KONFLIKT SUPER 6 Series Rd1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Rudskogen (ranked 6345 p4p, 552 weight class) and Charlie Kelly (ranked 7020 p4p, 588 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rudskogen
vs
Kelly

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
252 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

KAGED

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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 Rio de Janeiro, Jon Rudskogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Kelly!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudskogen scores with a spinning back kick!
Kelly has a takedown stuffed.
Kelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rudskogen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kelly really felt that one!
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt - Rudskogen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rudskogen throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly dives in and grabs Rudskogen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rudskogen pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
Jon Rudskogen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Kelly.
Rudskogen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rudskogen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kelly looks winded!

Rudskogen moves into the clinch successfully.
Rudskogen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudskogen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Rudskogen as the two fighters clinch.
Rudskogen lands a nice uppercut.
Rudskogen presses Kelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
Rudskogen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rudskogen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rudskogen lands a shoulder strike.
Rudskogen digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
Good body shot from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen lands a body punch.
Rudskogen works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rudskogen scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rudskogen gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rudskogen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rudskogen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rudskogen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rudskogen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rudskogen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rudskogen scores with a hook to the body.
Rudskogen digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Rudskogen as the two fighters clinch.
Rudskogen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rudskogen lands with a short shot to the head.
Rudskogen digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rudskogen.
Still in the clinch, Rudskogen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rudskogen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Kelly is rocked!
A short left from Rudskogen.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Rudskogen finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Rudskogen.
Kelly seems to have recovered his senses.
Rudskogen digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rudskogen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rudskogen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen lands a body shot.
Rudskogen scores with a hook to the body.
Rudskogen digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rudskogen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Rudskogen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen lands a left hand.
Rudskogen lands a nice shot to the body.
Rudskogen is struggling to control the position.

Rudskogen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rudskogen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rudskogen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kelly or not.
Rudskogen lands a body shot.
Rudskogen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelly.
Rudskogen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rudskogen lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rudskogen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Rudskogen 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.

Rudskogen cracks Kelly with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rudskogen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kelly to stand back up!

It looks like Charlie Kelly has been cut.
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rudskogen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Kelly dives in and grabs Rudskogen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rudskogen pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
Rudskogen lands with a good body shot.

Rudskogen sends Kelly crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rudskogen is motioning to the referee to let Kelly up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudskogen scores with a spinning back kick!
Rudskogen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kelly right on the button. Kelly goes down! Rudskogen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rudskogen gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Rudskogen!
Our winner, Jon Rudskogen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gutzy Mane (ranked 6430 p4p, 272 weight class) and Noddy Holder (ranked 6396 p4p, 269 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mane
vs
Holder

173 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gutzy Mane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noddy Holder!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holder moves into range and clinches up with Mane.
Holder lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Gutzy Mane has been cut.
Mane blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
Mane is trying to break free.
Mane takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mane is pushing Holder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holder blocking some punches.
Mane is trying to maintain a safe position but Holder gets an underhook and turns Mane into the cage.
Holder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Holder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mane is trying to push Holder away but Holder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mane avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
Holder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mane's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mane avoiding damage.
Mane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holder stalling.
Holder lands an elbow inside that Mane shrugs off.
Holder is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mane is looking to control Holder's arms but Holder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mane has his back to the cage.
Holder lands a nice elbow.
Holder effectively controlling the action here.
Holder throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holder lands an elbow just above Mane 's eye.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holder.
Mane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mane's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Holder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holder lands an elbow that stopped Mane in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mane trying to control the position but instead, Holder has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mane into the cage.
Mane blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
Mane takes an elbow to the forehead.

Gutzy Mane's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder stalling against the cage.
Holder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mane dodges an elbow strike from Holder.

Mane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mane keeps the fight on the outside.
Mane throwing a counter right hand but Holder manages to avoid it.
Mane just misses with a punch to the body.

Holder closes the distance and pushes Mane back into the cage.
Mane tries to break free but Holder pushes him back against the cage.
Mane is looking to break free of the clinch but Holder has double underhooks.
Mane looking to stall.
Mane tries to break the clinch but Holder is controlling the position.

Mane breaks from the clinch.
Holder wants to clinch up but Mane keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Mane.
Holder wants to clinch up but Mane keeps it at a distance.

