S.A.F.O TITLE CHALLENGER #3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ingle (ranked 6289 p4p, 459 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 5183 p4p, 417 weight class). Ingle comes to the cage accompanied by The Jaguar. Lyoto Machida acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ingle
vs
Machida

198 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Ingle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida misses with a hook.
Ingle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.

Machida instigates a clinch.

Machida breaks the clinch.

Machida has managed to clinch.
Machida has Ingle pressed against the cage, preventing Ingle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ingle pulls guard successfully.
Machida is stalling in the full guard.

Machida stands and steps away. Ingle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Machida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ingle throws a head kick that misses
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Ingle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ingle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Machida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Machida misses.
Ingle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machida.
Ingle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ingle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Machida has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Machida is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ingle.
Machida swings for the body but Ingle moves out of range.
Machida misses with a straight left.
Ingle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Machida avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Machida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machida.
Ingle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Machida counters with a crisp one two that drops Ingle! Machida thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ingle to his feet! Ingle is in big trouble!

Ingle is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Ingle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ingle is breathing heavily.
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!
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Ingle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machida cracks Ingle on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ingle falls backwards against the cage. Machida follows up with more strikes that drop Ingle to his knees. Machida keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ingle! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Machida!
The defeated Ryan Ingle had this to say: 'Roar'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earle Nelson (ranked 3552 p4p, 409 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 4093 p4p, 461 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Nelson
vs
Goldberg

190 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earle Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Earle Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Goldberg misses.
Goldberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldberg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Bill Goldberg has been cut.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Goldberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Goldberg throws a leg kick but Nelson checks it.
Goldberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nelson back to the cage. Goldberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A good leg kick by Nelson.
Goldberg throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Goldberg slips under a jab.
Goldberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson sizes up Goldberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Goldberg takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Goldberg avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Goldberg is looking for the big counter here.
Nelson scores with a shot to the body.
Nelson is looking to wear down Goldberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Goldberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nelson.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Goldberg off balance momentarily.
Goldberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldberg throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Goldberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nelson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldberg is just out of range.
Goldberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldberg is just out of range.
Goldberg is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goldberg.
Nelson connects with a body shot that sends Goldberg's belly button to the back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goldberg.
Nelson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Goldberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goldberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Goldberg misses.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg counters with a body kick.
Goldberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nelson moves out of range as Goldberg throws a body kick.
Goldberg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nelson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson thumps Goldberg with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson cracks Goldberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nelson scores with a decent looking hook.

That has opened up Bill Goldberg's cut even more.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldberg is looking for the big counter here.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nelson blocks the leg kick.
Nelson takes a swing at Goldberg's ribcage but misses.
Goldberg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Nelson.
Nelson throws a jab when Goldberg was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Goldberg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nelson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldberg manages to avoid it.
Nelson connects with a high kick.
Nelson lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson lands a head kick. Goldberg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

The cut above Bill Goldberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goldberg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Goldberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Goldberg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Goldberg is rocked!
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goldberg moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Goldberg.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Goldberg moves out of range easily.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson misses with the body kick
enabling Goldberg to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earle Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Goldberg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Goldberg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Goldberg might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nelson has got the better of the exchanges.
Nelson throws a body punch but Goldberg moves out of range.
Goldberg misses with a two punch combination.
Bill Goldberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Goldberg.
Goldberg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nelson checks it well.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldberg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goldberg has time to react.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goldberg can do to turn this around?
Goldberg throws a sloppy head kick
and Goldberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goldberg blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Goldberg was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson moves into range and connects with a jab.

Bill Goldberg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nelson connects with a looping right hand.
Goldberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goldberg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nelson is able to avoid easily.
Goldberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Earle Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Goldberg misses its intended target.
Goldberg throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson scores with a body shot.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson blocks a low kick nicely.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Goldberg off balance momentarily.
Goldberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goldberg's calf.
Nelson throws a body punch but Goldberg moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson lands with a slapping head kick.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Earle Nelson!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bhakib Runmagomedov (ranked 2557 p4p, 278 weight class) and Tane Ziad (ranked 2558 p4p, 279 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Runmagomedov
vs
Ziad

180 cm
25
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bhakib Runmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tane Ziad!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Runmagomedov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ziad did well to prevent Runmagomedov getting side control.

Runmagomedov decides to return to a standing position.

Runmagomedov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Runmagomedov stands and steps away. Ziad gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Runmagomedov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ziad sprawls well initially but Runmagomedov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ziad looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ziad is looking to get back to is feet but Runmagomedov passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Runmagomedov prevents Ziad from escaping the position.

Runmagomedov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Runmagomedov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Runmagomedov prevents Ziad from standing back up.

