GDL 33: O Neil vs Kozlovski PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stocker Ii (ranked 6482 p4p, 490 weight class) and Walter Wiener (ranked 4042 p4p, 376 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stocker Ii
vs
Wiener

171 cm
19
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Glomco Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Stocker Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiener dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stocker Ii. That did some damage!
Wiener is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wiener blocks the body kick.
Stocker Ii misses with a takedown attempt
and Wiener counters with a body kick.
Stocker Ii blocks the body kick.
Stocker Ii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Joseph Stocker Ii has been cut.
Wiener looks for the body kick but Stocker Ii saw that one coming.
Wiener looks to land a body kick but Stocker Ii moved away.
Stocker Ii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wiener's waist but Wiener gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stocker Ii off to one side.
A head kick misses from Wiener.
Stocker Ii loads up on a big right hand but Wiener slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiener keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Stocker Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiener keeps Stocker Ii at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stocker Ii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wiener paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiener thuds his shin into the meat of Stocker Ii's side.
Stocker Ii is breathing heavily.
Wiener throws a body shot but no joy.
Wiener circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Stocker Ii drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Wiener follows Stocker Ii to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Wiener!
A very excited looking Walter Wiener made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Weadababyitsaboy (ranked 24385 p4p, 661 weight class) and Archie Clay (ranked 2493 p4p, 308 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Weadababyitsaboy
vs
Clay

182 cm
21
191 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

190 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Weadababyitsaboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Clay!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weadababyitsaboy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown attempt by Clay or perhaps it was just good defense by Weadababyitsaboy, which made it look bad.
Weadababyitsaboy throwing a counter right hand but Clay manages to avoid it.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a jab but it's blocked by Clay.
Weadababyitsaboy lands a body shot.
Clay blocks a jab.
Clay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weadababyitsaboy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Weadababyitsaboy coming out on top.
Weadababyitsaboy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Weadababyitsaboy both land. Nice combination.

Clay is rocked!
Weadababyitsaboy is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Clay hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob Weadababyitsaboy!

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Blikstein (ranked 7606 p4p, 633 weight class) and Edith Reaves (ranked 3423 p4p, 394 weight class). Paulo Blikstein could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edith Reaves's chin.

Blikstein
vs
Reaves

187 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Blikstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edith Reaves!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blikstein lands with a straight right. Reaves didn't see that one coming.
Blikstein lands a slapping body shot.
Reaves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Blikstein has managed to clinch.
Reaves tries to pull guard but Blikstein won't allow it.
Blikstein lands a body punch in the clinch.

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

Blikstein has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reaves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blikstein seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Reaves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blikstein is keeping the position for now.
Reaves stops Blikstein from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blikstein is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Blikstein looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Reaves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reaves passes Blikstein's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blikstein misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Blikstein wants to get back to his feet.
Blikstein is looking for a sweep. Reaves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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

Reaves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blikstein doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reaves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaves trying to control the action but Blikstein is working from the bottom.
Blikstein is trying to stand up here but Reaves is controlling him well.
Well, if Reaves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blikstein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blikstein is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reaves is trying to work for a kimura but Blikstein is defending well.
Blikstein is refusing to be controlled, as Reaves sits in half guard.
Blikstein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blikstein is doing well to control the position and prevent Reaves from advancing to side control.
Reaves has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blikstein is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reaves has control of Blikstein's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Blikstein regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Blikstein wants to control but Reaves is having none of it.

Reaves looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Reaves looking to isolate an arm here. Blikstein doesn't see it coming and as Reaves extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Reaves!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edith Reaves!

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FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Larkin (ranked 6215 p4p, 562 weight class) and Beam Scotty (ranked 2805 p4p, 337 weight class). Beam Scotty is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Larkin
vs
Scotty

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
199 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beam Scotty!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Larkin shoots in and bounces Scotty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Larkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Larkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scotty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larkin won't allow Scotty to sweep him here.
Larkin throws a big right hand that misses.
Larkin is looking to pass into half guard but Scotty pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Scotty is in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Scotty is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Larkin wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scotty not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Scotty slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Scotty politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Scotty prefers to stall for the moment though.
Scotty wants to stand but Larkin is controlling his arm.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scotty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Larkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Larkin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Scotty manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Scotty holds on and takes a little breather.
Larkin throws an elbow that misses. Scotty uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Larkin's guard. Nice move by Scotty!

