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EFC 14:Wulf vs. Silva PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen comes to the cage accompanied by Firestarter by Prodigy. Jason Summers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Summers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Summers circles away.
Allen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen fails with the takedown.
Allen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Summers but Summers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Allen tries to clinch up but Summers circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justin Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen shoots in and drives through. Summers sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Summers swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen is looking to clinch but Summers is avoiding it.
Allen takes the fight into the clinch.
Allen tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Allen throws an elbow but it misses.
Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen stuffs the takedown attempt from Summers. Summers gets slowly back to his feet.
Summers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Summers regains full guard. Nicely done.
Allen 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.
Allen trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
Allen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen is pushing down on Summers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Summers is fighting to maintain full guard but Allen has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen wants to advance to full mount but Summers doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Summers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Allen.
Summers trying to hold on to Allen's head to control him but Allen postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Allen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Allen is looking for a kimura but Summers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Allen to get the leverage.
Summers is in trouble now - Allen has advanced to mount!
Allen throwing strikes here but Summers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Summers defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Allen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen looking to secure an arm triangle but Summers defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers tries to lock up and control but Allen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Summers sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Allen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Summers gets back to full guard.
Allen slips nicely into half guard.
Summers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Allen is working away from the top position though.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Summers keeps working.
Allen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Allen is trying to control the action in half guard but Summers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to pass to full mount but Summers defends it.
Allen is working hard here to advance position.
Allen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Summers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Summers wants to control but Allen is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Allen wants to clinch.
Allen shoots in but no luck this time.
Summers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Allen fails with the takedown
and Summers counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Allen dominated that round.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Summers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Allen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Summers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Summers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Allen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Summers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Allen wants to improve his position but Summers is controlling well.
Jason Summers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Allen looking for submissions off his back.
Summers wants to pass the guard but Allen is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Summers moves into full mount! Allen won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Allen is looking to get to half guard.
Summers lands a big elbow.
Summers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Allen is looking to escape.
Allen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Summers unloading with bombs!
Summers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Allen is looking to escape.
Allen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
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.
Summers wants to take a breather but Allen is having none of it.
Summers wants to pass to mount but Allen is defending the position.
Allen is refusing to be controlled, as Summers sits in half guard.
Summers working over Allen with some ground and pound. Allen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Summers is fending him off so far but Allen persists. Nope, Summers circles away and we're back to standing.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen tries to clinch up
and Summers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Summers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Allen actively working from the bottom here.
Allen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Allen manages to get to full guard.
Summers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Summers cracks Allen with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers is stalling in the full guard.
Summers cracks Allen with a solid left hand.
Summers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Allen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Allen is looking for a triangle but Summers pushes his legs off easily.
Summers is working Allen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Summers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Summers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Summers controlling from the top position.
Summers is in close to Allen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Summers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Summers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen throws a lazy head kick
and Summers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Summers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Allen 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.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Allen looking to control.
Summers postures up and lands a big shot to Allen's brow.
Summers wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Summers throwing strikes from guard but Allen blocks nicely.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Summers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Allen is not content to let Summers control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Allen works his way into side control.
Summers is trying to get back to half guard.
Summers wants to control but Allen postures up.
Summers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen trying to control from half guard but Summers is working away.
Summers is trying to control but can't.
Summers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Summers.
Summers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen 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.
Summers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Allen is pushing down on Summers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Summers is fighting to maintain full guard but Allen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Summers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Allen is working away from the top position though.
Summers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Allen.
Summers has hold of Allen's hands but Allen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Allen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Summers trying to control but Allen postures up.
Allen seems to be working for a kimura but Summers defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen 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.
Allen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Summers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Allen passes to full mount!
Allen tries to control but Summers wriggling away.
Summers wants to control but Allen is having none of it.
Summers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Allen.
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.
Allen working for a guillotine from mount but Summers is in no mood to give up.
Summers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Summers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Summers tries to hold on but Allen postures up.
Allen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Summers has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Allen fails to advance to Summers's back.
Allen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Allen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Summers because Allen loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Summers.
I think Summers 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Summers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Leka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Laws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pekka Leka!
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, Rodney Laws!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laws looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Leka connects with a high kick.
Laws fails with a takedown attempt.
Pekka Leka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Laws is rocked!
Leka gets the takedown into side control.
Leka is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Leka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka trying to control the action but Laws is working from the bottom.
Leka just content to control the position.
Leka is looking to take a break and control but Laws is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pekka Leka just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Leka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Laws tries for a takedown but Leka circles away easily
and Leka counters with an inside leg kick.
Laws avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leka scores with a three punch combo!