Runmagomedov decides to stand and escape the position.
Bhakib Runmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Runmagomedov scores with a takedown into Ziad's guard.
Runmagomedov is breathing heavily.
Ziad wants to get back to his feet but Runmagomedov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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

Runmagomedov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziad tries to kick Runmagomedov off but Runmagomedov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Runmagomedov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ziad to stand up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ziad enables Runmagomedov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ziad manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ziad wants to stand and escape but Runmagomedov is having none of it.

Runmagomedov stands up from guard. Let's bang!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Runmagomedov is controlling him.

Ziad is working an open guard so Runmagomedov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Runmagomedov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ziad to the ground. Runmagomedov is now in Ziad's guard.
Ziad wants to get back to his feet but Runmagomedov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Runmagomedov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ziad is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Runmagomedov stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Runmagomedov dives in and scores a takedown into Ziad's guard.
Ziad wants to stand but Runmagomedov is controlling the position.

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

Runmagomedov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Runmagomedov lands in his opponent's guard.
Runmagomedov won't allow Ziad to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Runmagomedov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ziad manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

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

Runmagomedov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ziad wants to stand up but Runmagomedov is controlling him.

Runmagomedov stands and steps away. Ziad gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ziad enables Runmagomedov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ziad manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Runmagomedov prevents Ziad from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Runmagomedov stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Runmagomedov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ziad to the ground. Runmagomedov is now in Ziad's guard.
Ziad wants to stand and escape but Runmagomedov is having none of it.

Runmagomedov stands up and waves to Ziad to follow him.

Runmagomedov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ziad on his heels. He'll look to pass Ziad's guard now, I'm sure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziad wants to get back to his feet but Runmagomedov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Runmagomedov stands up from Ziad's guard - Runmagomedov perhaps looking for a knockout.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziad is trying to stand.

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

Runmagomedov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ziad quickly recovers to half guard.
Ziad looks like he's trying to stand up.

Runmagomedov decides to stand and escape the position.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziad is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Runmagomedov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ziad to his feet.

Runmagomedov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Ziad has one foot on Runmagomedov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ziad tries to sprawl but Runmagomedov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Runmagomedov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ziad to the ground. Runmagomedov is now in Ziad's guard.

Runmagomedov stands up and waves to Ziad to follow him.

Ziad tries to sprawl but Runmagomedov drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Runmagomedov stands up out of the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Runmagomedov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Runmagomedov stops Ziad from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Runmagomedov stands up and waves to Ziad to follow him.

Runmagomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into Ziad's guard.

Runmagomedov gets to his feet - Ziad follows without any prompting.

Runmagomedov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ziad napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ziad is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Runmagomedov has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Runmagomedov stands up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Runmagomedov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Runmagomedov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

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

Runmagomedov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Runmagomedov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ziad to the mat! Ziad manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Runmagomedov stands up and waves to Ziad to follow him.

Runmagomedov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ziad!

Runmagomedov stands up and beckons Ziad to his feet.

Runmagomedov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ziad's guard.

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

Runmagomedov stands up from Ziad's guard - Runmagomedov perhaps looking for a knockout.

Ziad gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Runmagomedov stands up from Ziad's guard - Runmagomedov perhaps looking for a knockout.

Runmagomedov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ziad was covering up waiting for the punch and Runmagomedov finishes the takedown easily into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bhakib Runmagomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Runmagomedov 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bhakib Runmagomedov!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Romero (ranked 3560 p4p, 325 weight class) and Fits Miz (ranked 3767 p4p, 337 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Romero
vs
Miz

199 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fits Miz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romero.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romero closes the distance but Miz moves to the side

and Miz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Romero won't be happy with that.
Miz lands a nice forearm strike.

Miz stands up.

Miz closes the distance and pushes Romero back into the cage.
Romero tries to work over Miz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miz controlling the action here for a moment.

Miz pulls guard.
Miz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Romero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miz on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romero's guard.

Romero looking to control.

Miz stands up from Romero's guard - Miz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Romero swinging wildly here.
Romero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miz tries to avoid it but Romero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miz to the ground. Miz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Romero clinches up with Miz and pushes him back against the cage.

Miz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Romero with that takedown attempt.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero fails with the takedown

and Miz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miz gets to his feet - Romero follows without any prompting.
Yoel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Miz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Miz trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Miz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miz trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miz stands and throws Romero's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Miz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Miz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Miz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miz swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Romero tries for a takedown but Miz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Romero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miz keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miz sprawls well. Miz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.

Miz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ground and pound from Miz.
Romero is staying active underneath Miz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Romero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Romero tries to get out of the position.
Miz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Romero haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fits Miz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Romero looks to land a right hand but Miz moved out of range.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Romero closes the distance but Miz moves to the side
and Miz counters with a one-two to the body.
Miz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Romero finds it's way round the side to connect with Miz's head.
Romero tries to clinch there but Miz circles away.
Romero throws an overhand right that drops Miz like a sack of potatoes! Romero dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoel Romero!

