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TTC 26 - The Cosmos PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franziskus Meier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Bradshaw will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franziskus Meier!
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, Chuck Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meier avoids the head kick by Bradshaw.
Meier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meier swinging wilding here.
Bradshaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meier pinned against the cage. Meier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradshaw works over Meier's head and body with a nice combination.
Meier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradshaw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meier's knee momentarily.
Meier throws a nice looking combination but Bradshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meier stuffs the takedown attempt from Bradshaw. Bradshaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Meier cracks Bradshaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Chuck Bradshaw has been cut.
Bradshaw looks gassed!
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!
Meier throws a series of punches but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Bradshaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meier throws a combination that misses
and Bradshaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradshaw counters with a head kick.
Meier is rocked!
Meier fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Meier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meier throws a nice looking combination but Bradshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meier seems to have got his legs back now.
Meier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradshaw counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw landing knees to the body.
Bradshaw is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Meier pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Franziskus Meier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Bradshaw.
Meier is trying to break free.
Bradshaw tries to pull guard but Meier holds him up against the cage and eventually Bradshaw drops back down to his feet.
Meier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bradshaw has him pressed against the cage.
Meier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bradshaw lands a knee to the body.
Meier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meier tries to break the clinch but Bradshaw is controlling the position.
Meier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bradshaw has him pressed against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Bradshaw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meier wants to get back to striking at distance but Bradshaw won't allow it.
Meier is trying to break free.
Bradshaw looking to throw knees to the head but Meier is blocking nicely.
Meier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bradshaw has him pressed against the cage.
Meier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two 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.
Meier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradshaw counters by clinching up.
Meier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradshaw counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Meier's guard now.
Bradshaw gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Meier throws a series of punches but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Bradshaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradshaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradshaw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meier throws a right hand that Bradshaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradshaw also avoids with ease.
Franziskus Meier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradshaw moves into the clinch successfully.
Bradshaw lands a shot to the body.
Meier manages to break the clinch.
Bradshaw closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Meier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradshaw counters with a big takedown. That's hurt Meier! Bradshaw smells blood and goes in for the kill. Serveral hard shots later and the ref calls an end to the fight by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Chuck Bradshaw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Di Fiscille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Armando Di Fiscille!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Fiscille ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Di Fiscille tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Di Fiscille gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Di Fiscille lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Di Fiscille has clasped his hands together around Jones's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Di Fiscille fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones is not content to let Di Fiscille control the position.
Di Fiscille looking to control but instead Jones has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Di Fiscille.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Fiscille passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
Di Fiscille controlling from mount.
Di Fiscille throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Di Fiscille tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Di Fiscille lands with some strikes.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Di Fiscille tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Di Fiscille dominating with strikes here.
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.
Di Fiscille thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Di Fiscille's attempts to control the action.
Di Fiscille raining down shots from the mount!
Di Fiscille controlling from mount.
Di Fiscille is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Di Fiscille punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Fiscille looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Fiscille is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Di Fiscille takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Di Fiscille lands a heavy elbow.
Di Fiscille looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Di Fiscille punishing his opponent with strikes.
Di Fiscille goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jones turns into him and now he's in Di Fiscille's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones wants to control from the top but Di Fiscille keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Di Fiscille has control of Jones's left arm, preventing Jones from doing any damage.
Di Fiscille looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones wants to control from the top but Di Fiscille keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Di Fiscille tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Di Fiscille 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.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Di Fiscille staying out of range there.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Di Fiscille's head but Di Fiscille sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Di Fiscille looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Di Fiscille tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Fiscille dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Di Fiscille tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Di Fiscille throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Di Fiscille ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Di Fiscille moves away and avoids it.
Jones tries to bum rush Di Fiscille with a series of wild strikes but Di Fiscille uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Di Fiscille thows a body shot but no joy.
Di Fiscille feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones is trying to control the position but Di Fiscille postures up.