Laws with a poor takedown
and Leka counters with a nice uppercut.
Pekka Leka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Laws.
Nice sprawl there from Laws as Leka shoots in.
Leka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leka looks to land a combination but Laws avoids it well.
Leka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leka works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Leka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Laws is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka wants to control from the top but Laws keeps moving.
Leka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Laws's guard.
Laws moves into full guard.
Leka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Laws keeping full guard, as Leka tries to pass.
Leka is pushing down on Laws's leg trying to pass to half guard. Laws is fighting to maintain full guard but Leka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Leka wants to pass the guard but Laws is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Laws is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Leka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leka lands a two punch combo.
Leka throws a head kick but Laws moves out of range.
Leka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leka.
Leka tries to clinch there but Laws circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laws circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laws is breathing heavily.
Leka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laws swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laws paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leka shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Laws's guard.
Laws looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Laws is not content to let Leka control the position.
Laws manages to get back to half guard.
Laws missing with punches from the bottom.
Leka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Leka prevents Laws from improving his position.
Leka is taking a breather. Laws says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Leka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Laws for as long as he can get away with.
Leka wants to take a breather but Laws is having none of it.
Leka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Laws trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laws is not content to let Leka control the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pekka Leka just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Leka tries to clinch but Laws moves out of range.
Leka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laws fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka tries to control but Laws wriggling away.
Leka landing shots from mount.
Laws is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Leka.
Laws tries to reverse the position but Leka maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Leka.
Leka tries to control but Laws wriggling away.
Laws can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Leka dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Leka.
Laws showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leka.
Leka tries for a takedown but Laws circles away easily
and Laws counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Leka's guard now.
Leka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laws.
Laws postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Leka is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Laws, into his guard.
Leka wants to control from the top but Laws keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka controlling from the top position.
Leka wants to control from the top but Laws keeps moving.
Laws tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Laws's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Laws shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leka's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laws drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Leka manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Laws has Leka in his guard.
Leka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laws has his foot on Leka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leka works his way back into a safe position though.
Leka content to stall in guard here.
Leka trying to control but Laws is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Laws is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Leka is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Leka tries for a kimura but Laws is defending well.
Rodney Laws has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laws seems a little lost for a moment, as Leka dominates the positioning.
That's four 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.
Leka trying to control the position but Laws is working away.
Leka scores with a couple of short elbows.
Laws seems a little lost for a moment, as Leka dominates the positioning.
Leka scoring with punches from side control.
Laws wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Laws seems a little lost for a moment, as Leka dominates the positioning.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pekka Leka just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A right-left combo lands from Leka.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rodney Laws.
Well Leka 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Leka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton has chosen Countdown to Extinction by Megadeth as his entrance music. Brian Norton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davi Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Norton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Norton momentarily.
Norton misses with a low kick.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva lands a head kick. Norton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva lands a head kick. Norton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Norton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Norton down.
Silva connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Norton to the floor! Silva dives in looking for the finish!
Norton is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Norton is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Norton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Norton seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva throwing shots but Norton is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norton's head.
Norton wants to get back to full guard.
Norton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva stands up out of the half guard.
Norton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva cracks the inside of Norton's front leg.
Norton looks gassed!
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Norton tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Norton throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davi Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Norton misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norton clinches with his opponent.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva feints and then cracks Norton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norton down.
Norton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Norton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norton looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Norton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Norton avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Brian Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva works over Norton's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva defending well as Norton loads up on a big left hand.
Norton darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Norton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Norton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Norton closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norton thinking.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Norton's head.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva pushes Norton away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Norton shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davi Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Norton misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Norton tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Norton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Norton misses with a body punch
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Norton's torso.
Silva works Norton's body with a nice hook.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norton can do to turn this around?
Norton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Norton doesn't seem bothered though.
Norton tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Norton is breathing heavily.
Silva gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by Norton misses
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Norton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Norton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva thuds a left hand into Norton's body.
Norton tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Norton darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Norton throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Norton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva digs a good body shot into Norton's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Norton throws a head kick that misses
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Norton looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Davi Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Norton.
Silva looks to land a combination. Norton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Norton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands a head kick!
Norton thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Norton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
Norton thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Norton throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Norton.
Silva throws and low kick but Norton moves out of range easily.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norton throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Norton.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norton tries a head kick but it misses.
Norton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Norton.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Norton tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Norton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Norton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Davi Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton fails to land the takedown.
