WCE 2: In the Red PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lopez
vs
Garcia

176 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
Intelligent

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.

Lopez gets a takedown into half 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.
Garcia tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
Garcia is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garcia sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lopez is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now.
Garcia trying to hold on to Lopez's head to control him but Lopez postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Lopez scores a takedown into full mount!
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Lopez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Garcia because Lopez loaded up on that one.
Lopez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lopez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garcia's face.

Lopez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Garcia can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Garcia taking shots to the head.
Lopez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lopez lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to hold on but Lopez postures up.
Lopez controlling his opponent.
Lopez trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez unloading with bombs!
Lopez wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
Lopez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.
Lopez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garcia?
Garcia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lopez controlling from the full mount.
Garcia taking shots to the head.
Lopez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Lopez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garcia can't escape the position.
Lopez tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez working some strikes from top position.
Lopez is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia is trying to keep Lopez in close.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.

Lopez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lopez wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Lopez working away.

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.
Check out the look on Lopez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lopez is chipping away with strikes.

Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garcia, who protects the arm well.
Garcia is trying to escape the position but Lopez is controlling the position.
Lopez trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Garcia is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with punches from side control.

Lopez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lopez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lopez happy to just control the position for now.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Lopez has control of the leg.
Lopez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lopez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lopez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.

Lopez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garcia to the mat! Garcia manages to get full guard.
Lopez postures up.
Lopez with a nice head shot there.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.

Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Lopez trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.

Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lopez defends it easily.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lopez lands with a nice combination. Garcia backs away looking to recover.

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.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Lopez scores with a one two! Garcia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lopez has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.

Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Lopez lands a head shot.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnny Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lopez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is staying active underneath Lopez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lopez working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcia moves into full guard.
Lopez pushes down on Garcia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lopez slows the pace down in half guard.
Lopez is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garcia is staying active underneath Lopez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garcia tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
Lopez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Garcia has a hand on Lopez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lopez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Garcia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garcia?
Lopez is landing with some decent strikes but Garcia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lopez with good strikes from the mount here!
Marcelo Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lopez 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Lopez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Smecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Lawson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lawson
vs
Smecker

185 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

184 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Determined

Fight Club Clothing™

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 Los Angeles, Matt Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Smecker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smecker throws a head kick but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smecker has time to react.
Smecker swinging wildly here.
Smecker connects with a high kick.
Lawson slips a jab and a cross from Smecker.
Smecker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawson fails to land the takedown.
Smecker misses with a two punch combination.
Smecker throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Lawson's corner calls for a 1-2. Lawson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lawson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smecker swivels and escapes.
Lawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smecker can pounce on him.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Smecker misses with a hook.
Lawson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smecker momentarily.
A low kick from Lawson is predictable there

and Smecker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smecker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smecker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lawson throws a head punch that misses.

Smecker breaks from the clinch.
Smecker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson looks to land a combination but Smecker avoids it well.
Smecker defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Smecker misses with a two punch combination.
Lawson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawson tries to clinch up.
Smecker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jab, jab by Lawson - just one landing.
Lawson looks to clinch
and Smecker counters with a body kick.
Lawson stuffs the takedown attempt from Smecker. Smecker gets slowly back to his feet.
Smecker scores with a jab.
Lawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Smecker.
Matt Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smecker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Smecker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lawson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smecker.
Smecker is just content to waste time from the top position. Lawson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson striking off his back but it's not causing Smecker any problems.
Smecker tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawson is retaining full guard.
Smecker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smecker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lawson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smecker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smecker working away.
Smecker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smecker on the ground.
Smecker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smecker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lawson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Smecker.
Lawson tries to improve position but can't.
Smecker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lawson is avoiding damage well.

Smecker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lawson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smecker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lawson prevents Smecker from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lawson can't do much from the bottom here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Smecker.
Smecker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lawson as he avoids it easily.
Lawson wants to clinch
and Smecker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lawson's knee momentarily.
Smecker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lawson blocks the body kick.
Lawson lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Smecker 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.