Scotty passes Larkin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Scotty controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Scotty 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Beam Scotty 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.

Larkin feints and as Scotty raises his hands in defense, Larkin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Scotty controlling the position.
Larkin looking to sit in guard and control but Scotty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Larkin is looking to sweep but instead, Scotty has passed into half guard.
Larkin wants to improve his position but Scotty is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scotty keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Scotty's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scotty wants to stand but Larkin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Scotty content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scotty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scotty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Shane Larkin has been cut.

Scotty moves into the clinch successfully.
Scotty lands with a light punch inside.
Scotty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Scotty.
Scotty pushes Larkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scotty pushes Larkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scotty digs a right hand underneath Larkin's ribcage. Larkin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scotty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Scotty.
Scotty scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larkin is trying to drag Scotty to the mat but Scotty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scotty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Scotty.
Larkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Larkin is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scotty.
Oh Larkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scotty.
Scotty creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Larkin with a big uppercut! Larkin tries to clinch up but Scotty pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Larkin to the mat! Larkin covers up and Scotty unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Beam Scotty!
After winning the bout, Beam Scotty thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruenor Battlehammer (ranked 24246 p4p, 662 weight class) and Remy Lebeau (ranked 3457 p4p, 398 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Battlehammer
vs
Lebeau

175 cm
23
187 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Knockaround Guys Fight Gear

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruenor Battlehammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remy Lebeau!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Lebeau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Battlehammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lebeau slips a jab and a cross from Battlehammer.
Lebeau jabs Battlehammer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Battlehammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lebeau.
Lebeau goes for a double leg but Battlehammer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Battlehammer continues to drive forward.
Battlehammer looks to land a combination but Lebeau avoids it well.
Lebeau dodges the punch combination from Battlehammer.
Nice defenses there by Battlehammer.
Lebeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battlehammer throws out the jab.
Battlehammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lebeau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lebeau misses with a wild body shot.
Lebeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lebeau misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Battlehammer. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the body from Battlehammer misses
and Lebeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebeau avoids the body shot from Battlehammer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battlehammer takes a swing at Lebeau's ribcage but misses.
Battlehammer scores with a body shot.
Lebeau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Battlehammer takes a swing at Lebeau's ribcage but misses.
Bruenor Battlehammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battlehammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lebeau moves away.
No joy there for Battlehammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lebeau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Battlehammer.
Lebeau tries to bum rush Battlehammer with a series of wild strikes but Battlehammer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Lebeau.
Lebeau shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lebeau scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lebeau has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Battlehammer just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Lebeau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lebeau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Battlehammer. Those never looked like landing.
Lebeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battlehammer misses with a hook. Lebeau ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battlehammer tries to move into range but Lebeau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Battlehammer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lebeau is looking to control Battlehammer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lebeau avoid being mounted?
Battlehammer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Battlehammer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Battlehammer working Lebeau over with strikes.

Lebeau looking for submissions off his back.
Lebeau trying to control here.
Lebeau moves into full guard.
Battlehammer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lebeau looking for a guillotine here but Battlehammer defends easily.
We've been hearing that Battlehammer has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Battlehammer wants to control from the top but Lebeau keeps moving.
Battlehammer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lebeau working a defensive guard here.

Lebeau looking for a guillotine here but Battlehammer defends easily.
Battlehammer lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lebeau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Battlehammer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Battlehammer scoring with some ground and pound.
Battlehammer scoring with some ground and pound.
Battlehammer scoring with some ground and pound.
Battlehammer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Battlehammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lebeau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Lebeau has an active guard here but Battlehammer has managed to pass into half guard.
Battlehammer trying to control from half guard but Lebeau is working away.
Lebeau gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruenor Battlehammer 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.

A right-left combo lands from Battlehammer.
Battlehammer misses with an uppercut.
Lebeau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Battlehammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battlehammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Battlehammer misses.
Lebeau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

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

Lebeau working for a triangle but Battlehammer defends it easily.