Di Fiscille throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Di Fiscille's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Di Fiscille has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Di Fiscille has control of Jones's left arm, preventing Jones from doing any damage.
Di Fiscille trying to control the position.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Fiscille looking to control.
Di Fiscille keeping busy on the bottom but Jones has passed one foot through into half guard.
Di Fiscille is trying is best to control the position here.
Di Fiscille is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Armando Di Fiscille has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Di Fiscille throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Di Fiscille is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is thwarting Di Fiscille's attempts to control the position.
Di Fiscille manages to get to full guard.
Di Fiscille is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keith Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Di Fiscille moves away and avoids it.
Keith Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Di Fiscille is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Di Fiscille misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Jones misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Fiscille scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Di Fiscille from controlling successfully.
Di Fiscille might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Di Fiscille is one step ahead there.
Di Fiscille loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Di Fiscille preventing the sweep.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Di Fiscille from controlling successfully.
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.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Di Fiscille advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Di Fiscille.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Di Fiscille takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Di Fiscille takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Di Fiscille slips a straight right by Jones.
Di Fiscille looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Di Fiscille moved out of range nicely.
Jones throws a hook but Di Fiscille blocks it.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Di Fiscille tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Keith Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Di Fiscille.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
It looks like Armando Di Fiscille has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Fiscille tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Di Fiscille moved out of range.
Di Fiscille tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Di Fiscille shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Di Fiscille looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Di Fiscille isn't that keen on the idea.
Di Fiscille landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is We're back we're pissed/ RKL. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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262 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dexter Lecter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecter throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lecter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Lecter tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee feints and as Lecter raises his hands in defense, Lee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lecter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lee has Lecter in his guard.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lecter's guard.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lecter is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee is nestled in close to Lecter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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.
Lee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lecter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Lecter trying to control here.
Lee is looking for a kimura but Lecter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.
Lecter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lecter actively working from the bottom here.
Lee slips a nice elbow through Lecter's hands, connecting with Lecter's forehead.
Lecter moves into full guard.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Lecter.
Lee controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.
Lecter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee won't allow Lecter to sweep him here.
Lee lands a couple of digs.
Lecter wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee stands up over Lecter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Lecter is retaining full guard.
Lee pushes down on Lecter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Lecter's head.
Lee works his way into full mount!
Lecter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lee is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lecter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lecter regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lee lands a nice short elbow.
Lecter taking some punishment here, with Lee in his half guard.
Lecter actively working from the bottom here.
Lecter won't allow Lee to pass to mount.
Lecter punching from the bottom.
Lecter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lee distracts Lecter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lecter is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lecter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Lecter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lee 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.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dexter Lecter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee gets the takedown into side control.
Lee wants to control but Lecter is keeping him busy.
Lecter gets back to half guard.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lecter is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lee jumps into side control!
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lecter keeps working.
Lee scoring with punches from side control.
Lecter throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Lee in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a few punches from side control.
Lee scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lecter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lee connects with a decent elbow.
Lee grinds an elbow into Lecter's temple.
Lecter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lecter is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee is working Lecter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lecter is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Lee lands a few punches from side control.
Lee working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lee connects with a decent elbow.
Lee is working Lecter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lee lands a nice forearm strike.
Lecter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lee connects with a decent elbow.
Lecter gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lee raining down shots from the mount!
Lee breaks from Lecter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee unloading with bombs!
Lee is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lecter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lee working Lecter over with strikes here.
Lecter is rocked!
Lecter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Lecter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Lecter scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lee land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lee stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Lee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris bonez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anton Hammer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris bonez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bonez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hammer.
Chris bonez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bonez misses with a straight left.
bonez scores a takedown into full mount!