C
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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between xu Chen (ranked 5474 p4p, 535 weight class) and Bango Korpolombolo (ranked 4186 p4p, 470 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chen
vs
Korpolombolo

190 cm
20
208 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, xu Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bango Korpolombolo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Korpolombolo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Korpolombolo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Chen pulls Korpolombolo into guard.
Korpolombolo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Korpolombolo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Chen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Korpolombolo on the ground.

Chen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Korpolombolo has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korpolombolo is nestled in close to Chen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Korpolombolo connects with a nice short shot to Chen's temple.
Korpolombolo drops an elbow to the side of Chen's head.
Korpolombolo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chen keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chen pulls Korpolombolo in close to his closed guard and prevents Korpolombolo from doing any damage or advancing position.

Korpolombolo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Korpolombolo has managed to get both his arms back between Chen's legs - danger averted.
Korpolombolo landing with the ground and pound.

Chen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Korpolombolo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Korpolombolo wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chen trying to keep a closed guard but Korpolombolo is proving a slippery customer.

Chen kicks Korpolombolo off and gets to his feet.
Chen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Korpolombolo.
Chen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Korpolombolo counters with a one-two to the body.
Chen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Korpolombolo swivels and escapes.
Chen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Korpolombolo.

Chen has closed the distance and engaged Korpolombolo in a clinch.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Korpolombolo walks away with a smile on his face. Chen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for xu Chen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chen dodges the punch combination from Korpolombolo.
Chen is looking to clinch.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korpolombolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Korpolombolo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Korpolombolo shoots for a takedown but Chen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chen throws a series of punches but Korpolombolo moves out of range.
Korpolombolo unleashes a big counter combination but Chen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Korpolombolo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Korpolombolo swivels and escapes.
Korpolombolo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chen throws a head kick but Korpolombolo moves out of range.
Korpolombolo throws a wild body kick that Chen sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Chen.
Chen is breathing heavily.
Chen tries to clinch but Korpolombolo is having none of it.
Korpolombolo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Chen shoots for a double leg takedown but Korpolombolo sprawls well. He's pushed Chen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Korpolombolo counters with a series of strikes. Chen will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Chen gets caught napping as Korpolombolo dives in and scores a takedown. Chen manages to retain guard.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Korpolombolo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bango Korpolombolo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chen misses with an attempted mid kick.

Chen closes the distance and clinches.
Chen effectively controlling the action here.

Chen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chen tries to get out of the position.
Korpolombolo lands a couple of elbows.

Korpolombolo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Korpolombolo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chen drives through with a takedown into Korpolombolo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've been hearing that Chen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chen trying to control the position from guard on top but Korpolombolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Korpolombolo's guard.
Chen trying to control but Korpolombolo is working from the bottom.
Korpolombolo has a closed guard, preventing Chen from standing up.
Chen won't allow Korpolombolo to sweep him here.
Korpolombolo is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chen is looking to work some ground and pound but Korpolombolo has wrist control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Korpolombolo moves out of range of the body kick.
Chen tries to clinch up
and Korpolombolo counters with a one-two to the body.
Chen tries to clinch up.
As Chen backs off Korpolombolo throws a huge counter combo but Chen manages to avoid it all.
Chen looks to throw a body kick
and Korpolombolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen is looking to clinch.
Korpolombolo feints the counter takedown.
Korpolombolo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chen backs up against the cage.
Bango Korpolombolo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Korpolombolo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chen is trying to defend but Korpolombolo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Korpolombolo is breathing heavily.
Korpolombolo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chen defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Korpolombolo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Korpolombolo prevents Chen from improving his position.
Chen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Korpolombolo wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Chen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Chen is trying to hold Korpolombolo in close to prevent damage but Korpolombolo has managed to pass into half guard.
Chen punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chen is pressing down on Korpolombolo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Chen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Korpolombolo uses it to pass to side control.
Check out the look on Korpolombolo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Korpolombolo is looking to take a break and control but Chen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chen sneaks back into half guard.
Korpolombolo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Korpolombolo is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bango Korpolombolo 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!

Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Korpolombolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korpolombolo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Korpolombolo sprawls well. Korpolombolo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chen gets slowly back to his feet.
Korpolombolo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Korpolombolo looks to land a combination. Chen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korpolombolo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Korpolombolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korpolombolo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chen throws a leg kick that misses.
xu Chen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Chen.
Chen doesn't manage to clinch there - Korpolombolo circles away.
Chen tries a head kick but it misses.
Chen tries to clinch up but Korpolombolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Korpolombolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Korpolombolo 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.