Lawson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smecker throws a right hand that Lawson ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawson also avoids with ease.
Smecker cracks the inside of Lawson's front leg.
Lawson wants to clinch.
Lawson scores with a jab. Smecker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
William Smecker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smecker moves out of range as Lawson strikes.
Lawson stuns Smecker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smecker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Lawson throws a big shot that misses.
Smecker lands with a slapping head kick.
Lawson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smecker has time to react.
Lawson dodges the punch combination from Smecker.
Smecker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smecker circles away from the clinch attempt

and Smecker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lawson!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smecker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smecker thowing shots but they're missing.
Smecker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawson wants to hold on but Smecker pushes him away.
Smecker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

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.
Lawson throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.

Smecker tightening his grip on Lawson, looking for the choke.
Lawson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lawson tries to hold on but Smecker postures up.
Smecker landing shots from mount.
Smecker with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is in a horrible position here. Smecker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smecker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lawson?

Lawson is rocked!
Lawson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lawson reaches up to try and control the position but Smecker seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Lawson rolls and tries to escape and now Smecker has his back!
Will Smecker go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Smecker lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Lawson trying to control the hands but Smecker won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is keeping busy.
Smecker gets his hands free as Lawson looks to control.
Smecker biding his time, controlling Lawson.
Smecker cracks Lawson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lawson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smecker.
Lawson misses with an uppercut. Smecker saw that one coming.
Lawson slips a jab from Smecker.
Smecker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawson's sensitive parts.
Smecker defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Lawson lands a really nice looking cross but Smecker seems unphased.
Nice takedown defense from Smecker. No joy for Lawson on that attempt.
Lawson defending well as Smecker loads up on a big left hand.
Smecker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smecker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smecker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lawson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smecker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smecker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smecker throws a series of punches but Lawson avoids them all with ease.
Lawson looks to land a left hand but Smecker moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Smecker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smecker counters with a series of strikes. Lawson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawson lands with an overhand left.
Smecker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lawson.
Lawson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lawson throws a hook but Smecker blocks it.
Lawson throws a hook but Smecker avoids it easily.
Smecker shoots in for a takedown but Lawson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
William Smecker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smecker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smecker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawson misses with a looping right.
Lawson throws a hook but Smecker avoids it easily.
Lawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smecker looks to land a combination but Lawson avoids it well.
Lawson throws a looping overhand right but Smecker ducks down to avoid it.
Smecker stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lawson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smecker preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lawson trying to control from Smecker's half guard. Smecker has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Smecker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smecker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smecker unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smecker looking to finish with strikes here!
Smecker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lawson is squirming around, avoiding Smecker's attempts to control the action.
Lawson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smecker.
Smecker lands a heavy elbow.
Smecker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lawson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smecker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lawson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Smecker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Smecker.
Matt Lawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Smecker swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lawson is now in Smecker's guard. A big mistake from Smecker there, giving up the dominant position!
Lawson postures up in Smecker's guard and throws a big left but Smecker blocks it.
Lawsonis looking to pass into half guard but Smecker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Smecker is in guard.
Smecker wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Smecker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smecker 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Smecker!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between tj joyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aidan Marley struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

joyce
vs
Marley

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tj joyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aidan Marley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley has a takedown stuffed.

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

joyce gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Marley throws a series of punches but joyce moves out of range.
joyce scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from joyce. Marley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses with a takedown attempt

and joyce counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by joyce.
joyce has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
joyce trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marley's guard.
joyce wants to stand and escape but instead Marley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Marley postures up in joyce's guard and throws a big left but joyce blocks it.
joyce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marley is controlling him.
joyce is trying to keep Marley in close.
Marley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from joyce.
joyce tests Marley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and joyce counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
tj joyce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aidan Marley.
joyce throws a series of punches but Marley avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Marley.
joyce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marley falls off balance throwing a combination
and joyce counters with a stiff right hand.

