RRFC Challengers 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Long Johnson (ranked 5681 p4p, 490 weight class) and Darius McCrae (ranked 5362 p4p, 475 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Johnson
vs
McCrae

182 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 Sydney, Long Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius McCrae!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCrae off to one side.

Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McCrae tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in McCrae's guard.

McCrae looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

McCrae looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Johnson is defending well. McCrae quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Johnson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! McCrae celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darius McCrae!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Hensley (ranked 3353 p4p, 338 weight class) and Kenneth Smith (ranked 5219 p4p, 418 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.

Hensley
vs
Smith

183 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
16
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Hensley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hensley shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
Hensley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.

Smith is looking for a triangle but Hensley pushes his legs off easily.
Hensley is stalling in the full guard.

Smith has his feet on Hensley's thighs here. He's pushed Hensley off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hensley screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenneth Smith!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dobbs (ranked 3109 p4p, 176 weight class) and Alberto Balboa (ranked 6975 p4p, 287 weight class). Dobbs comes to the cage accompanied by Dont fear the reaper, Blue oyster cult.. Balboa has chosen Null as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dobbs
vs
Balboa

172 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 London, Dave Dobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa darts in looking for a takedown but Dobbs gets double underhooks and turns Balboa into the cage.

Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa wants a takedown.
Balboa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa cracks Dobbs with a nice body shot.
Balboa struggles to land a body shot inside as Dobbs controls his hands.
Balboa misses with a punch to the body.
Dobbs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dobbs prevents a body shot from Balboa.
Balboa tries to throw a body punch but Dobbs avoids it by throwing Balboa back against the cage.

Dobbs pulls guard successfully.
Balboa tries to stand but Dobbs is controlling from the bottom.
Dobbs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobbs trying to control the position here.
Dobbs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Balboa closes the distance and clinches.
Balboa misses with a body punch.

Dobbs successfully pulls guard.
Balboa throwing strikes but missing.
Dobbs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dobbs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dobbs tries to get out of the position.

Dobbs is working an open guard so Balboa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dobbs connects with a nice looking jab.
Balboa goes for a double leg but Dobbs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dobbs continues to drive forward.
Dave Dobbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Balboa.
Dobbs keeps the fight on the outside.

Balboa gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dobbs is defending well for now.

Balboa jumps guard and drags Dobbs to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dobbs engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Balboa wants to stand and escape but Dobbs is having none of it.
Dobbs cracks Balboa with a solid left hand.
Dobbs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Balboa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dobbs landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobbs tries to stand but Balboa is controlling from the bottom.

Balboa has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dobbs is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Balboa has Dobbs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dobbs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dobbs.
Dobbs wants to get back to striking at distance but Balboa won't allow it.
Balboa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobbs.
Balboa misses with a body punch.
Dobbs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Balboa to keep the fight standing.

Dobbs pulls guard successfully.
Dobbs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Balboa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Balboa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Balboa stands and steps away. Dobbs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dobbs but Dobbs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balboa looks winded!
Dobbs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dobbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown attempt by Balboa or perhaps it was just good defense by Dobbs, which made it look bad.
Balboa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dobbs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Balboa enables Dobbs to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Balboa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Dobbs gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Balboa misses with a takedown
and Dobbs counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dobbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dobbs closes the distance and clinches.
Dobbs prevents a body shot from Balboa.
Dobbs is trying to pull guard but Balboa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dave Dobbs will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Balboa misses with a takedown attempt
and Dobbs counters with a series of strikes. Balboa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dobbs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balboa darts in looking for a takedown but Dobbs gets double underhooks and turns Balboa into the cage.
Balboa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dobbs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dobbs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dobbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt - Dobbs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dave Dobbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Balboa.
Dobbs lands a body shot.
Balboa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Balboa is rocked!
Balboa is looking to clinch but Dobbs is avoiding it.
Balboa is still on wobbly legs! Can Dobbs finish him?
Balboa with a poor takedown
and Dobbs counters with a nice body shot.
Balboa seems to have recovered his senses.
Balboa is breathing heavily.

Dobbs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dobbs jumps into guard, dragging Balboa to the mat.
Dave Dobbs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dobbs lands a decent punch to the body there.
Dobbs is trying to keep Balboa in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a big right hand that misses.
Dobbs controlling Balboa's posture.
Dobbs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balboa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Dobbs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Balboa defends well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dobbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Dobbs clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dobbs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dobbs is trying to break the clinch but Balboa is controlling him.
Dobbs fails to pull guard.

Balboa pulls Dobbs into guard.
Dobbs has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Balboa is proving hard to escape from.
Dobbs is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dobbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balboa can do to turn this around?

Balboa wriggles free and stands up.

Dobbs forces Balboa back against the cage and clinches.

Dobbs pulls guard successfully.
Dobbs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balboa on the ground.
Dobbs is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobbs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balboa's guard.

Balboa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Balboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dobbs is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Dobbs has had enough of the clinch but Balboa keeps him there for the moment.
Dobbs is trying to pull guard but Balboa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Balboa has Dobbs pressed against the cage, preventing Dobbs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dobbs gets control of Balboa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dobbs will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dobbs keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Dobbs trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Balboa with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa postures up in Dobbs's guard and throws a big left but Dobbs blocks it.
Balboa throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balboa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Balboa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Balboa stands and steps away. Dobbs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Dobbs circles away and keeps his distance.
Balboa is looking to clinch.
Dobbs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dobbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Balboa has double underhooks.

Balboa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dobbs closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Balboa quickly recovers to half guard.