Norton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davi Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Norton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Norton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Norton darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Norton clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Norton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton tries to clinch
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Norton throws a body kick the misses
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Norton scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Norton keeps him there for the moment.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Norton won't allow it.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norton shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Norton wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norton thinking.
Norton shoots in but no luck this time.
Davi Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Norton.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva stalks Norton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Norton's face. Norton staggers backwards, shaken.
Norton shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Norton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Norton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva 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.
Norton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Norton controlling the pace for now.
Norton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Norton's lack of action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a strike but Silva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norton is one step ahead there.
Norton wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Norton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Norton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Norton tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Norton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Norton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brian Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton blocks a head kick by Silva.
Norton misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davi Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davi Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Markova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dawson's choice of entrance music: Lambda Lambda Lambda Song. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baldomir Markova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dudley Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson tries to clinch but Markova moves out of range.
Markova changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dawson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Markova landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Dawson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Markova working the ground and pound.
Dawson prevents Markova from moving into mount.
Markova lands a nice forearm strike.
Dawson is rocked!
Markova working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dawson is still in real trouble! Can Markova finish him?
Markova cracks Dawson with a big right hand but Dawson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markova lands a strong strike to the head of Dawson. That's dazed him! Markova looking to finish here. Dawson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Markova lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldomir Markova!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cody Miller!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender shoots in but Miller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bender has a takedown stuffed.
Bender shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller being controlled here, momentarily.
Bender prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender content to stall in guard here.
Bender wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Bender looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bender prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
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.
Bender pushing down on Miller's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bender frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miller is trying to escape the mount but Bender keeps good control and instead manages to take Miller's back.
Miller holding both Bender 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bender.
Bender is breathing heavily.
Miller is squirming around looking to escape but he's just wriggling himself into more trouble. Bender sinks in the hooks and manages to tighten his grip on a rear naked choke. Miller has no choice but to tap and Bender jumps to his feet to celebrate and slick submission win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tom Bender!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilan Rotberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilan Rotberg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Rotberg slips the punch.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rotberg checks a leg kick.
Rotberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rotberg misses with a double jab.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rotberg.
It looks like Ilan Rotberg has been cut.
Rotberg ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook. Rotberg ducked under it nicely.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson drops Rotberg with a right and a left! Jackson comes rushing in but Rotberg regains his composure and manages to keep Jackson in guard.
Rotberg is rocked!
Rotberg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rotberg is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Rotberg controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Rotberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Rotberg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Rotberg keeps control of the position easily here as Jackson tries to buck him off.
Jackson showing good submission defense here.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
What can Jackson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but Rotberg has full control of the position and if anything, Jackson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotberg tries to keep control of the position but Jackson is staying busy.
Good control from Rotberg.
Jackson is trying to stand back up.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Rotberg controls the position.
Rotberg working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Jackson is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Rotberg has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Jackson taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ilan Rotberg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaknafein DoUrden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica. Zaknafein DoUrden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Rogers!
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, Zaknafein DoUrden!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers misses with an uppercut.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
DoUrden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
DoUrden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rogers tries to avoid it but DoUrden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rogers to the ground. Rogers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab from Rogers.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers lands with an uppercut that bounces DoUrden off the cage and back into rage.
DoUrden defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
DoUrden is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
DoUrden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DoUrden slips a jab from Rogers.
DoUrden tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
DoUrden tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
DoUrden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers cracks DoUrden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
DoUrden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogers.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Rogers knocks DoUrden out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Rogers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bud Weiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bud Weiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthieu Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiser tries to close the distance and clinch but Benoit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weiser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weiser wants to clinch up but Benoit keeps it at a distance.
Weiser fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weiser tries to close the distance and clinch but Benoit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weiser misses with a two punch combination.
Weiser throws a nice looking combination but Benoit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benoit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Weiser stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benoit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benoit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Weiser throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Benoit escapes and throws Weiser's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Benoit controls the position.
Benoit's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Benoit in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit moves into full mount!
Benoit wants to control the pace but Weiser is squirming around nicely.
Benoit tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benoit unloading with bombs!
Benoit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Benoit landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit wants to control the pace but Weiser is squirming around nicely.
Benoit swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Weiser is now in Benoit's guard. A big mistake from Benoit there, giving up the dominant position!
Benoit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Weiser!
Benoit 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.
Weiser is squirming around, avoiding Benoit's attempts to control the action.
Weiser can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit looking to finish Weiser with some ground and pound. This is bad for Weiser!
Benoit breaks from Weiser's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the head.
Benoit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Benoit has control of Weiser's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Weiser regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Benoit controlling his opponent.