Holder forces Mane back against the cage and clinches.
Holder lands a damaging elbow.
Holder lands an elbow just above Mane 's eye.
Holder stalling the fight.
Mane can't break the clinch.
Mane taking a breather.
Mane is trying to push Holder away but Holder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mane lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mane's brow.
Mane working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noddy Holder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gutzy Mane's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Holder moves in looking to clinch but Mane pushes him off.
Noddy Holder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Holder clinches up with Mane and pushes him back against the cage.
Holder trying to control the position but instead, Mane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holder into the cage.
Noddy Holder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holder lands an elbow that stopped Mane in his tracks for a moment.
Mane has had enough of the clinch but Holder keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.
Mane taking a breather.
Holder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mane lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mane blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
Mane blocks the elbow strike.
Holder lands an elbow just above Mane 's eye.

Gutzy Mane's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice elbow from Holder.
Mane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Holder.

Mane is rocked!
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Mane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oh Mane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mane letting Holder take a breather here.
Holder throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Mane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mane seems to have got his legs back now.
Holder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Gutzy Mane's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Holder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mane blocks an elbow strike.
Mane tries to break the clinch but Holder is controlling the position.
Mane is pushing Holder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Holder.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gutzy Mane's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Noddy Holder!
An out of breath Noddy Holder thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Skelator (ranked 6212 p4p, 263 weight class) and Broseph Stalin (ranked 6466 p4p, 274 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Skelator
vs
Stalin

178 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dark Horse Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Skelator !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Broseph Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stalin rushes Skelator and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalin misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalin stops a takedown attempt from Skelator .
Skelator is looking for a takedown.
Skelator blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stalin fails to land.
Stalin swings wildly with an uppercut but Skelator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skelator goes for a takedown attempt but Stalin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Skelator . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalin tries to clinch up but Skelator circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skelator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skelator closes the distance and clinches up with Stalin, looking for a takedown. Skelator pushes Stalin against the cage but Stalin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stalin tries to clinch but Skelator is having none of it.
Stalin tries to clinch up but Skelator circles away and keeps his distance.
Stalin fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin misses with some punches.
Stalin has a couple of punches blocked by Skelator .
Stalin throws a punch but it's blocked by Skelator .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stalin.
Stalin lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stalin.
Stalin has a couple of punches blocked by Skelator .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stalin.
Skelator has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stalin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Skelator blocking some punches.
Stalin has a couple of punches blocked by Skelator .
Stalin misses with the head strike.
Skelator wants to take the fight to the mat but Stalin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Skelator blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelator is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stalin throws a head punch that misses.
Stalin misses with the head strike.
Stalin throws a punch but it's blocked by Skelator .
Skelator is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stalin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stalin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalin has a couple of punches blocked by Skelator .
Skelator blocks an uppercut.
Skelator can't get the takedown.
Stalin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skelator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skelator goes for a takedown attempt but Stalin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Stalin clinches up with Skelator and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skelator goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stalin prevents it.
Stalin working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Stalin fails to land.
Stalin misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalin throws a head punch that misses.
Stalin misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalin misses with a punch on the inside.
Skelator is looking to take this one to the mat.
Skelator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalin throws a punch but it's blocked by Skelator .
Stalin throws a punch but it's blocked by Skelator .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalin lands a left hand.
Stalin working aggressively here.
Skelator is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Stalin fails to land.
Skelator goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stalin prevents it.
Stalin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skelator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skelator goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stalin prevents it.
Skelator changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stalin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stalin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skelator paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Stalin forces Skelator back against the cage and clinches.
Stalin misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalin working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Skelator shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stalin as he avoids it easily.