Marley feints and as joyce raises his hands in defense, Marley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as joyce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marley throwing strikes from guard but joyce blocks nicely.
Marley throwing strikes from guard but joyce blocks nicely.
Marley prevents joyce from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
joyce is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
joyce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

joyce scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
joyce wants to stand but Marley is controlling his arm.
joyce is trying to ground and pound but Marley uses the momentary lack of control by joyce to regain half guard.
Marley blocking the ground and pound attempt from joyce.
Marley tries to get to full guard but joyce has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of joyce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take joyce's back!
joyce rolls, trying to escape but Marley keeps control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
joyce covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Marley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marley somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
joyce has hold of Marley's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marley connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for joyce to escape the position.
Marley is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
joyce has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Marley scores with strikes from the back.
Marley lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Marley.
Marley keeps control of the position as joyce tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marley is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but joyce has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Marley scores with strikes from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley cracks joyce with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing joyce from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Marley has his arm under joyce's chin here. Game over son! Marley squeezes tightly and joyce is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aidan Marley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Fushibenda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Fushibenda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fushibenda
vs
Riley

182 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

171 cm
22
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Fushibenda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colt Riley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley tries to clinch up.
Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riley is looking to clinch but Fushibenda is avoiding it.
Fushibenda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fushibenda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riley cracks Fushibenda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Riley misses with a series of wild punches.
Fushibenda throws a head kick that misses.
Riley throws a shot to the body.
Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fushibenda.
Fushibenda looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley takes a swing at Fushibenda's ribcage but misses.
Fushibenda throws a hook to the side of Riley's head but Riley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fushibenda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Fushibenda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riley paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Fushibenda looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Riley keeping full guard, as Fushibenda tries to pass.

Fushibenda drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Riley dives on top into guard.
Riley trying to control but Fushibenda is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fushibenda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fushibenda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Fushibenda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riley is aware though and is defending well.
Riley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Fushibenda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riley is aware though and is defending well.
Fushibenda is breathing heavily.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riley looking to pass the guard.
Riley wants to control from the top but Fushibenda keeps moving.
Riley stopping the sweep attempt from Fushibenda.
Riley trying to control but Fushibenda is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fushibenda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Riley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fushibenda is keeping the position for now.

Fushibenda working for a triangle but Riley defends it easily.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Fushibenda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riley lands the left hand.
Riley doesn't manage to clinch there - Fushibenda circles away.
Fushibenda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fushibenda slips a jab from Riley.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Fushibenda moved out of range.
Fushibenda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riley pinned against the cage. Riley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fushibenda moves away from the strike by Riley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colt Riley 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.

Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Fushibenda moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fushibenda.
Fushibenda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fushibenda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Fushibenda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riley.
Fushibenda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riley as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Riley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley throws a jab when Fushibenda was well out of range.
Fushibenda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riley counters with a straight right hand.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch but Fushibenda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riley throws an overhand right that lands on Fushibenda's shoulder, as Fushibenda tries to avoid the shot.
Fushibenda looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
Riley swings away with a body shot that misses

and Fushibenda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Riley's guard.
Riley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fushibenda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fushibenda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fushibenda tries to free his leg and advance position but Riley is retaining full guard.
Riley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Riley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Riley with a couple of short strikes.
Fushibenda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Riley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fushibenda is looking to improve his position but Riley isn't that keen on the idea.
Fushibenda wants to hold on but Riley pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fushibenda is working to get back to half guard.
Riley cracks Fushibenda with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Riley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fushibenda looks a forlorn figure.
Fushibenda is working to get back to half guard.
Riley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Riley landing shots from mount.
Fushibenda wants to hold on but Riley pushes him away.
Riley landing shots from mount.
Riley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fushibenda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fushibenda is working hard here to advance position.
Fushibenda regains half guard.
Fushibenda tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fushibenda has hold of Riley's hands but Riley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fushibenda is staying active underneath Riley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Fushibenda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Riley pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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. Riley connects with a nice short shot to Fushibenda's temple.
Riley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fushibenda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Fushibenda looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colt Riley 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! This is the final round!