Chen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Korpolombolo lands a couple of digs.
Korpolombolo stands and throws Chen's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpolombolo is putting a hurting on Chen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Korpolombolo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chen tries to bench press Korpolombolo off him but Korpolombolo keeps the position.
Korpolombolo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chen is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korpolombolo working the ground and pound from side control.
Chen manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korpolombolo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Korpolombolo wants to take a breather but Chen is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chen gets full guard.
Korpolombolo wants to pass the guard but Chen is keeping the position.
Chen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Korpolombolo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Korpolombolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Korpolombolo unleashes a big counter combination but Chen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Korpolombolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chen tries to clinch but Korpolombolo is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chen tries for a takedown but Korpolombolo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chen misses with a takedown attempt
and Korpolombolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for xu Chen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Korpolombolo looking to score a takedown here. Chen is defending well but Korpolombolo drives through and ends up in Chen's guard.
xu Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Korpolombolo stands and steps away. Chen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Korpolombolo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Korpolombolo counters with a series of strikes. Chen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Korpolombolo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chen fails to land the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bango Korpolombolo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Korpolombolo 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bango Korpolombolo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Laurens (ranked 3841 p4p, 407 weight class) and Saif Said (ranked 4306 p4p, 439 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Laurens
vs
Said

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 Amsterdam, Sam Laurens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saif Said!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Said instigates a clinch.

Said breaks the clinch.
Laurens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Said.
Said stuffs the takedown attempt from Laurens. Laurens gets slowly back to his feet.
Said jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Sam Laurens has been cut.
Laurens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laurens ducks under a wild hook from Said.
Laurens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laurens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laurens lands a high kick!

Said shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Laurens is on queer street and Said is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Saif Said!
Our winner, Saif Said, 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
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Diaz (ranked 5297 p4p, 473 weight class) and Santichai Jetatikarn (ranked 24021 p4p, 578 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Jetatikarn

183 cm
23
163 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
159 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santichai Jetatikarn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jetatikarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz tries to counter with a takedown but Jetatikarn is quick to defend against it.
Jetatikarn moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jetatikarn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jetatikarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jetatikarn's waist but Jetatikarn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.

Diaz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jetatikarn did well to prevent Diaz getting side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jetatikarn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jetatikarn for as long as he can get away with.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Jetatikarn defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jetatikarn tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jetatikarn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz slows the pace down in half guard.
Jetatikarn tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jetatikarn throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Jetatikarn scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jetatikarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Jetatikarn sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Jetatikarn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jetatikarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Santichai Jetatikarn!
Santichai Jetatikarn took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Xi Li (ranked 3368 p4p, 363 weight class) and Nick Cramer (ranked 3708 p4p, 392 weight class). Li's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HYFR by Drake featuring Lil Wayne. Cramer has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Nick Cramer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Li
vs
Cramer

197 cm
24
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xi Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Cramer!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cramer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Li, pushing him back against the cage.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li tries a knee to the head but Cramer blocks it.
Li wants to break the clinch but can't.
Li is trying to break free.
Cramer lands a body punch.

Cramer has hold of one of Li's legs. Li is fighting the takedown attempt but Cramer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cramer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cramer wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.

Cramer has gone for a leg lock! Li slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cramer's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cramer wants to sweep here but Li controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cramer has his hands on Li's head, controlling the position.
Cramer trying to control the position.
Li won't allow Cramer to sweep him here.
Li is fighting to break Cramer's control of his arms but Cramer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cramer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Li's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cramer looking to pass the guard.
Cramer wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Cramer throws an elbow that misses. Li uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cramer's guard. Nice move by Li!

Li has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Li postures up.

Cramer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cramer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cramer throws an elbow that misses. Li uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cramer's guard. Nice move by Li!

Cramer has his hands on Li's head, controlling the position.
Cramer has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Li has passed into side control.

Li decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cramer, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Cramer.
Li looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Li prevents the takedown attempt.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Cramer has him pressed against the cage.
Li landing knees to the head.
Cramer lands a body punch.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li prevents the takedown attempt.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cramer blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Cramer blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

Li pushes Cramer up against the cage in a clinch.

Li manages to break the clinch.

Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cramer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Cramer has managed to clinch.
Li tries a body shot but Cramer blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.

Cramer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Li can't fight it off and eventually Cramer manages to take the fight to the floor. Li looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cramer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cramer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cramer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Li is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cramer, into his guard.

Cramer controls Li momentarily but Li frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Cramer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Li, pushing him back against the cage.
Xi Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.

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

Li gets a clinch.
Cramer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Li fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Li has Cramer up against the cage in a clinch.
Li wants to break free but Cramer has control.
Cramer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Li up against the cage.
Cramer wants a takedown but no success here.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cramer prevents a body shot from Li.

Cramer breaks from the clinch.

Li clinches.
Cramer managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Cramer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but Cramer has double underhooks.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cramer backwards.
Li misses with a knee strike.

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

Li gets a clinch.
Cramer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Li is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Xi Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Cramer.

Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cramer can do to turn this around?
Cramer scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Xi Li has been cut.

Li forces Cramer back against the cage and clinches.
Li misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cramer digs a right hand underneath Li's ribcage. Li let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li wants to get back to striking at distance but Cramer won't allow it.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cramer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Li avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

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

Li closes the distance and clinches.

