Rapid Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zsolt The Light (ranked 25010 p4p, 525 weight class) and Jorge Zusi (ranked 7524 p4p, 499 weight class). Zusi has chosen Staring at the sun - The Offsprings as his entrance music. Zsolt The Light has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

The Light
vs
Zusi

211 cm
25
264 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Zsolt The Light!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorge Zusi!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Light throws a right hand that Zusi ducks under and follows up with a left that Zusi also avoids with ease.
The Light lands a nice shot to the body.
Zusi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Light cracks a nice hook into Zusi's ribs.
The Light jabs Zusi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zusi looks winded!
The Light is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Zusi like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Zusi from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zsolt The Light!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Donato (ranked 5045 p4p, 513 weight class) and Brian Bull (ranked 24842 p4p, 657 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Donato
vs
Bull

192 cm
26
208 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Donato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Bull!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bull moves into the clinch.
Donato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Donato pulls guard successfully.
Donato has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Donato has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bull doesn't defend quickly enough and Donato has managed to lock this one up! Can Bull escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Donato on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Billy Donato!

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 Sherlock Holmes (ranked 6502 p4p, 536 weight class) and Uno Baun (ranked 6402 p4p, 530 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Baun's choice of entrance music: I hate sleeping by myself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holmes
vs
Baun

175 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sherlock Holmes!
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, Uno Baun!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baun wants a takedown.
Baun is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Holmes is defending well.

Baun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Baun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Baun throws a head kick that Holmes semi-blocks.

It looks like Sherlock Holmes has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holmes sprawls well. Holmes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baun gets slowly back to his feet.
Sherlock Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Baun.

Holmes has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes prevents the takedown attempt.
Baun can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Baun letting Holmes take a breather here.
Baun has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
Holmes slowing the pace effectively.
Holmes scores a nice knee to the body.
Baun looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baun wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baun looks winded!
Holmes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Holmes lands an elbow just above Baun 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes just leaning against Baun, taking a breather.

Holmes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Baun is trying to keep an underhook but Holmes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Holmes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Holmes avoids a kick to the body.

Holmes has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Holmes pulls guard.
Baun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Holmes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holmes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baun 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.
Holmes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baun trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Holmes pushes Baun up against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holmes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
Baun plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Baun forces Holmes back against the cage and clinches.
Baun wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Holmes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holmes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sherlock Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sherlock Holmes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Holmes clinches with his opponent.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Baun.
Baun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes is struggling to control the position.
Baun is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.
Holmes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baun pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baun shoots in and drives through. Holmes sprawls well.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baun moves into range and connects with a jab.

Holmes closes the distance and clinches.

Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baun misses with a few strikes there.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holmes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baun can do to turn this around?
Holmes throws a low kick but Baun avoids it.

Baun gets a clinch.
Holmes lands a nice knee to the body.
Baun is breathing heavily.
Holmes working Baun over with knees to the body.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.
Holmes stalling against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holmes.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Baun.

Holmes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baun takes an elbow to the temple.
Baun is trying to force a seperation but Holmes has the dominant position.

Holmes breaks from the clinch.

Baun scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baun is looking to stall here but Holmes recovers full guard.
Baun not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baun decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holmes lands a knee to the head.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uno Baun seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Baun clinches with his opponent.
Baun is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Holmes to keep the fight standing.
Sherlock Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Baun.
Baun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baun goes for a takedown attempt but Holmes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sherlock Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holmes forces Baun back against the cage and clinches.
Baun taking a breather.
Baun managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Baun blocks it.
Sherlock Holmes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Holmes.
Baun dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Baun wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Baun tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Baun back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sherlock Holmes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sherlock Holmes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck for Holmes with that takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Baun. Those never looked like landing.
Holmes is looking to counter the offense by Baun and move into the clinch.

Holmes moves into range and clinches up with Baun.
Baun tries to score a body lock takedown but Holmes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holmes.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Baun breaks from the clinch.
Baun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baun wants to counter with a clinch but Holmes pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes wants to clinch but Baun slips to the side
and Baun counters with a series of strikes. Holmes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes misses with the combination.