Hammer tries to hold on but bonez pushes him away.
bonez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hammer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
bonez throwing strikes but Hammer recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Hammer blocking the ground and pound attempt from bonez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bonez is trying to control the action in half guard but Hammer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
bonez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammer lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as bonez crumples to the floor! Hammer milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anton Hammer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Kensmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Louis Georgelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kensmith comes to the cage accompanied by ATB - Justify (Club Mix). Georgelin has chosen Estiva - Strawberry fields (Original mix) as his entrance music. 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?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toby Kensmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Louis Georgelin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kensmith lands a head kick. Georgelin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kensmith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kensmith throws a sloppy head kick and Georgelin moves out of range easily.
Kensmith shoots in for a takedown but Georgelin shows good takedown defense.
Georgelin avoids the head kick by Kensmith.
Georgelin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kensmith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Georgelin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kensmith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Georgelin avoids the head kick by Kensmith.
Georgelin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Georgelin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kensmith - the referee stops the clock and Georgelin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kensmith. Georgelin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Georgelin moves in looking to clinch but Kensmith pushes him off.
Kensmith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Georgelin tries to clinch but Kensmith is having none of it.
Georgelin gets the takedown into side control.
Kensmith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Georgelin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kensmith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Georgelin tries to roll over but Kensmith keeps him under control.
Georgelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kensmith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Georgelin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Georgelin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kensmith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kensmith advances to mount.
Kensmith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Georgelin is surviving well by controlling Kensmith's body position as best he can.
Georgelin is working to get back to half guard.
Kensmith has control of Georgelin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Georgelin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kensmith with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Georgelin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kensmith.
Kensmith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Georgelin is surviving well by controlling Kensmith's body position as best he can.
Kensmith is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kensmith throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Georgelin is trying to escape the mount.
Georgelin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kensmith with shots to the head and body - Georgelin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Georgelin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kensmith misses with a head shot.
Georgelin is working to get back to half guard.
Georgelin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgelin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Georgelin looking for a guillotine here but Kensmith defends easily.
Kensmith passes into half guard.
Kensmith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Georgelin is looking for a sweep. Kensmith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kensmith is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Georgelin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kensmith prevents Georgelin from improving his position.
Georgelin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Georgelin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georgelin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Georgelin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kensmith is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Georgelin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kensmith's back instead.
Georgelin is trying to stick to Kensmith's back but Kensmith is turning into Georgelin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Georgelin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kensmith.
Kensmith stands and throws Georgelin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kensmith tries for a kimura but Georgelin is defending well.
Kensmith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Georgelin's legs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kensmith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kensmith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Georgelin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Kensmith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kensmith swats away the attempt to clinch by Georgelin.
Georgelin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Georgelin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Georgelin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kensmith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kensmith is working hard here to advance position.
Georgelin working for a guillotine from mount but Kensmith is in no mood to give up.
Kensmith is looking to improve his position but Georgelin isn't that keen on the idea.
Georgelin is breathing heavily.
Georgelin has hold of Kensmith's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kensmith manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kensmith swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kensmith manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Georgelin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Georgelin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kensmith defends it well.
Kensmith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kensmith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Georgelin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Georgelin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kensmith keeping full guard, as Georgelin tries to pass.
Kensmith is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Georgelin has his hands clasped together but Kensmith extends an breaks Georgelin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kensmith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toby Kensmith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Linderoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobias Linderoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Linderoth feints and as Andersson raises his hands in defense, Linderoth changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Linderoth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Linderoth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Andersson can't keep his opponent in guard - Linderoth advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Andersson trying to control but Linderoth postures up.
Linderoth lands strikes from half guard.
Andersson taking some punishment here, with Linderoth in his half guard.
Linderoth slows the pace down in half guard.
Andersson manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andersson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Linderoth passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderoth controlling the pace.
Linderoth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Linderoth is looking to take a break and control but Andersson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Linderoth is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andersson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Linderoth.
Linderoth is working for a submission of some sort.
Andersson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Linderoth seems to be working for a kimura but Andersson defends the submission attempt.
Linderoth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Andersson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Andersson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Linderoth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Linderoth's back!
Andersson landing with strikes.
Andersson not allowing Linderoth to control his hands.