Balboa has one foot on Dobbs's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Dobbs dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dobbs rushes Balboa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dobbs has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Balboa clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Balboa is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Dobbs off. It looks like it's working - Dobbs slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Balboa displaying calm under pressure there.
Alberto Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Dobbs lands a jab.

Dobbs forces Balboa back against the cage and clinches.
Balboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dobbs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Balboa walks away with a smile on his face. Dobbs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Balboa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dobbs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Balboa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dobbs.
Dobbs is looking for a counter combo.
Balboa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dobbs rushes Balboa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa jumps guard but Dobbs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Balboa struggles to land a body shot inside as Dobbs controls his hands.
Dobbs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dobbs wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Dobbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Dobbs has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Balboa regains guard immediately.
Dobbs wants to get up but he can't break Balboa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Balboa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Balboa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balboa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balboa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dobbs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Balboa scores a nice knee to the body.
Balboa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dobbs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dobbs pulls his leg out and moves away.

Dobbs has managed to clinch.
Come on Dobbs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dobbs stalls.
Dobbs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Dobbs lands a takedown into guard.

Balboa pushes Dobbs off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dobbs moves into range and clinches up with Balboa.
Balboa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dobbs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dave Dobbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Dobbs gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dobbs distracts Balboa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Balboa is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dobbs presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.

Balboa jumps guard.
Dobbs landing some decent shots from guard.
Balboa is looking to stand up but Dobbs isn't so interested in that idea.
Dobbs landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobbs looking to pass the guard.
Dobbs's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Dobbs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dobbs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Balboa is looking to stand up but Dobbs isn't so interested in that idea.
Dobbs seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Balboa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dobbs is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alberto Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dobbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alberto Balboa.
I think Dobbs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Dobbs!
Dave Dobbs looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I take peoples souls.'.
Alberto Balboa spoke after the fight, saying ':'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Nail (ranked 5035 p4p, 460 weight class) and Dan Grenier (ranked 6720 p4p, 530 weight class). Grenier is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ransom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nail
vs
Grenier

194 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Logan Nail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Grenier!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grenier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grenier misses with an uppercut.
Grenier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nail pinned against the cage. Nail gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grenier should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Grenier throws a wild body kick that Nail sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grenier instigates a clinch.
Grenier is trying to push Nail away but Nail has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nail looking to stall.
Grenier takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Dan Grenier has been cut.
Nail lands a knee to the body.
Grenier looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nail is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Grenier has eaten all the pies!
Nail with a knee to the head.
Nail is trying to maintain a safe position but Grenier gets an underhook and turns Nail into the cage.
Nail looking to slow down the pace here.
Nail seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Grenier is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Grenier is trying to pull guard but Nail turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nail crunches a lovely knee into Grenier's ribcage.
Nail landing knees to the head.
Nail landing knees to the head.
Nail has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Grenier - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Nail, and another! Grenier is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Logan Nail!
The defeated Dan Grenier had this to say: 'Fuck this Shit'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Sajid (ranked 4210 p4p, 391 weight class) and Lynton Miller (ranked 7216 p4p, 503 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sajid
vs
Miller

178 cm
25
156 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

173 cm
20
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdullah Sajid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Sajid or perhaps it was just good defense by Miller, which made it look bad.
Sajid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miller circles away.
Abdullah Sajid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller with a nice cross.
Miller throws a combination. Sajid tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Miller has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sajid is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sajid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Sajid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sajid has time to react.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sajid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Sajid is rocked!
Sajid gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Miller gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sajid is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lynton Miller!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lynton Miller made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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 Gunner Mclovin (ranked 2614 p4p, 314 weight class) and Con Musicman (ranked 5251 p4p, 467 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mclovin
vs
Musicman

185 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunner Mclovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Con Musicman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Mclovin misses

and Musicman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mclovin's guard.
Musicman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Musicman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Musicman working away.
Mclovin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musicman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mclovin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Musicman on the ground.
Mclovin is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musicman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mclovin is looking to reverse the position.
Musicman just content to control the position.

Musicman tries for a kimura but Mclovin is defending well.
Musicman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mclovin wants to control but Musicman postures up.
Musicman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Musicman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mclovin!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin can't escape the position.
Mclovin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Musicman.
Musicman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Musicman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mclovin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Musicman manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mclovin to take his back!
Mclovin trying to control the position but Musicman manages to sink in the hooks.

Musicman tightening his grip on Mclovin, looking for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Musicman sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Mclovin taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Con Musicman!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Diaz (ranked 3999 p4p, 413 weight class) and Joe Black (ranked 3853 p4p, 401 weight class). Mario Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diaz
vs
Black

183 cm
25
169 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Black!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.

Black gets control of Diaz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Black will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Diaz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Black, up you get!
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Black eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Black is rocked!

It looks like Joe Black has been cut.
Diaz lands with a big right hook that stumbles Black - he's out on his feet here! Diaz follows up with another monster hook that separates Black from consciousness! Black falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Diaz stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mario Diaz!
After winning the bout, Mario Diaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 2117 p4p, 195 weight class) and Johnny Sins (ranked 3813 p4p, 289 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pandens
vs
Sins

173 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Sins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sins moves in looking to clinch but Pandens pushes him off.
Sins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sins throws an off balance right hand
and Pandens counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pandens defends it nicely.
Pandens connects with a crisp jab.
Pandens scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandens can pounce on him.
Pandens throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Sins misses.
Pandens looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Pandens - just one landing.
Sins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandens throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pandens cracks Sins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Sins is rocked!
Pandens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pandens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sins is still on wobbly legs! Can Pandens finish him?
Sins jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sins to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sins looks to clinch but Pandens throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sins taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Azriel Pandens!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

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