GCFC13-night of champions PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between KiLLer Of GiantS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake E Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Of GiantS
vs
E Lee

196 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

186 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KiLLer Of GiantS!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake E Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from GiantS.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Nice combo by GiantS! Oh, that's hurt him - Lee falls to the canvas and GiantS follows him into side control.

Lee is rocked!

It looks like Jake E Lee has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
GiantS trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can GiantS finish him?
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.

GiantS thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
GiantS tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
GiantS trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
GiantS misses with the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
GiantS darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
GiantS scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
GiantS doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
GiantS pulls out of a head kick attempt.

GiantS lands a big shot that drops Lee! Can he finish him?

Lee is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

GiantS thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can GiantS finish him?
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but GiantS is proving a slippery customer.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.

Lee looking for a guillotine here but GiantS defends easily.
GiantS wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to keep GiantS in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
GiantS really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
GiantS has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as GiantS accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee looks to land a combination but GiantS avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by GiantS.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight stays on the outside here - GiantS looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from GiantS, right into the meat.
Lee looks gassed!
GiantS lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
GiantS lands a brutal head kick. Lee looks out on his feet and GiantS throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). KiLLer Of GiantS!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Vaughn Dez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Vaughn Dez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Baxter
vs
Vaughn Dez

187 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Vaughn Dez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vaughn Dez gets caught flat footed, as Baxter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baxter throws and elbow that misses. Vaughn Dez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baxter's guard. Nice move by Vaughn Dez!

Vaughn Dez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Vaughn Dez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baxter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vaughn Dez has managed to get both his arms back between Baxter's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vaughn Dez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baxter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baxter trying to keep a closed guard but Vaughn Dez is proving a slippery customer.
Vaughn Dez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baxter is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vaughn Dez misses with a takedown attempt

so Baxter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baxter throwing strikes from guard but Vaughn Dez blocks nicely.

Vaughn Dez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baxter is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter trying to control but Vaughn Dez is working from the bottom.
Baxter trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vaughn Dez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

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

Baxter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Vaughn Dez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vaughn Dez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Baxter doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Vaughn Dez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vaughn Dez passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vaughn Dez in side control, throwing shots but Baxter defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Vaughn Dez.
Baxter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Baxter is breathing heavily.
Vaughn Dez is looking to escape.
Vaughn Dez wants to control but Baxter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vaughn Dez is staying active underneath Baxter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Baxter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baxter throwing shots but Vaughn Dez is blocking nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vaughn Dez tries to clinch but Baxter moves away

and Baxter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vaughn Dez's guard.
Vaughn Dez is trying to control the position but Baxter postures up.
Baxter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vaughn Dez's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a strike but Vaughn Dez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Baxter controls Vaughn Dez momentarily but Vaughn Dez frees himself.

Vaughn Dez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baxter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vaughn Dez has managed to get both his arms back between Baxter's legs - danger averted.
Vaughn Dez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baxter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vaughn Dez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baxter's guard.
Baxter is refusing to be controlled, as Vaughn Dez sits in half guard.

Vaughn Dez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Baxter wants to control but Vaughn Dez is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Baxter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vaughn Dez works his way into side control.

Vaughn Dez is trying to get an arm triangle but Baxter is defending well.
Vaughn Dez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Baxter tries to improve position but can't.
Vaughn Dez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Vaughn Dez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Baxter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baxter stops Vaughn Dez from passing to mount.
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 Ryan Baxter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vaughn Dez fails with the takedown

and Baxter counters by moving into the clinch.

Baxter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vaughn Dez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Baxter doesn't have the hooks in and Vaughn Dez manages to turn into his guard.

Vaughn Dez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vaughn Dez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Baxter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Baxter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vaughn Dez defends it easily.

Baxter working for a triangle but Vaughn Dez defends it easily.

Baxter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn Dez is in close to Baxter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vaughn Dez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Baxter keeping moving, preventing Vaughn Dez from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vaughn Dez fails with the takedown

and Baxter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vaughn Dez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baxter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vaughn Dez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baxter won't allow Vaughn Dez to sweep him here.
Baxter trying to control but Vaughn Dez is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baxter is looking to advance position but Vaughn Dez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Vaughn Dez wants to control the pace but Baxter is squirming around nicely.
Vaughn Dez controlling his opponent.
Vaughn Dez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vaughn Dez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Vaughn Dez.
Baxter wants to control but Vaughn Dez is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter working to try and regain half guard.
Vaughn Dez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vaughn Dez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Baxter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vaughn Dez is trying to control. Baxter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ryan Baxter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vaughn Dez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Vaughn Dez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Baxter is just riding it out for now. Vaughn Dez eventually gives up the hold.