Riley misses with a wild combination.
Fushibenda misses with a takedown
and Riley counters with a left to the body.
Fushibenda missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riley.
A lazy left from Riley finds it's target.
Fushibenda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Riley tries to clinch up

and Fushibenda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fushibenda.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fushibenda preventing the sweep.
Riley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fushibenda wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
Riley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fushibenda is one step ahead there.

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

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.

Fushibenda is looking for a triangle but Riley pushes his legs off easily.
Riley connects with a couple of short punches.
Riley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fushibenda wants to sweep but no luck.
Riley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley passes Fushibenda's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Riley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fushibenda throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Riley controlling the action here.
Fushibenda is trying to get back to full guard.
Fushibenda punching from the bottom.
Fushibenda taking some punishment here, with Riley in his half guard.

Fushibenda actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fushibenda is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riley is nestled in close to Fushibenda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Riley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Riley wants to take a breather but Fushibenda is having none of it.
Colt Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fushibenda!
Fushibenda wants to hold on but Riley pushes him away.
Jake Fushibenda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riley 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Riley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lytle
vs
Evans

190 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
20
255 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 Los Angeles, Eric Lytle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Evans!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lytle tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.

Lytle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lytle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Evans is bucking up trying to escape but Lytle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Evans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lytle landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lytle dominating with strikes here.
Evans is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lytle working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lytle trying to control but Evans is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Lytle.
Evans sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Evans tries to get to full guard but Lytle has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lytle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evans is staying active underneath Lytle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lytle trying to mount his opponent but Evans defends it.
Lytle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans is looking to control Lytle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Evans avoid being mounted?
Lytle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Evans defending well though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lytle shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Lytle gets caught flat footed, as Evans shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Evans stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Lytle has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Evans manages to get his head free but now Lytle has transitioned to an armbar! Evans grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Lytle! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Lytle!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalern Hardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dalern Hardt was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Stark
vs
Hardt

179 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
166 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!
FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dalern Hardt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stark shoots and misses

and Hardt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stark's guard.

Hardt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stark is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stark has escaped and now he's on top!
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Hardt throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stark uses it to pass to side control.
Hardt is looking for a sweep.
Stark takes a little break here. Hardt wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hardt sneaks back into half guard.
Hardt is staying active underneath Stark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark controlling the action here.

Hardt looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hardt is pressing down on Stark's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Hardt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hardt wants to stand and escape but Stark is having none of it.
Hardt looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Stark decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardt sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hardt with a lazy takedown attempt

and Stark decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hardt's guard.
Hardt keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stark is controlling him.

Stark drops back looking for a leg! Hardt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hardt manages to kick Stark off! Stark jumps back into Hardt's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but Hardt is working from the bottom.
Stark sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hardt's guard.
Hardt wants to control but Stark is keeping busy.

Stark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hardt is just riding it out for now. Stark eventually gives up the hold.
Stark works his foot free and advances to mount.

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.
Hardt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Stark get's back to his feet.
Hardt misses with a takedown

and Stark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stark.
Emilio Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dalern Hardt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hardt throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stark uses it to pass to side control.

Stark tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hardt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Hardt shows good takedown defense.
Hardt with a poor takedown

and Stark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hardt won't be happy with that.

Hardt wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Stark has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Hardt's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Hardt is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Stark!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Emilio Stark!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Herer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darwin comes to the cage accompanied by Rough Gem. 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.

Darwin
vs
Herer

188 cm
23
223 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bushido Clothing

Bushido Clothing
Bushido Clothing

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Herer!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darwin wants to clinch up but Herer keeps it at a distance.
Darwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Herer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darwin.
Darwin checks a leg kick nicely.
Herer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darwin is looking to clinch.
Herer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Herer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Darwin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darwin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darwin moves in looking to clinch but Herer pushes him off.
Darwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Herer circles away.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herer misses with a straight left.
Darwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Herer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herer keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darwin's calf.
Herer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darwin.
Herer feints and then cracks Darwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darwin down.
Herer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin is breathing heavily.