Andersson is throwing shots to the body but Linderoth manages to wriggle free. Andersson pounces on him again and ends up in Linderoth's guard.
Linderoth wants to sweep here but Andersson controlling him for the moment.
Andersson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth looking for a sweep. Not yet Linderoth, not yet.
Andersson being controlled here momentarily.
Andersson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Andersson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Linderoth is breathing heavily.
Linderoth working a defensive guard here.
Linderoth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Linderoth will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Linderoth is looking for a triangle but Andersson pushes his legs off easily.
Andersson is pushing down on Linderoth's leg trying to pass to half guard. Linderoth is fighting to maintain full guard but Andersson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Andersson lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Andersson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Linderoth defending well though.
Andersson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Linderoth is trying to control but can't.
Andersson wants to pass to mount but Linderoth is defending the position.
Linderoth trying to hold on to Andersson's head to control him but Andersson postures up.
Andersson looks to land a strike but Linderoth avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Andersson tries to clinch there but Linderoth circles away.
Linderoth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andersson counters with a stiff right hand.
Linderoth walks into a stiff left hand from Andersson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Andersson throws a head kick that misses.
Andersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Linderoth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Linderoth throws a hook to the side of Andersson's head but Andersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linderoth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Linderoth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Andersson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Linderoth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andersson is one step ahead there.
Andersson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Linderoth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Linderoth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Linderoth is trying to control the position but Andersson postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linderoth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Linderoth keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderoth lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Andersson!
Linderoth raining down shots from the mount!
Linderoth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Andersson is looking to improve his position but Linderoth isn't that keen on the idea.
Linderoth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Andersson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Andersson is squirming around, avoiding Linderoth's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Linderoth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Linderoth content just to control the position here.
Linderoth trying to control but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson wants to control but Linderoth is having none of it.
Linderoth looking to finish Andersson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Andersson!
Andersson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linderoth controlling the pace for now.
Linderoth unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth landing strikes from the mount and Andersson is in trouble!
Linderoth controlling the pace for now.
Andersson is trying to escape the mount.
Andersson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Linderoth. What's that going to do exactly?
Andersson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Linderoth is tying to control. Andersson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Linderoth keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Linderoth slips a nice elbow through Andersson's hands, connecting with Andersson's forehead.
Linderoth slips a nice elbow through Andersson's hands, connecting with Andersson's forehead.
Linderoth keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Linderoth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth lands strikes from half guard.
Linderoth not doing much here.
Andersson is staying active underneath Linderoth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tobias Linderoth just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Linderoth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andersson moves into range and clinches up with Linderoth.
Andersson is looking to break free of the clinch but Linderoth has double underhooks.
Linderoth has had enough of the clinch but Andersson keeps him there for the moment.
Andersson can't get the takedown.
Linderoth lands a body punch.
Linderoth manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Linderoth does no damage.
Linderoth keeps the fight on the outside.
Andersson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Linderoth dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Andersson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Linderoth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andersson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Linderoth tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersson is retaining full guard.
Andersson is trying to control the position but Linderoth postures up.
Andersson looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersson, not yet.
Linderoth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Linderoth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Linderoth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Andersson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Andersson controls Linderoth momentarily but Linderoth frees himself.
Andersson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linderoth tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderoth wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving.
Linderoth lands a couple of elbows.
Andersson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Linderoth cracks Andersson with a solid left hand.
Linderoth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Linderoth trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Linderoth misses with a double jab
and Andersson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Linderoth thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Andersson does no damage.
Linderoth drives through with a takedown into guard.
Linderoth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linderoth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Linderoth passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Andersson wants to get back to full guard but Linderoth has passed into side control.
Andersson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Linderoth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Andersson is desperately trying to improve his position but Linderoth has a good base and remains in mount.
Linderoth blocks Andersson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Linderoth with good strikes from the mount here!
Andersson tries to reverse the position but Linderoth maintains control.
Andersson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wants to control but Linderoth is having none of it.