Baxter looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vaughn Dez wants to work for an arm triangle but Baxter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vaughn Dez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Vaughn Dez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Baxter tries to hold on but Vaughn Dez postures up.
Baxter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Vaughn Dez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Vaughn Dez fails with the takedown

and Baxter counters by moving into the clinch.
Vaughn Dez looking to slow down the pace here.
Baxter wants a takedown but no success here.
Baxter is working for takedown but Vaughn Dez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Baxter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vaughn Dez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Baxter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaughn Dez looking for a takedown.
Vaughn Dez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn Dez taking a breather.
Vaughn Dez jumps guard but Baxter stands there with Vaughn Dez around his waist. Vaughn Dez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baxter can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn Dez tries for a takedown but Baxter manages to get underhooks.
Vaughn Dez jumps guard but Baxter stands there with Vaughn Dez around his waist. Vaughn Dez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vaughn Dez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vaughn Dez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baxter just stands there and leans against the cage.

Baxter has picked Vaughn Dez up - he's going for a ride! Baxter dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Vaughn Dez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Vaughn Dez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baxter tries to avoid it but Vaughn Dez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baxter to the ground. Baxter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vaughn Dez doesn't manage to clinch there - Baxter circles away.
Ryan Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter stuffs the takedown attempt from Vaughn Dez. Vaughn Dez gets slowly back to his feet.
Baxter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn Dez tries for a takedown but Baxter circles away easily

and Baxter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vaughn Dez!
Baxter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Baxter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Baxter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vaughn Dez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Baxter.
Baxter throwing strikes but Vaughn Dez bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

Vaughn Dez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baxter defends it easily.
Baxter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxter trying to control but Vaughn Dez is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter is looking to work some ground and pound but Vaughn Dez has wrist control.
Vaughn Dez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Baxter has gone for a leg lock! Vaughn Dez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Baxter's guard.
Vaughn Dez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vaughn Dez postures up in Baxter's guard and throws a big left but Baxter blocks it.
Vaughn Dez slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Vaughn Dez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter wants to control but Vaughn Dez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vaughn Dez is looking to take a break and control but Baxter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baxter is looking for a sweep. Vaughn Dez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baxter wants to get back to full guard but Vaughn Dez has passed into side control.
Baxter wants to hold on but Vaughn Dez pushes him away.
Baxter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vaughn Dez unloading with bombs!
Vaughn Dez looking to control but Baxter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vaughn Dez working the ground and pound effectively.

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 Ryan Baxter.
I think Baxter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ryan Baxter!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park feat. Jay-Z: Numb Encore. Brooks has chosen Lightning does the work as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Diaz
vs
Brooks

173 cm
19
191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
188 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $50 159 Energy

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Brooks!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
A telegraphed right hand from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Brooks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Brooks, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Brooks against the cage but Brooks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Brooks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Brooks scores with a head kick.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brooks throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a hook.
Brooks tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Brooks connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooks throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.

It looks like Vitor Diaz has been cut.

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

Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brooks is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diaz asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brooks is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diaz is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Brooks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Diaz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brooks rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Diaz's guard! Nice work there by Brooks!
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Diaz managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brooks has managed to free his arm - good work.

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.
Brooks tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brooks is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.

Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Brooks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Diaz's cut.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brooks's waist but Brooks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brooks missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Brooks.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brooks as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Brooks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jason Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brooks pinned against the cage. Brooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brooks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brooks lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooks takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Brooks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Diaz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Brooks cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Jason Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brooks as he avoids it easily.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks throws a nice head kick!
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brooks throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks throws a nice head kick!
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Brooks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Brooks throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brooks.
Brooks lands a jab.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Brooks sprawls well.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brooks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Brooks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brooks - that will leave a mark!
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Brooks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brooks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brooks wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Brooks cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brooks lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz slips a straight right by Brooks.
Brooks throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz slips a straight right by Brooks.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brooks tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brooks to the ground. Brooks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brooks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Brooks does it's job there.
Brooks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brooks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Brooks stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Diaz'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. This is the final round!

Brooks lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

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

Diaz has gone for a leg lock! Brooks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Diaz's guard.
Brooks stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Brooks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Brooks postures up.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.

Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Brooks defends the submission attempt.

Diaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brooks is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Diaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Vitor Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Brooks defends the submission attempt.

Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brooks is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Brooks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brooks 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Brooks!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dinozzo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dinozzo the Womanizer. Anthony Dinozzo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sub Zero's chin.

Dinozzo
vs
Zero

188 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinozzo throws a combination. Zero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dinozzo defending well as Zero loads up on a big left hand.
Dinozzo looks for a takedown but Zero sprawls well.
Dinozzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Zero as Dinozzo shoots in.

Dinozzo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dinozzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Zero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Zero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dinozzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Zero has wrist control.

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

Zero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dinozzo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

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

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

Zero is looking for a triangle but Dinozzo pushes his legs off easily.
Dinozzo trying to control but Zero is working from the bottom.