Cramer tightens his grip and picks Li up, before dumping him to the ground. Li manages to land in guard.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li wants to get back to his feet but Cramer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cramer trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li keeping full guard, as Cramer tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Xi Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xi Li's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Li rushes Cramer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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

Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cramer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Li pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cramer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cramer takes a shot to the head.
Li gets underhooks to prevent Cramer's takedown attempt.
Xi Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Cramer.

Li breaks from the clinch.
Cramer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Cramer.

Li takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cramer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Li is defending well.
Cramer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
Cramer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramer has Li pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Li manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cramer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Li moves into the clinch.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cramer scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Li.
Cramer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cramer works on Li's body with a couple of short punches.
Li tries to break the clinch but Cramer is controlling the position.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Cramer avoids the damage to the body.
Cramer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Li avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Cramer.
Cramer scores with a shoulder strike.
Cramer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cramer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Cramer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cramer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cramer wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
Li is trying to stand back up but Cramer is controlling him

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

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nick Cramer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Li instigates a clinch.
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cramer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li lands a nice elbow.

Li breaks the clinch.

Li clinches.

Cramer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Li regains guard.

Li kicks Cramer off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cramer clinches.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Cramer blocks an elbow strike from Li.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Cramer controls the action.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cramer effectively controlling the action here.
Li landing knees to the body.

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

Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Cramer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Li prevents it.
Cramer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cramer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li wants to get back to striking at distance but Cramer won't allow it.
Cramer scores with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xi Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Li, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xi Li!
Post fight, Xi Li took to the microphone: 'I feel I can move through this division. This isn't even my natural weight class. I'm coming out to end guys careers. Thanks to the fans and to my camp at So Cal Fight Club. We here now!!!'.

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Omar Al Boleahi (ranked 2560 p4p, 281 weight class) and Connar Cage (ranked 2959 p4p, 318 weight class). Connar Cage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Al Boleahi
vs
Cage

179 cm
25
157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

176 cm
26
159 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Al Boleahi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connar Cage!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Boleahi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Al Boleahi.
Cage steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Al Boleahi.
Cage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Al Boleahi as he avoids it easily.
Al Boleahi slaps away a takedown attempt from Cage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Al Boleahi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Al Boleahi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Al Boleahi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cage did well to prevent Al Boleahi getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage wants to get back to his feet.
Al Boleahi misses with a head shot. Cage uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cage has his foot on Al Boleahi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Al Boleahi works his way back into a safe position though.
Cage has momentary wrist control but Al Boleahi slips an elbow through the middle.
Al Boleahi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Al Boleahi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Al Boleahi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Al Boleahi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Cage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Al Boleahi is aware though and is defending well.
Al Boleahi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Al Boleahi is looking to work some ground and pound but Cage has wrist control.
Cage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Boleahi.
Al Boleahi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Al Boleahi throws a big elbow that misses.
Al Boleahi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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

Al Boleahi tries to kick Cage off in order to stand up. Cage Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Al Boleahi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Boleahi keeps working.
Al Boleahi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cage on the ground.
Al Boleahi wants to get back to his feet.
Al Boleahi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Al Boleahi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Al Boleahi tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Al Boleahi sneaks out the side door and pushes Cage away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Boleahi circles away.
No luck for Cage with that takedown attempt.

Cage gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Al Boleahi connects with a couple of short punches.
Cage has momentary wrist control but Al Boleahi slips an elbow through the middle.
Al Boleahi preventing the sweep.
Cage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Boleahi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cage's head.
Al Boleahi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cage throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Boleahi distracts Cage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Al Boleahi throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Boleahi distracts Cage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cage trying to keep a closed guard but Al Boleahi is proving a slippery customer.
Al Boleahi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cage wants to sweep but no luck.
Al Boleahi throws an elbow that misses. Cage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Al Boleahi's guard. Nice move by Cage!

Cage stands up from Al Boleahi's guard - Cage perhaps looking for a knockout.
Al Boleahi goes for a double leg but Cage avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cage continues to drive forward.

Cage clinches with his opponent.
Al Boleahi goes for a takedown attempt but Cage pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Al Boleahi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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 Omar Al Boleahi 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.

Cage tries to clinch up.
Omar Al Boleahi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage tries to clinch but Al Boleahi is having none of it.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.