Skelator clinches up against the cage.
Stalin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skelator takes a shot to the head.
Stalin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalin gets underhooks to prevent Skelator 's takedown attempt.
Stalin throws a punch but it's blocked by Skelator .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stalin.
Stalin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalin swings wildly with an uppercut but Skelator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skelator tries for a takedown but Stalin manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Skelator . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalin swings wildly with an uppercut but Skelator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalin prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin swings wildly with an uppercut but Skelator uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stalin.
Skelator really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stalin gets underhooks to prevent Skelator 's takedown attempt.
Skelator wants to take the fight to the mat but Stalin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Skelator blocks an uppercut.
Skelator blocking some punches.
Stalin lands a left hand.
Stalin working aggressively here.
Skelator is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stalin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Skelator blocks an uppercut.
Skelator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalin misses with the head strike.
Skelator tries to score a body lock takedown but Stalin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalin lands an uppercut.
Stalin misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalin gets underhooks to prevent Skelator 's takedown attempt.
Stalin lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalin misses with some punches.
Stalin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skelator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skelator is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Stalin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalin swings wildly with an uppercut but Skelator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skelator blocks an uppercut.
Stalin swings wildly with an uppercut but Skelator uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelator has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stalin after a bit of a struggle.
Stalin lands with a light punch inside.
Skelator goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stalin prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Stalin fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skelator .
Stalin working aggressively here.
Stalin lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stalin fails to land.
Stalin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skelator can't get the takedown.
Stalin misses with the head strike.
Broseph Stalin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Stalin.
Stalin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalin throws a punch but it's blocked by Skelator .
Stalin has a couple of punches blocked by Skelator .
Skelator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalin working aggressively here.
Stalin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalin misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalin misses with some punches.
Skelator has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stalin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stalin misses with some punches.
Stalin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalin working aggressively here.
Stalin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Broseph Stalin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Stalin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skelator paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stalin is looking to clinch but Skelator is avoiding it.
Skelator fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stalin checks it well.
Skelator tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stalin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Skelator somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stalin! But no joy.
Skelator shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stalin but Stalin pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Stalin clinches up with Skelator and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stalin.
Stalin lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skelator is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Skelator . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalin throws a punch but it's blocked by Skelator .
Stalin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skelator backwards.
Skelator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelator is trying to drag Stalin to the mat but Stalin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stalin lands a shoulder strike.
Stalin misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skelator .
Stalin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalin throws a head punch that misses.
Stalin is pressed up against the cage. Skelator has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stalin down to the mat. Stalin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stalin tries to clinch there but Skelator circles away.
Stalin wants to clinch up but Skelator keeps it at a distance.
Stalin is looking to clinch but Skelator is avoiding it.
Skelator looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Skelator gets tackled into the cage by Stalin. Stalin maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stalin fails to land.
Skelator is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stalin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stalin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stalin.
Skelator blocks an uppercut.
Stalin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalin swings wildly with an uppercut but Skelator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalin lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stalin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalin swings wildly with an uppercut but Skelator uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalin working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin throws a head punch that misses.
Skelator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skelator .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stalin.
Skelator is looking for a takedown.
Skelator is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stalin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Skelator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stalin fails to land.
Stalin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skelator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalin throws a punch but it's blocked by Skelator .
Stalin throws a punch but it's blocked by Skelator .
Stalin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalin misses with the head strike.
Stalin lands with a left to the head.
Stalin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalin throws a punch but it's blocked by Skelator .
Skelator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalin throws a head punch that misses.
Stalin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan Skelator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Broseph Stalin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stalin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Broseph Stalin!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Broseph Stalin!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Broseph Stalin!

Broseph Stalin wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Broseph Stalin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander The Great (ranked 6282 p4p, 548 weight class) and Bjorn Lothbrok (ranked 5999 p4p, 537 weight class). Lothbrok comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vikings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bjorn Lothbrok has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander The Great's chin.

The Great
vs
Lothbrok

195 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
229 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Dark Horse Nutrition

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 New York, Alexander The Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bjorn Lothbrok!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lothbrok tries to move into range but The Great moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lothbrok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Great takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Great throws a head kick that misses.
Lothbrok misses with a hook. The Great ducked under it nicely.
Lothbrok connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Great. The Great circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lothbrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Great throws a hook but Lothbrok avoids it easily.
The Great slips a straight right by Lothbrok.
A counter left hand to the body from The Great misses its target.
Lothbrok lands a glancing blow to the side of The Great's head.
Lothbrok looks to land a left hand but The Great moved out of range nicely.
Lothbrok doesn't manage to clinch there - The Great circles away.
The Great pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Great loads up on a big right hand but Lothbrok slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lothbrok scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lothbrok looks to score with a jab to the body but The Great is just out of range.
The Great swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lothbrok jabs The Great right on the nose. The Great blinks but takes it well.
Lothbrok with a poor takedown

and The Great counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great blocks a body shot from Lothbrok.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Great.
Lothbrok just leaning against The Great, taking a breather.

The Great breaks the clinch.
Lothbrok misses with an uppercut.
The Great moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bjorn Lothbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lothbrok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lothbrok has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lothbrok fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Great tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lothbrok manages to circle out of the way.
The Great on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Great ducks under a wild hook from Lothbrok.
The Great throws a body shot but no joy.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Great.
Lothbrok struggling a bit here.
Lothbrok sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Great prevents Lothbrok from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great wants to control but Lothbrok is keeping him busy.
Lothbrok is controlling The Great's trapped leg to prevent The Great from advancing to side control.
The Great throwing shots but Lothbrok is blocking nicely.
The Great stalling.
Lothbrok works his way to full guard. Good work.

Lothbrok escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Great gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lothbrok seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to stand but Lothbrok is controlling from the bottom.
The Great preventing the sweep.
The Great knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lothbrok on the ground.