Holmes darts in and clinches Baun up against the cage.
Baun fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holmes lands an elbow just above Baun 's eye.
Holmes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holmes slowing the pace effectively.
Holmes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Holmes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Baun managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Baun controls his hands.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baun.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holmes lands an elbow that stopped Baun in his tracks for a moment.
Baun tries to circle away but Holmes has him pinned against the cage.
Baun is looking to control Holmes's arms but Holmes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baun has his back to the cage.
Baun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Holmes stalling against the cage.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baun avoids it.
Holmes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baun avoids it.
Baun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sherlock Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Baun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoiding damage.
Baun is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holmes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baun.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holmes.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sherlock Holmes.

Holmes has Baun up against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holmes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baun is defending well for now.
Holmes stalls.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holmes.
Holmes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holmes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holmes slows down the pace here.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sherlock Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holmes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

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

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hot Sauce (ranked 22577 p4p, 629 weight class) and Jake Ruth (ranked 5987 p4p, 568 weight class). Jake Ruth will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sauce
vs
Ruth

178 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

198 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hot Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ruth instigates a clinch.

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

Ruth rushes Sauce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sauce is looking for a takedown.
Sauce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Sauce breaks from the clinch.
Ruth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Sauce was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
No joy there for Sauce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Ruth tries to counter it with a takedown but Sauce pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sauce looks to land a combination but Ruth avoids it well.
Sauce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruth feints the counter takedown.
Sauce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sauce appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ruth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Ruth looks to move away, Sauce throws a big counter combo but Ruth just gets out of the way.
Sauce gets in close and tags Ruth with a short punch that almost sends Ruth to the mat! Oh Ruth is in big trouble! He turns his back on Sauce, trying to create some distance but Sauce rushes him, striking wildly and Ruth goes down! The referee tackles Sauce into the cage to end the fight! Sauce is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hot Sauce!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zuna Zai (ranked 6151 p4p, 467 weight class) and Buddy Lang (ranked 4792 p4p, 438 weight class). Lang has chosen Gnarls Barkley - Crazy as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Buddy Lang was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Zai
vs
Lang

193 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

205 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zuna Zai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buddy Lang!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang tries to clinch up.

Zai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zai showed some decent athleticism there.
Lang wants to get back to his feet.
Zai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lang looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lang is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Zai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lang is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zai working Lang over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Zai.
Zai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zai tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lang has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at CrossFit Sydney. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang looks like he's trying to stand up.

Zai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zai.
Zai with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zai working the head and body with strikes.
Lang wants to get back to his feet.
Zai lands with a punch from half guard.
Lang has hold of Zai's hands but Zai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zai stops Lang from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zai lands strikes from half guard.
Lang taking some punishment here, with Zai in his half guard.

Lang is rocked!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zai in particular looking to stall.
Zai stops Lang from getting back to his feet.
Lang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zai stalling.
Zai lands strikes from half guard.
Lang is still in real trouble! Can Zai finish him?
Lang looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lang seems to have recovered his senses.
Zai controlling the action here.
Zai scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zai wants to work for an arm triangle but Lang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lang tries to kick Zai off but Zai keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zai seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lang tries to kick Zai off but Zai keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zai performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lang wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lang wants to get back to his feet.
Zai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

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.
Lang pushes Zai off looking to stand but Zai dives back in and keeps control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lang is looking to escape.
Zai lands with a punch from half guard.
Lang is trying to stand back up but Zai is controlling him
Zai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zai lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Lang! More strikes land and this one is all over! Zai jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zuna Zai!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Torito (ranked 3816 p4p, 52 weight class) and Ronnie McDonald (ranked 4497 p4p, 65 weight class). McDonald has chosen Get Busy Living as his entrance music. Ronnie McDonald is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Torito
vs
McDonald

165 cm
38
160 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

165 cm
40
155 lbs
19 - 32 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Torito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ronnie McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torito dodges the punch combination from McDonald.
Torito lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torito half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

McDonald scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McDonald is trying to control. Torito wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Torito is positioning himself well to prevent McDonald advancing to mount.
McDonald slips a nice elbow through Torito's hands, connecting with Torito's forehead.
Torito trying to control but McDonald postures up.
McDonald wants to take a breather but Torito is having none of it.
McDonald stalling.
McDonald is pressing down on Torito's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torito is holding on for now.
Torito gets back to full guard.
Torito is trying to keep McDonald in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torito has his hands on McDonald's head, controlling the position.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Torito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald stands and throws Torito's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Torito is looking to reverse the position.
McDonald trying to control the position but Torito is working away.