Al Boleahi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cage quickly recovers to half guard.
Al Boleahi with the ground and pound but Cage uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Boleahi.
Cage lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Al Boleahi wants to get back to his feet but Cage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage trying to stand up but can't free himself from Al Boleahi's guard.
Cage lands a couple of digs.
Cage wants to control from the top but Al Boleahi keeps moving.
Al Boleahi wants to stand up but Cage is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Boleahi keeping moving, preventing Cage from controlling successfully.
Cage throwing strikes from guard but Al Boleahi blocks nicely.
Al Boleahi wants to stand but Cage is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cage misses with a takedown attempt - Al Boleahi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Cage gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Al Boleahi to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Cage is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Boleahi wants a takedown.
Al Boleahi tries to score a body lock takedown but Cage shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Al Boleahi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Al Boleahi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Cage is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Al Boleahi can't fight it off and eventually Cage manages to take the fight to the floor. Al Boleahi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Al Boleahi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cage manages to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Al Boleahi is trying to stand back up but Cage is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage is trying to control. Al Boleahi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cage stops Al Boleahi from getting back to his feet.
Al Boleahi scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Cage manages to mount him!
Al Boleahi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Al Boleahi is trying to stand but he's just given Cage his back.
Al Boleahi is trying to get back to his feet but Cage has full control of the position and if anything, Al Boleahi has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Cage looking for the choke but no joy.
Al Boleahi wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Cage gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Cage gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Cage apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Cage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Al Boleahi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Cage has his feet on Al Boleahi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cage is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Boleahi shoots in for a takedown but Cage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Boleahi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cage pinned against the cage. Cage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Al Boleahi slaps away a takedown attempt from Cage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connar Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Al Boleahi with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cage counters by moving into the clinch.
Cage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Al Boleahi.

Cage breaks the clinch.
Cage is looking to clinch but Al Boleahi is avoiding it.

Cage darts in and clinches Al Boleahi up against the cage.
Al Boleahi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Al Boleahi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Boleahi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cage after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cage drags the fight down to the ground.
Cage working a defensive guard here.

Cage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Al Boleahi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Al Boleahi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Al Boleahi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Al Boleahi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Al Boleahi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Al Boleahi trying to move into half guard but instead Cage has managed to sweep!

Cage engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Al Boleahi wants to get back to his feet but Cage passes into half guard.
Al Boleahi taking some punishment here, with Cage in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage stops Al Boleahi from getting back to his feet.
Al Boleahi pushes Cage off but Cage dives into side control.
Al Boleahi is pushing Cage's head away, looking to escape. Cage manages to hold on to the position though.
Cage is looking to take a break and control but Al Boleahi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Boleahi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cage is controlling him well.
Al Boleahi wants to get back to his feet but Cage is dominant here and he's now got Al Boleahi's back!
Al Boleahi is trying to get back to his feet but Cage has full control of the position and if anything, Al Boleahi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cage tries to get the hooks in deep but Al Boleahi pushed the leg off.
Cage scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Al Boleahi is looking for a way out.
Connar Cage has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Boleahi trying to get back to his feet but Cage is in full control for now.
Cage wants to control but Al Boleahi is keeping busy.
Al Boleahi is trying to get back to his feet but Cage has full control of the position and if anything, Al Boleahi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cage throwing damaging strikes from the back! Al Boleahi could be in trouble here!
Cage has good solid back control here.

Cage is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Al Boleahi is defending well though. Cage let's go of the attempt for now.
Al Boleahi wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage wants to control but Al Boleahi is keeping busy.
Al Boleahi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Al Boleahi prevents Cage from getting a body triangle.
Al Boleahi trying to get back to his feet but Cage is in full control for now.
Cage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Al Boleahi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cage gets his way!

Cage working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cage is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Al Boleahi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Al Boleahi for a finish.
Al Boleahi prevents Cage from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connar Cage really dominated that round.
That's time! Al Boleahi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Al Boleahi doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Al Boleahi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cage gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cage is looking to control Al Boleahi's arms but Al Boleahi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cage has his back to the cage.

Al Boleahi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cage takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Al Boleahi landing strikes.
Cage parries the strikes from Al Boleahi easily there. Al Boleahi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cage to escape.
Cage is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cage sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cage is trying to maintain the position but Al Boleahi is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Al Boleahi connects with a nice short shot to Cage's temple.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cage trying to control here.
Al Boleahi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Al Boleahi lands a nice short elbow.
Cage works his way to full guard. Good work.
Al Boleahi throws a strike but Cage rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Cage passes into half guard.
Al Boleahi tries to kick Cage off in order to stand up. Cage Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Al Boleahi is trying to buck Cage off.
Al Boleahi tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Boleahi is trying to stand back up.
Cage punches Al Boleahi on the ear.
Cage is landing with strikes from the back.
Al Boleahi is trying to get back to his feet but Cage has full control of the position and if anything, Al Boleahi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Al Boleahi up.
Al Boleahi grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Al Boleahi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cage tries to get the hooks in deep but Al Boleahi pushed the leg off.
Al Boleahi is trying to get back to his feet but Cage has full control of the position and if anything, Al Boleahi has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cage is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Al Boleahi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Cage tries to keep control of the position but Al Boleahi is staying busy.
Al Boleahi wants to get back to his feet.
Cage lands strikes to the head.
Al Boleahi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage trying to control.
Al Boleahi trying to get back to his feet but Cage is in full control for now.
Cage looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Al Boleahi is trying to get back to his feet but Cage has full control of the position and if anything, Al Boleahi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cage wants to control but Al Boleahi is keeping busy.
Al Boleahi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connar Cage dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cage throws a head kick that half lands.
Cage is looking to clinch but Al Boleahi is avoiding it.
Omar Al Boleahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage throws a wild body kick that Al Boleahi sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cage is defended easily by Al Boleahi.
Al Boleahi dives in and grabs Cage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cage pushes down on Al Boleahi's head and hops out.