Linderoth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tobias Linderoth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andersson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Linderoth with the ground and pound from mount.
Andersson can't escape the position.
BOOM! Linderoth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Linderoth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Andersson is working to get back to half guard.
Linderoth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Linderoth landing shots from mount.
Linderoth working Andersson over with strikes here.
Andersson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Linderoth.
Andersson wants to hold on but Linderoth pushes him away.
Andersson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Linderoth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Andersson is trying to escape the mount.
Christopher Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Linderoth.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Linderoth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Linderoth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Linderoth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Guerrero struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs 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. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doctor Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero takes the fight into the clinch.
Pepper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pepper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guerrero avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guerrero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pepper just stands there and leans against the cage.
Guerrero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pepper just stands there and leans against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Guerrero - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pepper is trying to trip Guerrero. He has hold of a leg but Guerrero is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pepper persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pepper stopping the sweep attempt from Guerrero.
Guerrero working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pepper has passed into half guard!
Guerrero throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pepper trying to pass the guard but Guerrero defending well.
Guerrero is trying to control Pepper's posture. Pepper takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Guerrero! Pepper is rotating here... this could be the end... Guerrero is out! Pepper has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Doctor Pepper!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Klimas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goku Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goku Dragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight 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 Los Angeles, Michael Klimas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Goku Dragon!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klimas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragon scores with a takedown into Klimas's guard.
Dragon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dragon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dragon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dragon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dragon looking to sit in guard and control but Klimas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dragon keeping moving, preventing Klimas from controlling successfully.
Klimas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Klimas looking to sit in guard and control but Dragon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dragon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Klimas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Klimas pulls Dragon in close to his closed guard and prevents Dragon from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dragon won't allow Klimas to sweep him here.
Dragon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klimas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Klimas pulls Dragon in close to his closed guard and prevents Dragon from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dragon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dragon has gone for a leg lock! Klimas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dragon's guard.
Klimas trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dragon wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dragon controls Klimas momentarily but Klimas frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon wants to improve his position but instead Klimas has moved into half guard.
Klimas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dragon tries to get to full guard but Klimas has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Klimas seems content to control.
Dragon is looking to get back to full guard here but Klimas has managed to pass to side control instead.
Klimas prevents Dragon from getting the reversal.
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.
Dragon looks gassed!
Dragon is squirming around, avoiding Klimas's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragon is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klimas controlling the pace for now.
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 Michael Klimas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Klimas throws a series of punches but Dragon moves out of range.
Dragon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Klimas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dragon trying to move into half guard but instead Klimas has managed to sweep!
Dragon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Klimas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragon is keeping the position for now.
Dragon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dragon keeping moving, preventing Klimas from controlling successfully.
Dragon wants to sweep here but Klimas controlling him for the moment.
Klimas tries to free his leg and advance position but Dragon is retaining full guard.
Dragon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dragon shoots in for a double leg but Klimas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dragon needs to keep his hands up - Klimas had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Goku Dragon has been cut.
Klimas looks to land a combination but Dragon avoids it well.
Dragon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klimas.
Klimas fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klimas as he jumps to the side.
Klimas drops Dragon with a big left hand and mounts him. Dragon is in big trouble!
Dragon is rocked!
Klimas controlling the position easily from mount.
Dragon is still in real trouble! Can Klimas finish him?
Klimas trying to control but Dragon is having none of it.
Dragon seems to have recovered his senses.
Dragon is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dragon is looking to get to half guard.
Dragon regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimas is keen to just control but Dragon is a slippery customer.
Dragon is pressing down on Klimas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dragon has his foot on Klimas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Klimas works his way back into a safe position though.
Dragon is trying to control the position but Klimas postures up.
Dragon is looking for a triangle here but Klimas uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Klimas controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dragon gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dragon is squirming around, avoiding Klimas's attempts to control the action.
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.
Dragon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Klimas wants to control the pace but Dragon is squirming around nicely.
Dragon is trying to escape the mount.