McDonald swings around for an armbar but Torito sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McDonald's guard.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torito trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald controls Torito momentarily but Torito frees himself.
Torito throws a big right hand that misses.
Torito landing some decent shots from guard.
McDonald controls Torito momentarily but Torito frees himself.
McDonald is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McDonald keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Torito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McDonald is working away from the top position though.
Torito is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McDonald is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

McDonald is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that McDonald has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Torito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McDonald is working away from the top position though.
Torito wants to improve his position but McDonald is controlling well.
Torito is not content to let McDonald control the position.
McDonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torito defending well though.

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.
McDonald takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

McDonald is working for a kimura but Torito is defending it quite comfortably.
Torito moves into full guard.
McDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McDonald lands a couple of elbows.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Torito keeps moving.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torito keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
Torito is trying to keep McDonald in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Torito tries to clinch up.

Torito 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.
McDonald keeping full guard, as Torito tries to pass.
Torito makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McDonald has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald pulls Torito in close to his closed guard and prevents Torito from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McDonald's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald throws a nice head kick!
McDonald bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Torito's head backwards.
Torito scores with a jab to the head.
McDonald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McDonald tries to bum rush Torito with a series of wild strikes but Torito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDonald looks to land a combination but Torito avoids it well.

Torito has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

McDonald gets caught napping as Torito dives in and scores a takedown. McDonald manages to retain guard.

McDonald pushes Torito off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ronnie McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torito.

McDonald shoots in and bounces Torito off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

McDonald drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McDonald jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Torito is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Torito keeps moving.
Torito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torito throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McDonald drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McDonald jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McDonald stands and throws Torito's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Torito is trying to control McDonald's posture but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Torito sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Torito is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDonald is trying to control the action in half guard but Torito is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McDonald is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McDonald is pressing down on Torito's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torito is holding on for now.
Torito trying to control here.
Torito is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McDonald working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Torito controlling the position for now.
McDonald trying to control from half guard but Torito is working away.
Torito taking some punishment here, with McDonald in his half guard.
McDonald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McDonald trying to control from half guard but Torito is working away.
Torito tries to get to full guard but McDonald has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie McDonald 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!

Torito fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McDonald let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McDonald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torito ducks right into an uppercut from McDonald.
McDonald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torito.
McDonald scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
McDonald scores with a hook.
Torito misses with a wild combination.

McDonald looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torito trying to control from the bottom.
McDonald is trying to control. Torito wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McDonald works his way into side control.
McDonald is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torito is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McDonald looks up at the clock and then as Torito takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McDonald smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McDonald lands a decent elbow from side control.
McDonald cracks Torito with a big right hand but Torito just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Torito sneaks back into half guard.
McDonald is looking to stall here but Torito recovers full guard.
Torito trying to control the position.
Torito seems keen to control McDonald's posture.
McDonald works over Torito with some ground and pound from guard.
McDonald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Torito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald postures up.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Torito keeps moving.
Torito trying to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Torito scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

McDonald throws Torito to one side and escapes!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a looping overhand right but Torito ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from McDonald misses.
Torito moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonald.
Torito moves out of range as McDonald strikes.
McDonald throws a jab when Torito was well out of range.
Torito misses with a takedown attempt - McDonald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McDonald attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for McDonald.
Torito slips a straight right by McDonald.
Torito changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Torito shoots in but McDonald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McDonald is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Torito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torito tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McDonald defends well and Torito ends up having to push McDonald into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Torito misses the shot to the body.
Ronnie McDonald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
Torito looks for a takedown but McDonald sprawls well.
Torito walks into a straight right hand from McDonald.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Torito has McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Torito has McDonald pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McDonald manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
El Torito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McDonald 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie McDonald!
Ronnie McDonald seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Waters (ranked 3626 p4p, 392 weight class) and Eric Stensson (ranked 4893 p4p, 480 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by Crushing Ice - Chris Travis. Eric Stensson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Waters
vs
Stensson

