane decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Crane shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crane wants to control but william is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane is looking to advance position but william won't allow it.

william looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

william kicks off Crane and gets to his feet.

Crane bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crane wants to take a breather but william manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Crane.

william is working an open guard so Crane takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

william closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - william lands in his opponent's guard.
Crane is trying to control the position but william postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane wants to sweep but no luck.

william stands up and waves to Crane to follow him.

Crane closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crane trying to control from half guard but william is working away.
Crane tries to stand and escape but william is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
william is trying to stand back up but Crane is controlling him
william is refusing to be controlled, as Crane sits in half guard.
william is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Crane really 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.

william staying out of range there.
Crane scores with a shot to the body.
Crane shoots in for a takedown but william shows good takedown defense.
william fails to land with a series of punches.
Crane tries for a takedown but william sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
william throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luiz Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Crane shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. william manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Luiz Crane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crane trying to control but william is working from the bottom.
Crane tries to stand but william is controlling from the bottom.
william keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.

Crane gets to his feet. william looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
william throws a nice looking combination but Crane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
william lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
william on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Crane scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Crane.

william darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with william in particular looking to stall.
william trying to control from Crane's half guard. Crane has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
william stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
william controlling from the top position.
william wants to control from the top but Crane keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
william is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Crane is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
william postures up in Crane's guard and throws a big left but Crane blocks it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Crane scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crane performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Crane seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but william does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. william manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

william is looking for a triangle but Crane pushes his legs off easily.
Crane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. william swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

william throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crane slips nicely into half guard.
Crane tries to stand but his hand is stuck under william.
Crane is trying to control the action in half guard but william is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crane takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Crane tries to pass to full mount but william defends it.
Crane wants to stand up but william has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Luiz Crane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! william's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

william stuffs the takedown attempt from Crane. Crane gets slowly back to his feet.
william misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
Crane shoots for a takedown but william saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Crane looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Crane stops william from getting back to his feet.

william has one foot on Crane's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but william was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.

Crane looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

william looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Crane in particular looking to stall.

william looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

william is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crane pulls his head out easily.
Crane trying to control from half guard but william is working away.

william is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crane pulls his head out easily.

Crane stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Crane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crane misses with a takedown attempt - william sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rico william has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Crane.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane is staying active underneath william, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
william sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
william looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crane keeping hold of william's head, controlling as best he can.
Crane is refusing to be controlled, as william sits in half guard.
Crane is concentrating on defense, preventing william from advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
william is taking a breather. Crane says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

william decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Crane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

william is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crane controls from within his opponent's guard.
Crane would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luiz Crane.
I think Crane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Crane!
Luiz Crane is the new super heavyweight champion!