Lebeau is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Battlehammer is aware though and is defending well.
Battlehammer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lebeau is looking for a triangle but Battlehammer pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Battlehammer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lebeau has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Battlehammer has managed to get both his arms back between Lebeau's legs - danger averted.
Battlehammer postures up and lands a big shot to Lebeau's brow.
Battlehammer lands a couple of elbows.
Battlehammer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Battlehammer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Battlehammer chips away with some ground and pound.
Battlehammer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Battlehammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Lebeau is rocked!

Battlehammer sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Lebeau doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Battlehammer paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Lebeau - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Remy Lebeau!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Masvidal (ranked 25451 p4p, 743 weight class) and Thomas Jordan (ranked 7091 p4p, 647 weight class). Masvidal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scarface. Thomas Jordan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Masvidal
vs
Jordan

184 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Masvidal drives through and clinches with Jordan against the cage.
Jordan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masvidal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jordan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Masvidal.
Masvidal lands a nice shot to the body.
Masvidal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Masvidal.
Jordan wants a takedown.
Masvidal keeps control of Jordan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Masvidal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Masvidal.
Jordan looks winded!

Masvidal turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Masvidal decides to stand back up. Masvidal steps back and let's Jordan get back to his feet.

Masvidal drives through and clinches with Jordan against the cage.
Jordan is looking to break free of the clinch but Masvidal has double underhooks.
Masvidal misses with a knee to the head.
Masvidal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Still in the clinch, Masvidal scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Masvidal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Masvidal lands an uppercut.
Masvidal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Masvidal lands a left hand.
Masvidal lands with a light punch inside.
Masvidal lands a right hand.
A short left from Masvidal.
Masvidal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masvidal misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Jordan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masvidal digs a right hand into Jordan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jordan's gas tank.
Masvidal is working for takedown but Jordan is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masvidal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masvidal lands a hook that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Jordan prevents the takedown attempt.
Masvidal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal pushes Jordan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masvidal lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Masvidal.
Masvidal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Masvidal on the inside.
Masvidal lands a right hand.
Masvidal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jordan.
Masvidal is leaning against Jordan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Masvidal breaks the clinch.
Jordan blocks a head kick by Masvidal.

Masvidal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masvidal lands a body punch.
Masvidal lands an elbow just above Jordan 's eye.

It looks like Thomas Jordan has been cut.
A hook to the body from Masvidal.
Masvidal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Masvidal has Jordan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jordan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal tries a knee to the head but Jordan blocks it.
Masvidal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Masvidal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jordan blocks an elbow strike from Masvidal.
Nice body punch from Masvidal.
Masvidal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jordan is defending well for now.

Masvidal breaks from the clinch.
Masvidal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jordan swivels and escapes.
Jordan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Masvidal has Jordan up against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan tries to break free but Masvidal pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masvidal.
Masvidal scores with a shoulder strike.
Masvidal keeps control of Jordan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal lands a body punch.
Masvidal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Masvidal lands with a right to the head.
Masvidal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masvidal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masvidal controlling the action here for a moment.
Masvidal tries to pull guard but Jordan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

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

Masvidal closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jordan did well to prevent Masvidal getting side control.
Jordan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Masvidal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Masvidal decides to stand and escape the position.
Masvidal shoots in for a takedown but Jordan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Masvidal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Masvidal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Masvidal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Jordan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Masvidal scores with a nice strike.
Jordan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Masvidal connects with a jab.

Jordan is rocked!

Masvidal moves into range and clinches up with Jordan.
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Masvidal finish him?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch on the inside from Jordan fails to land.
Jordan seems to have recovered his senses.
Jordan tries to circle away but Masvidal has him pinned against the cage.

Jordan breaks the clinch.
Jab from Masvidal.
Masvidal cracks Jordan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Masvidal seems to be stalking Jordan here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Jordan drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jon Masvidal!
A less than humble Jon Masvidal misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Mild (ranked 3338 p4p, 360 weight class) and Egill Skallagrimsson (ranked 2873 p4p, 319 weight class). Eddie Mild has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mild
vs
Skallagrimsson

177 cm
22
151 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

175 cm
20
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements
UnderGround Clothing Co.

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 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Mild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Egill Skallagrimsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Skallagrimsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Mild, which made it look bad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mild or perhaps it was just good defense by Skallagrimsson, which made it look bad.
Mild swats away the attempt to clinch by Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mild circles away quickly and effectively.