Lothbrok is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lothbrok pulls The Great in close to his closed guard and prevents The Great from doing any damage or advancing position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lothbrok is on top in guard.

The Great can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lothbrok controls the pace.

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.
Lothbrok trying to control the position from guard on top but The Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lothbrok controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Great is looking to stand up but Lothbrok isn't so interested in that idea.
Lothbrok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lothbrok trying to control the position from guard on top but The Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lothbrok postures up in The Great's guard and throws a big left but The Great blocks it.
Lothbrok slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lothbrok postures up in The Great's guard and throws a big left but The Great blocks it.
Lothbrok trying to control but The Great is working from the bottom.
Lothbrok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Lothbrok dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lothbrok looks to throw the jab but The Great is out of range.
Lothbrok cracks The Great with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lothbrok looks to land a right hand but The Great moved out of range.
The Great is looking to counter punch.
The Great slips a jab from Lothbrok.
The Great throwing a counter right hand but Lothbrok manages to avoid it.
Lothbrok just misses with a punch to the body.
Lothbrok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bjorn Lothbrok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lothbrok throws a body shot but no joy.
The Great keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lothbrok slips under a jab.
Lothbrok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lothbrok misses the shot to the body.
It looked like The Great was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lothbrok.

The Great shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lothbrok's guard.
Lothbrok lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The Great keeping moving, preventing Lothbrok from controlling successfully.
Lothbrok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lothbrok wants to control from the top but The Great keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok advances position into side control!
Alexander The Great overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Great tries to bench press Lothbrok off him but Lothbrok keeps the position.
Lothbrok controlling the position from side mount.
The Great is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lothbrok misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lothbrok throws a strike aimed at the side of The Great's head but The Great avoids it well.
Lothbrok throws a strike aimed at the side of The Great's head but The Great avoids it well.

Lothbrok thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Lothbrok seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Check out the look on Lothbrok's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lothbrok tries to score with some ground and pound. The Great controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The Great defending against the ground and pound.
Lothbrok wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Great keeps working.
Lothbrok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Great is trying to get back to half guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lothbrok tries to score with some ground and pound. The Great controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lothbrok throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on The Great's face as Lothbrok controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Great can't do much from the bottom here.
Lothbrok working the ground and pound but The Great is defending the strikes.

Lothbrok is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Great has escaped the position, nice work there.
An elbow from Lothbrok crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lothbrok wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Great, who protects the arm well.
Lothbrok working the ground and pound.
Lothbrok throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lothbrok working the ground and pound but The Great is defending the strikes.

Lothbrok is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Great knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Lothbrok is trying to get an arm triangle but The Great is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lothbrok throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Lothbrok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

The Great misses with a hook.
A jab from Lothbrok finds it's way through The Great's defenses.
Lothbrok swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Great.
Lothbrok throws a lazy right hand but The Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Great is looking to counter punch.
The Great checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Lothbrok.
The Great takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lothbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Great moves away.
The Great is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Great throws out a loose jab but Lothbrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Great steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Great has time to react.
The Great tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lothbrok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lothbrok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lothbrok dips to his left and cracks The Great with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrok tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting The Great counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lothbrok finds it's target.
Lothbrok throws a low kick but The Great avoids it.

The Great dives in and scores a takedown into Lothbrok's guard.
Lothbrok is trying to keep The Great in close.

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

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

Lothbrok has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Great can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lothbrok can do anything to dispel that myth.

Lothbrok had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Great defends it easily.
The Great has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lothbrok is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lothbrok 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 Great trying to control here.
Lothbrok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Great defending well though.
The Great trying to control from the bottom.
The Great keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Great is trying to stand up here but Lothbrok is controlling him well.
The Great avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok wants to pass to mount but The Great is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lothbrok 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.
The Great is in trouble now - Lothbrok has advanced to mount!
Lothbrok can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Great is looking to escape.
Lothbrok punching from mount but The Great doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lothbrok looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Great is squirming around, avoiding Lothbrok's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lothbrok is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, The Great has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lothbrok controlling from mount.
The Great is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Great wants to control but Lothbrok is having none of it.
Lothbrok misses with a head shot.
The Great wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lothbrok.
Poor strikes thrown by Lothbrok there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alexander The Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lothbrok thowing shots but they're missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Lothbrok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lothbrok winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Bjorn Lothbrok!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Bjorn Lothbrok!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Bjorn Lothbrok!