Zero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dinozzo defends it easily.
Zero looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zero keeping moving, preventing Dinozzo from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dinozzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dinozzo controlling from the top position.
Dinozzo wants to control from the top but Zero keeps moving.
Dinozzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dinozzo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dinozzo scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dinozzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Dinozzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dinozzo scores a takedown into full mount!
Dinozzo controlling from mount.
Dinozzo prevents Zero from getting the reversal.
Zero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dinozzo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zero 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.
Dinozzo trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero tries to improve his position but instead Dinozzo has taken his back!
Dinozzo is punishing Zero with strikes - can he finish him?!

Dinozzo looking for the choke but no joy.
Dinozzo is trying to stick to Zero's back but Zero is turning into Dinozzo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dinozzo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Zero.
Zero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Zero drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dinozzo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zero has Dinozzo in his guard.
Dinozzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Zero has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Dinozzo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

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

Zero is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dinozzo has escaped the position, nice work there.

Zero in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dinozzo is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sub Zero!
Sub Zero is the new middleweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hitman Fightgear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanderson Silvva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanderson Silvva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fightgear
vs
Silvva

184 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hitman Fightgear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vanderson Silvva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silvva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fightgear manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fightgear keeping moving, preventing Silvva from controlling successfully.

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

Silvva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fightgear has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silvva has managed to get both his arms back between Fightgear's legs - danger averted.
Silvva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fightgear swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fightgear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silvva slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Fightgear.

Silvva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silvva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silvva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silvva wants to pass to mount but Fightgear is defending the position.

Fightgear is defending against the submission attempts here by Silvva.
Fightgear wants to get back to his feet.

Silvva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fightgear is just riding it out for now. Silvva eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvva thows a huge punch but Fightgear dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fightgear trying to control but Silvva postures up.
Silvva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fightgear keeps working.
Silvva prevents Fightgear from improving his position.
Fightgear is not content to let Silvva control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Silvva feints and as Fightgear raises his hands in defense, Silvva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvva stops Fightgear from standing up.
Fightgear is trying to control the position but Silvva postures up.
Fightgear is pulling down on Silvva's head to control his posture.
Silvva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fightgear is keeping the position for now.
Silvva advances position into side control!
An elbow from Silvva crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Silvva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fightgear rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silvva's guard! Nice work there by Fightgear!

Fightgear is sitting in close to Silvva's body. Silvva has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fightgear is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fightgear is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Silvva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vanderson Silvva! Vanderson Silvva retains his welterweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Burbank Bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and peter griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulldog comes into the arena with British Bulldog blaring out of the sound system. griffin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by That's gangsta - Bun B. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bulldog
vs
griffin

172 cm
24
166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

192 cm
23
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Morale Booster : 5.99$ to 14.99$ clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burbank Bulldog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, peter griffin!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulldog ducks under a wild hook from griffin.
Bulldog tries to clinch but griffin moves out of range.

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

It looks like Burbank Bulldog has been cut.
Bulldog fails in his attempt to clinch.
griffin misses the shot to the body.
griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from griffin.
griffin is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Bulldog hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). peter griffin!
peter griffin is the new lightweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Ripley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripley comes into the arena with The Talented Mr. Ripley - Tu Vuo' Fa l'Americano blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Liddell's choice of entrance music: It's Dark and Hell is hot. Chuck Liddell has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ripley
vs
Liddell

190 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
213 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Ripley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripley misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Ripley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ripley dips to his left and cracks Liddell with an uppercut!
Liddell moves out of range as Ripley strikes.
Liddell blocks a low kick nicely.
Ripley feints and then cracks Liddell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddell down.
Ripley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ripley misses with a wild combination.
Ripley dives in and grabs Liddell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liddell pushes down on Ripley's head and hops out.
Liddell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ripley.
Ripley is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ripley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ripley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripley throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Ripley does no damage.
Ripley throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Ripley.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Ripley.
Mr Ripley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell jabs Ripley right on the nose. Ripley blinks but takes it well.
Liddell throws a jab when Ripley was well out of range.
Ripley shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Ripley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Ripley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

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.
Ripley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ripley throws a series of strikes that have Liddell backpedaling.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Ripley on that attempt.
Ripley tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Ripley tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Ripley. Ripley gets slowly back to his feet.
Ripley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddell.
Ripley misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Liddell coming out on top.
Ripley pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Ripley.
Ripley throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Ripley throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ripley.
Ripley fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Ripley shoots in.
Ripley misses with a straight left.
Ripley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Ripley fails to land the takedown.
Liddell thows a left - swing and a miss!