Mild drives through with a takedown into Skallagrimsson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Skallagrimsson seems keen to control Mild's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mild gets to his feet - Skallagrimsson follows without any prompting.
Skallagrimsson throws a right and a left that Mild avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mild tries to clinch
and Skallagrimsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skallagrimsson lands a nice shot that snaps Mild's head back.
A low kick from Mild is predictable there

and Skallagrimsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mild won't be happy with that.
Mild's coaches at Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Mild is looking to reverse the position.
Mild is working hard here to advance position.
Skallagrimsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mild keeps working.
Mild knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Skallagrimsson on the ground.
Mild tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Skallagrimsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Mild is defending well.
Mild is trying to get back to half guard.
Skallagrimsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mild being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mild is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Skallagrimsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mild knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skallagrimsson working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson working away.
Mild tries to buck Skallagrimsson off but Skallagrimsson is having none of it.

Skallagrimsson has hold of Mild's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mild tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Skallagrimsson cranks the arm and Mild screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mild, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Egill Skallagrimsson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Egill Skallagrimsson made sure he mentioned UnderGround Supplements, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 3388 p4p, 363 weight class) and Ryan Henderson (ranked 25205 p4p, 600 weight class). Tatsuya Kimura has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kimura
vs
Henderson

171 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tatsuya Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Check out the look on Henderson 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

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

Henderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Henderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Henderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Henderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson grinds an elbow into Kimura's temple.
Kimura is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Henderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kimura knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kimura is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Henderson stands up.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kimura sprawls well. Kimura wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Ryan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Kimura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kimura sprawls well. He's pushed Henderson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tatsuya Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Henderson .

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

Kimura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kimura is looking to cinch up a triangle. Henderson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kimura's body to avoid the submission. Kimura has instead reached around Henderson 's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kimura arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tatsuya Kimura!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 3427 p4p, 424 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 1914 p4p, 267 weight class). Bateman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: King of New York, Fun luvin Criminals . This should be a great matchup!

Do Urden
vs
Bateman

183 cm
21
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Urban Fighter

Hot Spunk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden scores with a hook to the body. Bateman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bateman.
Bateman tries to score with some ground and pound. Do Urden controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Do Urden taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bateman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bateman cracks Do Urden with a big elbow.
Bateman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bateman.
Do Urden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bateman cracks Do Urden with a big right hand but Do Urden just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bateman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Do Urden to see if he's OK.
Do Urden sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bateman trying to mount his opponent but Do Urden defends it.
Do Urden trying to control here.
Bateman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Do Urden's coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Exceptional have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do Urden is trying to maintain the position but Bateman is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do Urden keeps working.
Bateman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Do Urden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bateman is thwarting Do Urden's attempts to control the position.
Do Urden wants to improve his position but Bateman is controlling well.
Bateman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Do Urden wants to control but Bateman is keeping busy.
Do Urden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bateman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do Urden regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bateman being controlled here momentarily.
Do Urden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bateman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden looking to control.
Bateman postures up in Do Urden's guard and throws a big left but Do Urden blocks it.
Do Urden keeping moving, preventing Bateman from controlling successfully.
Bateman stays in close to Do Urden's body and controls the position.
Do Urden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bateman stopping the sweep attempt from Do Urden.
Bateman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bateman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Do Urden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bateman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bateman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do Urden keeping full guard, as Bateman tries to pass.
Bateman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bateman postures up.
Bateman wants to control from the top but Do Urden keeps moving.
Do Urden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bateman's guard.

Do Urden forces his way into half guard.
Bateman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Do Urden throwing strikes but missing.
Bateman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Do Urden trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman pulls Do Urden in close to prevent any damage.
Do Urden won't allow Bateman to sweep him here.
Do Urden slips nicely into half guard.
Bateman trying to control here.
Bateman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Do Urden stays in close to Bateman's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman 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.