Herer lands a big head kick that sends Darwin tumbling to the mat! Herer takes a step backwards and waves Darwin back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Darwin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darwin drops his hands momentarily and Herer needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Darwin just on the top of the head. Darwin drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Darwin - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Herer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roan Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur McDermott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDermott is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Village People - YMCA. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Marshall
vs
McDermott

192 cm
28
279 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

188 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roan Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur McDermott!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall lands a nice shot that snaps McDermott's head back.

Marshall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McDermott wants to improve his position but Marshall is controlling well.

Marshall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McDermott sees it coming and defends easily.
Marshall is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, McDermott manages to get to full guard.

McDermott had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marshall defends it easily.
Marshall distracts McDermott with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McDermott working a defensive guard here.

Marshall drops back, looking for a kneebar! McDermott looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McDermott looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McDermott!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall can't do much from the bottom here.
Marshall manages to work his way to half guard, despite McDermott's best efforts.
McDermott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marshall is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute McDermott jumps into side control!

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.
Marshall is trying to improve his position.
McDermott scores with punches from side control.
McDermott remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McDermott trying to control the position but Marshall is working away.
Marshall is trying to escape the position but McDermott is controlling the position.

Marshall throws McDermott to one side and escapes!
Marshall moves out of range as McDermott strikes.
McDermott misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marshall slips a straight right by McDermott.
McDermott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marshall.
McDermott stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McDermott wants it to stay on the feet.
Marshall checks a leg kick nicely.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by McDermott.
Nice takedown defense from McDermott. No joy for Marshall on that attempt.
Marshall misses with a head kick.
Roan Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDermott missing with a left hand there. Marshall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McDermott as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roan Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDermott with a nice cross.

It looks like Roan Marshall has been cut.
McDermott avoids the head kick by Marshall.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Marshall throws a right and a left that McDermott avoids nicely.
McDermott slips a jab from Marshall.
Arthur McDermott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDermott throws a big shot that misses.
Marshall is trying hard to land a takedown here. McDermott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McDermott throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
McDermott swinging wildly here.
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 Roan Marshall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roan Marshall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McDermott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDermott throws a good cross that connects.

McDermott cracks Marshall with an uppercut from hell and Marshall crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of McDermott's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
McDermott wants to control from the top but Marshall keeps moving.
McDermott controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDermott trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McDermott stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDermott throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDermott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marshall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from McDermott.

McDermott drops Marshall with a nice combination! McDermott dives into Marshall's guard, looking to finish!

Marshall is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDermott connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermott looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marshall looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDermott is one step ahead there.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermott pushing down on Marshall's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marshall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McDermott is working away from the top position though.

Marshall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marshall is looking to improve his position.
McDermott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marshall keeps working.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McDermott misses with a combination

and Marshall counters with a shoot takedown. McDermott fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall trying to control but McDermott is working from the bottom.
McDermott is pulling down on Marshall's head to control his posture.
McDermott controls Marshall momentarily but Marshall frees himself.
McDermott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDermott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McDermott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marshall is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDermott.
Marshall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McDermott but McDermott pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marshall dips to his left and cracks McDermott with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but McDermott slips the punch.
Arthur McDermott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDermott slips a jab from Marshall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marshall is defended easily by McDermott.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roan Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McDermott is fending him off so far but Marshall persists. Nope, McDermott circles away and we're back to standing.
McDermott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDermott slips under a jab from Marshall.
A jab from McDermott misses.
Marshall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDermott's calf.

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.
Marshall throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDermott counters with a good low kick that Marshall was not able to check.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDermott misses with a straight left.
McDermott stuffs the takedown.
Marshall scores with a shot to the body.
McDermott misses with a hook.
McDermott throws a hook but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDermott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall with a poor takedown
and McDermott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDermott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McDermott misses with a low kick.
McDermott misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marshall.
McDermott throws a big shot that misses.
McDermott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McDermott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from McDermott.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDermott lands a jab to the nose.
McDermott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDermott throws the left hand but Marshall avoids the punch easily.
McDermott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDermott throws a hook to the side of Marshall's head but Marshall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur McDermott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McDermott 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur McDermott!