Al Boleahi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cage did well to prevent Al Boleahi getting side control.
Al Boleahi misses with a head shot. Cage uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Cage stops Al Boleahi from getting back to his feet.
Cage is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cage is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Boleahi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Cage putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Al Boleahi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cage breaks from Al Boleahi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Al Boleahi wants to get back to his feet.
Cage trying to control but Al Boleahi is having none of it.

Cage is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Al Boleahi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Al Boleahi shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Boleahi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Al Boleahi tries to buck Cage off but Cage takes his back!

Cage has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Al Boleahi trying to get back to his feet but Cage is in full control for now.

Cage has managed to slip his arm under Al Boleahi's chin. This could be all over... yep, Al Boleahi is tapping out! Submission win for Cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Connar Cage!
Connar Cage is the new lightweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chance Shamrock (ranked 2132 p4p, 280 weight class) and Donald McCalister (ranked 2589 p4p, 334 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by Impossible . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shamrock
vs
McCalister

178 cm
26
166 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
178 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Bloodsport clothing

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chance Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald McCalister!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from McCalister.
McCalister thumps Shamrock with a low kick.
A head kick misses from McCalister.
Shamrock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCalister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McCalister lands a head kick!
McCalister slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
McCalister throws a counter combo.
Shamrock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCalister throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McCalister.
Donald McCalister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCalister showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by McCalister.
McCalister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCalister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that McCalister avoids nicely.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCalister circles away quickly and effectively.
McCalister throws a head kick that half lands.
McCalister misses with a head kick.

Shamrock takes the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

McCalister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCalister lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by McCalister.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock cracks McCalister with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Shamrock clinches with his opponent.
Shamrock avoiding damage as McCalister throws knees to the body.
Shamrock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

McCalister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donald McCalister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Shamrock moves into the clinch.
McCalister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McCalister.
McCalister is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McCalister landing knees to the body.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
McCalister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from McCalister.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCalister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCalister tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
McCalister lands a nice knee to the body.
McCalister misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McCalister.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCalister tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock avoiding damage as McCalister throws knees to the body.
McCalister working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
Shamrock avoiding damage as McCalister throws knees to the body.
McCalister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCalister tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
McCalister lands with a right to the head.
McCalister prevents Shamrock from breaking the clinch.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCalister scores a nice knee to the body.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
McCalister lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCalister trying to land knees to the body.
McCalister lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamrock won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCalister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
McCalister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCalister tries to stall but Shamrock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
McCalister trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McCalister.
Shamrock avoiding damage as McCalister throws knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to break free but McCalister pushes him back against the cage.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

McCalister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from McCalister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald McCalister 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.

Shamrock instigates a clinch.

McCalister breaks from the clinch.

McCalister clinches up against the cage.
McCalister putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock can't get the takedown.
McCalister crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
Shamrock avoiding damage as McCalister throws knees to the body.
Shamrock looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCalister.
McCalister putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCalister trying to land knees to the body.
McCalister slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCalister trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McCalister.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCalister working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
McCalister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCalister missing with knees to the body.
McCalister with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCalister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCalister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.
McCalister tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
McCalister lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamrock won't want to take too many of those.
McCalister lands a nice knee to the body.
McCalister crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
Shamrock is trying to break free.
McCalister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Donald McCalister seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.

Shamrock breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCalister lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shamrock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCalister scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCalister lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

McCalister rushes Shamrock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCalister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Shamrock is trying to force a seperation but McCalister has the dominant position.

McCalister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from McCalister as Shamrock shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCalister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chance Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Donald McCalister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCalister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from McCalister.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock can't break the clinch.
Shamrock is looking to break free of the clinch but McCalister has double underhooks.

McCalister breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock tries to clinch there but McCalister circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCalister, right into the meat.
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shamrock.
McCalister swinging wildly here.
Shamrock misses with a double jab.
McCalister avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCalister is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McCalister.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCalister, right into the meat.
McCalister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCalister is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shamrock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock looks to land a combination but McCalister avoids it well.
McCalister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCalister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

McCalister drives through and clinches with Shamrock against the cage.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but McCalister forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shamrock is working for takedown but McCalister is calmly controlling the position for now.
McCalister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCalister crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
Nice body punch from McCalister.
McCalister trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald McCalister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown but McCalister sprawls well. He's pushed Shamrock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCalister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCalister lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCalister ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCalister throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shamrock's head.
McCalister goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by McCalister.
Shamrock cracks a nice hook into McCalister's ribs.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but McCalister shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCalister lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - McCalister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCalister circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McCalister clinches up against the cage.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCalister breaks the clinch.
McCalister throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shamrock's head.
Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCalister lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shamrock closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
McCalister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock with a jab.
McCalister throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCalister circles away.
McCalister lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCalister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamrock tries to counter by clinching up but McCalister breaks away and moves out of range.
A left and a right from Shamrock both land. Nice combination.
McCalister has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.