Bateman shoots in and gets a takedown into Do Urden's guard.
Bateman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Do Urden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patrick Bateman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bateman chips away with some ground and pound.
Bateman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Do Urden keeping moving, preventing Bateman from controlling successfully.
Do Urden being controlled here, momentarily.
Bateman is looking to work some ground and pound but Do Urden has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman is in close to Do Urden's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bateman working some strikes from top position.
Bateman passes Do Urden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Do Urden manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bateman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bateman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bateman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Do Urden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bateman working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bateman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bateman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bateman stopping the sweep attempt from Do Urden.
Do Urden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Do Urden would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Do Urden trying to control the position from guard on top but Bateman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do Urden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman controlling the position.
Do Urden controlling from the top position.
Do Urden wants to pass the guard but Bateman is keeping the position.
Do Urden trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Do Urden works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Do Urden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden trying to pass the guard but Bateman defending well.
Bateman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Do Urden is working away from the top position though.
Bateman won't allow Do Urden to pass to mount.
Bateman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Do Urden is trying to control. Bateman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bateman is looking to improve his position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Do Urden fails to land with a series of punches.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman with a poor takedown
and Do Urden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Do Urden sizes up Bateman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bateman feints the counter takedown.
Do Urden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Do Urden misses with a wild body shot.
Bateman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Do Urden defends it well.
Bateman shoots in but Do Urden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Do Urden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Do Urden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman tries to move into range but Do Urden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Bateman is rocked!
Bateman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Do Urden's waist but Do Urden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bateman off to one side.
Drizzt Do Urden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Bateman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Do Urden thuds a left hand into Bateman's body.
Bateman is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Do Urden finds it's target.
Bateman is still on wobbly legs! Can Do Urden finish him?
Do Urden scores with a sloppy right hand. Bateman should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drizzt Do Urden dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bateman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bateman seems to have recovered his senses.
Bateman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bateman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A control attempt from Do Urden but he's now mounted!
Do Urden tries to reverse the position but Bateman maintains control.
Do Urden is working hard here to advance position.
Do Urden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bateman landing punches.
Do Urden regains half guard.
Bateman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do Urden keeps working.
Bateman is nestled in close to Do Urden, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bateman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Do Urden is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Do Urden wants to control but Bateman is keeping busy.
Do Urden is trying to get back to full guard.
Bateman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Do Urden tries to roll over but Bateman keeps him under control.
Bateman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Do Urden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Do Urden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bateman.
Bateman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Do Urden's head.
Do Urden is trying to control but can't.
Do Urden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Bateman.
Do Urden gets full guard.
Bateman scoring with some ground and pound.

Bateman drops back looking for a leg! Do Urden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Do Urden manages to kick Bateman off! Bateman jumps back into Do Urden's guard.
Bateman throws a big elbow that misses.
Do Urden trying to keep a closed guard but Bateman is proving a slippery customer.
Do Urden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bateman is doing well to control the position and prevent Do Urden from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is not content to let Do Urden control the position.
Do Urden throwing shots but Bateman is blocking nicely.
Do Urden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Do Urden stalling.
Do Urden stalling away here and it's allowed Bateman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Do Urden won't allow Bateman to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Do Urden postures up in Bateman's guard and throws a big left but Bateman blocks it.
Do Urden wants to control from the top but Bateman keeps moving.
Bateman keeping full guard, as Do Urden tries to pass.
Bateman is adopting a defensive guard.
Do Urden trying to control the position from guard on top but Bateman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bateman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do Urden.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Bateman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bateman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Bateman!
A victorious Patrick Bateman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim O Neil (ranked 2268 p4p, 242 weight class) and Alex Kozlovski (ranked 5463 p4p, 436 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Neil
vs
Kozlovski

176 cm
20
148 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
148 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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, Jim O Neil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Kozlovski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Neil tries to clinch up but Kozlovski circles away and keeps his distance.
Kozlovski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kozlovski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Neil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Neil wants to clinch up but Kozlovski keeps it at a distance.
O Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozlovski.
Kozlovski throws a shot from downtown. O Neil moves away and avoids it.
Kozlovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Neil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alex Kozlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlovski throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by O Neil's head coaches at Dark Horse MMA (HBE) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kozlovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kozlovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kozlovski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Neil, as that shot connected.
Kozlovski falls off balance throwing a combination

and O Neil lands a stunning uppercut that sends Kozlovski to the mat!

Kozlovski is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

O Neil stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kozlovski to get to his feet.
Kozlovski is still on wobbly legs! Can O Neil finish him?
O Neil closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Kozlovski out cold! Kozlovski corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jim O Neil!
Jim O Neil is the new featherweight champion!