182 cm
18
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Stensson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stensson moves out of range of the strikes.
And Stensson tries to counter it with a takedown but Waters pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stensson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Waters sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Waters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stensson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Waters darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Eric Stensson has been cut.
Stensson tries for a takedown but Waters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Waters throws a jab when Stensson was well out of range.
Waters looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Stensson looking to score a takedown here. Waters is defending well but Stensson drives through and ends up in Waters's guard.
Stensson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stensson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Stensson stands and steps away. Waters gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters lands with a kick to the ribs.
Waters scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Waters.

Stensson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Waters to the mat! Waters manages to get full guard.
Waters managing to control the position.
Stensson trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
Waters is controlling Stensson's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stensson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Waters is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Waters is working an open guard so Stensson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Waters gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stensson to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Waters swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Waters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stensson on the ground.
Stensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stensson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stensson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Waters keeps working.

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.
Waters is trying to work for a sweep but Stensson has mounted him!

Waters has left one of his arms exposed and Stensson doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Waters screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Stensson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jackson (ranked 3186 p4p, 402 weight class) and Shelton Gold (ranked 3972 p4p, 466 weight class). The key to victory for Jimmy Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jackson
vs
Gold

196 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shelton Gold!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gold doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Gold trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gold's head.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Gold is working away.
Jackson with the ground and pound but Gold uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gold can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson postures up.
Gold wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gold pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Gold is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to roll over but Gold keeps him under control.
Jackson trying to control here.
Gold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gold stalling.
Jackson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson wants to control but Gold is keeping busy.
Gold trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Jackson punching from the bottom.
Jackson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Spartans Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gold is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jackson enables Gold to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jackson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gold lands a couple of digs.
Gold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Gold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
Gold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shelton Gold dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gold misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gold misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.

Gold manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson's guard now, I'm sure.
Gold is standing up over Jackson. Jackson looks to escape but Gold dives into side control.

Shelton Gold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gold lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gold fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gold misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gold moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Gold trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson is trying to control Gold's posture but Gold avoids it.
Gold is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.

Gold looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gold looks up at the clock and then as Jackson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gold smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Gold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gold.
Check out the look on Gold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Jackson is not content to let Gold control the position.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Gold.
Jackson is not content to let Gold control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gold looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Gold is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gold.
Gold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gold landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gold working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shelton Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gold gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Gold backing up. Gold nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gold on the side of the head.

Jackson gets caught napping as Gold dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard.
Gold scoring with some ground and pound.
Gold slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Gold trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Gold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gold landing with the ground and pound.
Gold 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.

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.
Gold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gold fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jimmy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shelton Gold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Gold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Gold scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jackson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Gold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shelton Gold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Gold working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jimmy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson is controlling Gold's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Gold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shelton Gold.
I've got Gold 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelton Gold!
Our winner, Shelton Gold, 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
29%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 2781 p4p, 36 weight class) and Milo Markovic (ranked 1734 p4p, 25 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fairbanks
vs
Markovic