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.
A leg kick checked by Liddell.
Ripley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ripley wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
Ripley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liddell swivels and escapes.
Liddell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ripley.
Liddell checks a low kick from Ripley.
Ripley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell lands with a good body shot.
Ripley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ripley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Mr Ripley will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ripley wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
Ripley tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Ripley shoots in.
Ripley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ripley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Ripley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Ripley misses with a double jab.
Ripley throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ripley shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Ripley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Ripley with that takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Liddell misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liddell.
Ripley swinging wildly here.
A combination from Ripley does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ripley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ripley motions for Liddell to come forward. Ripley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mr Ripley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ripley moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Ripley. Ripley gets slowly back to his feet.
Ripley throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Ripley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

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.
Ripley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ripley misses with a kick to the body.
Ripley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Ripley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ripley misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ripley.
Liddell throws a shot from downtown. Ripley moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Liddell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Ripley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ripley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ripley looking to sit in guard and control but Liddell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wanted to stand there but Ripley had control of the position.

Liddell gets to his feet - Ripley follows without any prompting.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ripley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Ripley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liddell throws a looping overhand right but Ripley ducks down to avoid it.
Ripley shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ripley.

It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Ripley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liddell pinned against the cage. Liddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liddell checks a low kick from Ripley.
Ripley throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Liddell misses its intended target.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Ripley moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chuck Liddell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ripley fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Liddell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Liddell finds it's way through Ripley's defenses.
Liddell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ripley.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ripley moves away.
Ripley has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell throws an overhand right that lands on Ripley's shoulder, as Ripley tries to avoid the shot.
Ripley misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ripley throws a leg kick which misses Liddell's front leg but catches the back leg as Liddell tries to avoid it.
Ripley fails with the takedown
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Ripley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ripley throws a big shot that misses.
Ripley shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Ripley backing up. Ripley nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Ripley misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Ripley backing up. Ripley nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Ripley looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
Ripley thuds his shin into the meat of Liddell's side.
Ripley throws a shot from downtown. Liddell moves away and avoids it.
Ripley thuds his right hand into Liddell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ripley with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Ripley shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripley throws a combination that misses
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Ripley misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripley misses with a body kick.
Liddell scores with a shot to the body.
Liddell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ripley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ripley throws a sloppy head kick
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ripley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ripley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Ripley.
Ripley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripley is looking to score with low kicks.
Liddell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ripley darts in trying to clinch
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ripley misses with a combination
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ripley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ripley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Ripley lands a nice looking body shot.
Ripley throws a combination that misses
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ripley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ripley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ripley throws a combination that misses
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ripley with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Chuck Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ripley misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ripley tries to clinch
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ripley throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Ripley misses with a looping left.

Ripley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Liddell was covering up waiting for the punch and Ripley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell'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.

Liddell lands a jab.
Ripley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Ripley throws a looping overhand right but Liddell ducks down to avoid it.
Ripley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ripley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell. That did some damage!
Ripley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripley has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripley misses with a hook to the body
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ripley with a poor takedown
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Ripley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ripley tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Ripley moved out of range.
Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ripley manages to avoid it.
Ripley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddell lands a nice shot that snaps Ripley's head back.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Ripley is out of range.
Ripley throws a sloppy head kick
and Ripley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Ripley with a poor takedown
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripley tries to clinch but Liddell moves away
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ripley throws out a loose jab but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ripley shoots and misses
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ripley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripley fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Liddell misses.
Ripley misses with a combination
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ripley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Ripley throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ripley with a poor takedown
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Ripley looks to clinch
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ripley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ripley blocks a jab.
Liddell lunges at Ripley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ripley's hand.
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ripley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ripley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ripley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Liddell misses.
Ripley closes the distance but Liddell moves to the side
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Ripley fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ripley shoots and misses
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ripley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ripley throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ripley misses with a takedown
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell scores with a decent looking hook.
Ripley misses with a takedown
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Ripley misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Liddell.
Liddell missing with a left hand there. Ripley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripley wants to clinch but Liddell slips to the side
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Ripley.
Ripley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ripley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Ripley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripley misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming.
Ripley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Ripley throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
Liddell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liddell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ripley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Ripley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ripley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ripley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Liddell wants to stand but Ripley is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripley looking to pass the guard.

Liddell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ripley misses with a combination
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ripley looks to land a left hand but Liddell moved out of range nicely.
Ripley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Liddell's head backwards.
Ripley moves out of range of the strikes.
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Ripley closes the distance but Liddell moves to the side
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ripley throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ripley closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Ripley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ripley misses with a takedown
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Ripley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ripley ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Ripley lands a jab to the nose.
Ripley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ripley has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ripley.
Liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddell.
Ripley with a poor takedown
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Liddell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mr Ripley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ripley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liddell 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
Chuck Liddell is the new light heavyweight champion!