Despite being in the dominant position, Matthieu Benoit just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benoit clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiser misses with a knee to the head.
Weiser is breathing heavily.
Benoit manages to break the clinch.
Weiser swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benoit counters with a nice body shot.
Benoit drives through and clinches with Weiser against the cage.
Benoit works on Weiser's body with a couple of short punches.
Benoit avoiding damage.
Benoit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benoit drops Weiser with a left right combo! Benoit follows him down to the ground into side control.
Weiser is rocked!
It looks like Bud Weiser has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh Weiser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weiser checks a low kick from Benoit.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Weiser takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Benoit sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Weiser bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matthieu Benoit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Kevorkian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ale Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevorkian comes to the cage accompanied by I Feel Love. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Kevorkian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ale Vazquez!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vazquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
William Kevorkian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kevorkian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vazquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kevorkian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vazquez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vazquez managing to block the knees to the body from Kevorkian.
Kevorkian looking to slow down the pace here.
Kevorkian misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kevorkian.
Kevorkian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vazquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Kevorkian landing knees to the body.
Kevorkian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vazquez leaning against his opponent.
Vazquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kevorkian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vazquez's face.
Kevorkian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vazquez is trying to break the clinch but Kevorkian has him pressed against the cage.
Vazquez is trying to break free.
Kevorkian leaning against his opponent.
Vazquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Kevorkian won't allow it.
Vazquez looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kevorkian scores a nice knee to the body.
Kevorkian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vazquez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kevorkian.
Vazquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vazquez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vazquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Kevorkian has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Kevorkian.
Kevorkian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vazquez.
Kevorkian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vazquez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kevorkian is breathing heavily.
Vazquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kevorkian tries a knee to the head but Vazquez blocks it.
Vazquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vazquez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vazquez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kevorkian looks to clinch
and Vazquez moves into the clinch.
Vazquez pushes Kevorkian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kevorkian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vazquez.
Vazquez wants to break free but Kevorkian has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kevorkian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kevorkian takes an elbow to the temple.
Kevorkian crunches a lovely knee into Vazquez's ribcage.
Kevorkian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kevorkian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kevorkian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vazquez's face.
Kevorkian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vazquez's face.
A knee to the head by Kevorkian.
Vazquez is rocked!
Vazquez leaning against his opponent.
Vazquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Kevorkian finish him?
Kevorkian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vazquez seems to have recovered his senses.
Kevorkian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kevorkian looking to throw knees to the head but Vazquez is blocking nicely.
Kevorkian misses with a knee to the head.
Kevorkian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kevorkian tries a knee to the head but Vazquez blocks it.
Kevorkian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kevorkian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vazquez avoiding damage as Kevorkian throws knees to the body.
Kevorkian trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kevorkian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kevorkian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vazquez pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez is trying to stall.
Vazquez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vazquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vazquez moves in looking to clinch but Kevorkian pushes him off.
Vazquez forces Kevorkian back against the cage and clinches.
Kevorkian misses with a knee strike.
Vazquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kevorkian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vazquez, pushing him back against the cage.
Vazquez trying to stall but Kevorkian improves his position.
Kevorkian tries a knee to the head but Vazquez blocks it.
Vazquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Kevorkian has double underhooks.
Kevorkian trying to land knees to the body.
Kevorkian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vazquez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kevorkian landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kevorkian.
It looks like Ale Vazquez has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kevorkian.
Kevorkian jerks Vazquez's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Vazquez drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Kevorkian goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Kevorkian because Vazquez was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). William Kevorkian!
William Kevorkian retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Wulf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Wulf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Wulf in a clinch.
Silva manages to pull guard.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wulf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wulf trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wulf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wulf throws a big right hand that misses.
Wulf thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Wulf looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wulf seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Wulf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wulf trying to control the position.
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.
Wulf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Wulf is retaining full guard.
Silva is pushing down on Wulf's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wulf is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wulf missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wulf wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wulf is on top in guard.
Wulf sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wulf trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva keeping full guard, as Wulf tries to pass.
Wulf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wulf trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wulf shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wulf was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wulf tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva wants to hold on but Wulf pushes him away.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Wulf's attempts to control the action.
Wulf content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Klaus Wulf just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva tries to clinch but Wulf moves out of range.
Wulf looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Wulf tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Wulf looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Wulf sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wulf can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Wulf maintains control.
Wulf putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wulf lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Wulf's attempts to control the action.
Wulf avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Silva has his hands clasped together but Wulf breaks the hold and Silva is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Wulf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Klaus Wulf!
Klaus Wulf retains his heavyweight title!
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