Bjorn Lothbrok wins by unanimous decision!
Bjorn Lothbrok decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Mifune (ranked 5423 p4p, 242 weight class) and Pascal Quantum (ranked 6492 p4p, 275 weight class). Mifune kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MIYAVI vs. KenKen - Flashback. Shintaro Mifune had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mifune
vs
Quantum

169 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Annihilation Apparel

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shintaro Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Quantum!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifune takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mifune looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A cross from Quantum lands.
Quantum keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quantum goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Quantum lands with an overhand left.
Quantum pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mifune back to the cage. Quantum follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mifune fails to land the takedown.
Mifune shoots and misses
and Quantum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quantum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab by Quantum.

Mifune is rocked!
Quantum lands with a cross.
Oh Mifune is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quantum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mifune shoots in for a takedown but Quantum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shintaro Mifune. That's going to take a lot out of him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Quantum enables Mifune to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Quantum manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Quantum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Quantum trying to mount his opponent but Mifune defends it.

Mifune is defending against the submission attempts here by Quantum.
Mifune seems to have got his legs back now.
Mifune wants to control but Quantum is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune is refusing to be controlled, as Quantum sits in half guard.

Mifune is defending against the submission attempts here by Quantum.
Quantum passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mifune!

Quantum is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mifune to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mifune shrugs it off.
Mifune knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quantum on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Quantum wants to control the pace but Mifune is squirming around nicely.
Mifune is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quantum is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Quantum!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pascal Quantum!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Barnes (ranked 5133 p4p, 515 weight class) and Juece Likke (ranked 5356 p4p, 527 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Barnes
vs
Likke

183 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juece Likke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Likke fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barnes to the ground. Likke is now in Barnes's guard.
Likke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Likke.
Likke chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Likke.
Likke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes controls Likke momentarily but Likke frees himself.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Likke is one step ahead there.
Likke's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Likke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barnes is not content to let Likke control the position.
Likke lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Likke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Likke is putting a hurting on Barnes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Likke trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Likke working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Likke working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Likke decides to stand back up. Likke steps back and let's Barnes get back to his feet.
Likke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Likke.
Likke throws a one two combo.

Likke moves into the clinch successfully.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes gets full guard.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Likke's guard.

Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Likke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Likke wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes trying to control but Likke is working from the bottom.
Likke 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.
Likke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Likke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Likke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Likke scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.

Likke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barnes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Likke has managed to get both his arms back between Barnes's legs - danger averted.
Likke is stalling in the full guard.
Likke trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Likke works over Barnes with some ground and pound from guard.
Likke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barnes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Likke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Likke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Likke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Likke is one step ahead there.
Likke wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Likke landing some decent shots from guard.
Likke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Likke keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juece Likke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barnes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barnes is trying to control the position but Likke postures up.
Likke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Likke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Likke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Likke postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Likke passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Likke lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Likke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes is pressing down on Likke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Likke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Likke is one step ahead there.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Likke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Likke gets to his feet. Barnes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Likke doesn't seem phased though.

Likke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Likke lands in his opponent's guard.
Barnes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Likke has passed into side control.
Barnes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Barnes taking a bit of punishment here - Likke scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Likke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.

Likke decides to stand back up.
Likke moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Nice body kick from Barnes.
Likke is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes jabs Likke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick that Likke semi-blocks.

Likke has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.

Likke is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Barnes can't fight it off and eventually Likke manages to take the fight to the floor. Barnes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to control the position but Likke postures up.

Barnes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Likke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Likke but Likke pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Likke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Barnes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Likke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Likke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Likke stands and steps away. Barnes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Likke.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Likke. That did some damage!
Likke takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barnes.
Likke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juece Likke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Barnes jabs Likke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Likke misses with the combination.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Likke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Likke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Likke moves out of range as Barnes strikes.

Likke darts in and clinches Barnes up against the cage.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barnes taking a breather.

Likke gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Likke seems content to control.
Barnes is refusing to be controlled, as Likke sits in half guard.
Barnes is looking to control Likke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barnes avoid being mounted?
Barnes gets back to full guard.
Likke won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Likke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Likke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

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.
Likke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Likke is proving a slippery customer.
Likke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Likke working some strikes from top position.
Likke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Likke lands a couple of digs.
Likke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Likke landing some decent shots from guard.

Barnes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Likke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
Juece Likke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Likke distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Likke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barnes dives on top into guard.

Barnes wants to control from the top but Likke keeps moving.
Frank Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Likke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Likke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Likke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Likke controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes tries to roll over but Likke keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juece Likke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Likke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Juece Likke!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Juece Likke!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Juece Likke!

Juece Likke wins by unanimous decision!