McCalister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shamrock working hard to break the clinch.
Shamrock tries to break the clinch but McCalister is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCalister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Shamrock drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCalister pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by McCalister.
McCalister goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
It looks like Shamrock has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McCalister lands with a slapping head kick.
McCalister misses with a head kick.
Shamrock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shamrock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shamrock.
McCalister connects with a high kick.
McCalister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from McCalister.
Danga de danga de dang - Shamrock scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by McCalister.
Shamrock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.

Shamrock has McCalister up against the cage in a clinch.
McCalister lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCalister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCalister is looking to control Shamrock's arms but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now McCalister has his back to the cage.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
McCalister is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.

Shamrock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCalister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McCalister tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
McCalister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock throws a big counter combination but McCalister scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Shamrock clinches with his opponent.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCalister trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock is trying to pull guard but McCalister has him pressed against the cage.

Shamrock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCalister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock is looking to counter the offense by McCalister and move into the clinch.
Shamrock scores with a three punch combo!
McCalister misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Shamrock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shamrock feints a jab promting McCalister to slip. Shamrock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McCalister slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCalister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Shamrock pushes McCalister up against the cage in a clinch.
McCalister lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald McCalister really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McCalister goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shamrock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
McCalister looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
McCalister tries a head kick but it misses.
McCalister throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
McCalister on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shamrock dives in for a single leg takedown but McCalister sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McCalister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shamrock moves into range and clinches up with McCalister.

Shamrock jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

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

Shamrock gets tackled into the cage by McCalister. McCalister maintains the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock avoiding damage as McCalister throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCalister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamrock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McCalister walks away with a smile on his face. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shamrock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCalister backs up against the cage.
McCalister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Shamrock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McCalister did well to prevent Shamrock getting side control.

McCalister kicks Shamrock off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCalister throws a head kick that half lands.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
McCalister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shamrock shoots in and drives through. McCalister sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCalister lands a high kick!
Shamrock throws a series of punches but McCalister avoids them all with ease.
McCalister lands a head kick!
Shamrock looks for a takedown but McCalister sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCalister throws a head kick that Shamrock semi-blocks.
Shamrock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but McCalister sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

McCalister darts in and clinches Shamrock up against the cage.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McCalister after a bit of a struggle.
Shamrock tries to circle away but McCalister has him pinned against the cage.
McCalister putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McCalister has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

McCalister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCalister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shamrock appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCalister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shamrock is looking to clinch but McCalister is avoiding it.
McCalister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock rushes McCalister and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but McCalister holds him up against the cage and eventually Shamrock drops back down to his feet.
Shamrock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shamrock can't break the clinch.
McCalister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCalister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamrock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from McCalister.
McCalister crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.

McCalister breaks from the clinch.
McCalister lands with a slapping head kick.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCalister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCalister lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCalister dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
McCalister goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCalister gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by McCalister.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCalister.
Shamrock has a takedown stuffed.
McCalister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCalister defends well and Shamrock ends up having to push McCalister into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McCalister lands a head kick. Shamrock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald McCalister dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCalister lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
It looked like Shamrock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but McCalister pushes him off.

McCalister gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shamrock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McCalister looking to control.
Shamrock 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.

McCalister has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Shamrock is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock has McCalister pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McCalister manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCalister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McCalister.
McCalister working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
McCalister missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock is struggling to control the position.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McCalister.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but McCalister is controlling him.

McCalister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCalister leaves Shamrock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCalister scores with a head kick. Shamrock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCalister throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shamrock.
McCalister lands a head kick. Shamrock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McCalister throws a leg kick which misses Shamrock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamrock tries to avoid it.
Shamrock scores with a one two! McCalister had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Shamrock. Those never looked like landing.
McCalister tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock fails to land the takedown.
McCalister plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCalister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by McCalister.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the head.
Shamrock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McCalister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCalister's waist but McCalister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
McCalister throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McCalister throws a head kick that Shamrock semi-blocks.
Shamrock lands a nice hook to McCalister's body. McCalister takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shamrock tries for a takedown but McCalister sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCalister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donald McCalister is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCalister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from McCalister.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCalister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamrock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by McCalister.
McCalister throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shamrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCalister throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCalister's waist but McCalister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
McCalister connects with a high kick.
McCalister throws a head kick that half lands.
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
Chance Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCalister scores with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald McCalister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCalister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald McCalister!
Donald McCalister is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Donald McCalister thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

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