Klimas looking to control but Dragon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Klimas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Goku Dragon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Klimas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klimas scores with a hook.
Michael Klimas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klimas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dragon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Klimas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dragon wants to work for an arm triangle but Klimas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dragon throws a strike but Klimas avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klimas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Klimas pulls Dragon in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Klimas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Klimas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Klimas!
Klimas tries to advance to mount but Dragon denies him.
Klimas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dragon keeps working.
Dragon tries to buck Klimas off but Klimas is having none of it.
Dragon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dragon is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Klimas pulls his head out easily.
Klimas tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dragon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dragon wants to get back to full guard.
Dragon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Klimas won't allow Dragon to sweep him here.
Dragon keeping full guard, as Klimas tries to pass.
Dragon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klimas manages to get himself to full guard.
Dragon is in close to Klimas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Klimas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throwing strikes from guard but Klimas blocks nicely.
Dragon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Klimas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dragon!
Dragon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dragon is squirming around, avoiding Klimas's attempts to control the action.
Klimas is really struggling to control Dragon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dragon is working to get back to half guard.
Klimas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragon is looking to escape.
Dragon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Klimas controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Michael Klimas did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Goku Dragon's cut.
That's time! Klimas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klimas misses with a looping right.
Klimas misses with a straight right.
Klimas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Klimas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dragon moves into range and clinches up with Klimas.
Klimas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klimas can't break the clinch.
Klimas breaks the clinch.
Klimas throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Dragon stumbling backwards into the cage! Dragon bounces back off the cage towards Klimas, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Klimas lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Klimas celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Klimas!
Michael Klimas retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noah King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think King might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the name. Igor Gracie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noah King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Gracie !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Gracie 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
King is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie lands a couple of sideways elbows.
King blocks the strikes from Gracie .
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
King slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but King is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and King defends it well.
King won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
King is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
King wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
King is breathing heavily.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but King is keeping busy and won't allow it.
King is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but King is having none of it.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noah King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie , looking for a takedown. King pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but King defending well.
King actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie prevents King from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is tying to control. King wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but King defends it.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for King!
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but King is having none of it.
Gracie looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but King is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
King tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie has control of King's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and King regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gracie wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
King prevents Gracie from taking his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to get to half guard.
King tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
King tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on King's face as Gracie controls the position.
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
King tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King taking a bit of punishment here - Gracie scoring with strikes.
King is not content to let Gracie control the position.
King manages to get back to half guard.
King slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
King had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gracie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. King Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gracie 's back instead.
King somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gracie is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
King is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
King is hanging on to Gracie 's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King scores with a takedown into Gracie 's guard.
King trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie .
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is trying to control the position but King postures up.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead King passes into side control.
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
King has knee on belly momentarily but Gracie bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King moves into full mount! Gracie won't be happy about that!
King avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
King seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Gracie is holding on tight.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
King wants to take his opponent's back but Gracie doesn't allow it.
Gracie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from King.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
King wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but King has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
King stands and throws Gracie 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Igor Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King passes Gracie 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.
King tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie trying to hold on to King's head to control him but King postures up.
King seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie punching from the bottom.
King trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah King clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.
King with a poor takedown
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie passes King's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
King tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie .
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King wants to get back to full guard.
King is working hard here to advance position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King is looking to clinch.
King tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie .
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed King's guard.
King wants to get back to full guard.
King manages to get to full guard.
King keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie 's guard.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie wriggles free and stands up.
King fails with the takedown
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King has his foot on Gracie 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
King had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gracie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. King Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gracie 's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gracie is defending well though. King let's go of the attempt for now.
King is trying to stick to Gracie 's back but Gracie is turning into King. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in King's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie .
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
King actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie passes to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Gracie dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
King misses with a takedown attempt
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King working a defensive guard here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gracie trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie is posturing up here but King has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gracie tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gracie has to tap! Slick submission there by King!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noah King!
Noah King retains his lightweight title!
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