173 cm
28
142 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

178 cm
35
164 lbs
22 - 11 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milo Markovic!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Markovic tries to clinch there but Fairbanks circles away.
Fairbanks checks a leg kick.
It looked like Fairbanks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Markovic.
We've been told by Fairbanks's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Markovic throws a looping overhand right but Fairbanks ducks down to avoid it.
Markovic misses with a double jab
and Fairbanks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fairbanks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fairbanks lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Fairbanks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Markovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Fairbanks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fairbanks moves out of range as Markovic throws a body kick.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks looks for a takedown but Markovic sprawls well.
Fairbanks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fairbanks stuns Markovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Markovic looks to land a body kick but Fairbanks moved away.
Fairbanks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fairbanks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Markovic has his takedown stuffed
and Fairbanks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Markovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Markovic misses with a takedown
letting Fairbanks counter with a right hand.
Desmond Fairbanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Markovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Fairbanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic slips under a jab.
Fairbanks cracks Markovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Fairbanks keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Markovic.
Markovic slips a straight right by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Markovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Markovic has closed the distance and engaged Fairbanks in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fairbanks after a bit of a struggle.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairbanks tries to work over Markovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairbanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairbanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Fairbanks.
Markovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fairbanks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fairbanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fairbanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairbanks swings for the body but Markovic moves out of range.
Fairbanks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice takedown defense from Fairbanks. No joy for Markovic on that attempt.
It looked like Fairbanks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Markovic.
Markovic throws a front kick that sends Fairbanks stumbling back into the cage.
Fairbanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Markovic at a distance.
Fairbanks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Markovic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fairbanks counters with a left to the body.
Markovic looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairbanks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fairbanks jabs Markovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Markovic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Markovic misses with an uppercut
and Fairbanks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fairbanks slips under a jab.
Markovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.
Markovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Fairbanks 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.

Markovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fairbanks swivels and escapes.
Markovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.
Fairbanks digs a good body shot into Markovic's ribs.

Markovic darts in and clinches Fairbanks up against the cage.
Fairbanks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Markovic can do to turn this around?
Markovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fairbanks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fairbanks lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic moves to clinch but Fairbanks breaks away
and Fairbanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Markovic dives in and grabs Fairbanks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fairbanks pushes down on Markovic's head and hops out.
Desmond Fairbanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Markovic.
Markovic moves out of range as Fairbanks strikes.
A little jabbing left from Markovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Markovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fairbanks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fairbanks is looking to wear down Markovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fairbanks takes a swing at Markovic's ribcage but misses.
Fairbanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks throws a big shot that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Fairbanks pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairbanks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Markovic manages to get himself to full guard.

Markovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fairbanks trying to control the position from guard on top but Markovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks looking to pass the guard.
Fairbanks forces his way into half guard.
Fairbanks moves nicely into side control.
Fairbanks moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fairbanks trying to control the action but Markovic is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Markovic tries to bench press Fairbanks off him but Fairbanks keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic keeps trying to improve his position.

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

Fairbanks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Markovic prevents Fairbanks from improving position.
Fairbanks trying to control the position but Markovic is working away.
Fairbanks tries to move to mount but Markovic blocks the move with his legs.
Markovic regains half guard there - taking advantage of Fairbanks's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

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.
Fairbanks is pressing down on Markovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Markovic is holding on for now.
Markovic is looking to improve his position.
Fairbanks has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Markovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairbanks wants to take Markovic's back but he can't do it this time.
Markovic is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Fairbanks dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fairbanks throws a combination. Markovic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fairbanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks cracks a nice hook into Markovic's ribs.
Fairbanks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Markovic fails with the takedown.
Fairbanks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairbanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks misses with a jab to the body
and Markovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Fairbanks misses the shot to the body.
Markovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Fairbanks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fairbanks swats away the attempt to clinch by Markovic.
Fairbanks lands a head shot.
Fairbanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Fairbanks slips under a jab from Markovic.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the body
enabling Markovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Markovic walks into a left hand.
Fairbanks misses with a body shot.
Milo Markovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Desmond Fairbanks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fairbanks lands a jab to Markovic's midsection.
Fairbanks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Markovic.
Fairbanks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Desmond Fairbanks is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Fairbanks misses with a body shot.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.
Markovic misses with a body punch
and Fairbanks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fairbanks throws a body punch but Markovic moves out of range.
Markovic is looking to clinch.
Markovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks jabs Markovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Markovic.
Markovic connects with a high kick.
Markovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Markovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fairbanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markovic manages to avoid it.
Fairbanks jabs Markovic right on the nose. Markovic blinks but takes it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Markovic.
Desmond Fairbanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Markovic.
Fairbanks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fairbanks swings for the body but Markovic moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fairbanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Markovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fairbanks digs a good hook to Markovic's body.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairbanks manages to avoid it.
Fairbanks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Markovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Fairbanks.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Fairbanks punishes Markovic's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Fairbanks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fairbanks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

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