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The American Fighter rd 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Captain Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All Ive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Colt 45. Captain Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Captain Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, All Ive!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ive as Morgan shoots in.
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ive swivels and escapes.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Morgan throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like All Ive has been cut.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Ive saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Captain Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan sizes up Ive with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ive is rocked!
Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ive's waist but Ive gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side.
Ive is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Ive lands a head kick!
Ive seems to have recovered his senses.
It looks like Captain Morgan has been cut.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan looks for a takedown but Ive sprawls well.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Ive uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ive clinches.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ive lands an elbow inside that Morgan shrugs off.
Ive breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ive tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ive misses with the combination.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Ive shows good takedown defense.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ive throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Morgan shoots in for a double leg but Ive sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ive lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morgan backs up against the cage.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ive.
Ive swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a three punch combo that has Ive backing up. Ive nods at Morgan to acknowledge the strikes.
Ive throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan throws a jab when Ive was well out of range.
Ive connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Morgan! He's out on his feet! Ive rushes in and drops Morgan with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). All Ive!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Hooah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauricio Hooah!
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, Bull Harley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harley.
Harley misses with a wild combination.
Hooah walks into a jab.
Hooah shoots in for a takedown but Harley shows good takedown defense.
Hooah tries to clinch up but Harley circles away and keeps his distance.
Harley drops Hooah with a left and a right! Oh, Hooah is hurt - Harley dives into side control looking to finish!
Hooah is rocked!
It looks like Mauricio Hooah has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harley stands up and beckons Hooah to his feet.
Oh Hooah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harley throws the kick towards the body but Hooah avoids it.
Hooah seems to have got his legs back now.
Harley throws a series of punches but Hooah moves out of range.
No joy there for Harley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harley pushes Hooah away with a front kick.
Harley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hooah wants to clinch up but Harley keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hooah is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Harley.
Harley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hooah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hooah tries to close the distance and clinch but Harley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hooah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hooah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harley drops Hooah with a right and a left! Harley comes rushing in but Hooah regains his composure and manages to keep Harley in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harley wants to pass the guard but Hooah is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooah keeping moving, preventing Harley from controlling successfully.
Harley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hooah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harley trying to control but Hooah is working from the bottom.
Harley connects with a couple of short punches.
Harley tries to free his leg and advance position but Hooah is retaining full guard.
Hooah looking for a sweep. Not yet Hooah, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hooah avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooah clinches up against the cage.
Harley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hooah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hooah shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hooah was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harley is trying to escape the mount.
Hooah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harley wants to control but Hooah is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooah is working for a guillotine from mount but Harley frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harley wants to control but Hooah is having none of it.
Harley is looking to get to half guard.
Harley wants to control but Hooah is having none of it.
Hooah looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harley tries to hold on but Hooah pushes him away.
Hooah controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bull Harley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Hooah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hooah counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harley won't be happy with that.
Hooah tries to advance to mount but Harley denies him.
Hooah has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Harley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bull Harley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hooah dodges the punch combination from Harley.
Hooah doesn't manage to clinch there - Harley circles away.
Harley throws a leg kick but Hooah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hooah counters with a left and a right that stings Harley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harley as he jumps to the side.
Harley throws a series of punches but Hooah moves out of range.
Harley misses with a combination
so Hooah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harley 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.
Hooah sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hooah advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harley trying to control but Hooah postures up.
Hooah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harley.
Hooah trying to control but Harley is working from the bottom.
Harley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hooah controls the pace.
Harley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hooah stands up and waves to Harley to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harley tries a head kick but it misses.
Harley throws a low kick, looking for Hooah's leg but Hooah calmly moves out of range.
Hooah tries to clinch there but Harley circles away.
Harley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hooah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hooah is looking to clinch.
Hooah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harley pinned against the cage. Harley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hooah tries to close the distance and clinch but Harley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hooah throws a front kick aimed at Harley's knee but Harley avoids it well.
Hooah tries a head kick but it misses.
Hooah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harley. That one must have hurt.
Hooah is looking to clinch but Harley is avoiding it.
Harley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hooah backs up against the cage.
Harley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hooah backs up against the cage.
Mauricio Hooah's cut is getting worse.
Harley throws a combination that misses
and Hooah counters with a single leg into guard. Harley didn't expect that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hooah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harley trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Hooah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Hooah's cut.
That's time! Hooah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Harley.
Harley misses with the combination.
Hooah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hooah slips a jab and a cross from Harley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Hooah blocks the leg kick.
Harley misses with a head kick.
Harley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooah avoids the head kick by Harley.
Hooah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harley is fending him off so far but Hooah persists. Nope, Harley circles away and we're back to standing.
Hooah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harley with a poor takedown
and Hooah counters by clinching up.
Harley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hooah has him pressed against the cage.
Harley is trying to break the clinch but Hooah has him pressed against the cage.
Hooah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hooah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hooah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Hooah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
Hooah has closed the distance and engaged Harley in a clinch.
Hooah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harley throws a lazy head kick
and Hooah counters with a takedown into side control.
Harley is looking to reverse the position.
Harley avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hooah.
Harley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hooah wants to control but Harley is keeping him busy.
Harley is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harley wants to control but Hooah postures up.
Hooah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harley is looking to regain half guard here but Hooah keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hooah tries to clinch up but Harley circles away and keeps his distance.
Hooah tries to clinch there but Harley circles away.
Hooah walks into a stiff left hand from Harley.
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.
Harley tries for a takedown but Hooah circles away easily
so Hooah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hooah controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hooah wants to control from the top but Harley keeps moving.
Harley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Hooah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hooah 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Hooah!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Given Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Fantastic has chosen Captain Scarlet as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Given Payne!
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, Captain Fantastic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne closes the distance and clinches up with Fantastic, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes Fantastic against the cage but Fantastic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Payne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fantastic is fending him off so far but Payne persists. Nope, Fantastic circles away and we're back to standing.
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Payne closes the distance and clinches up with Fantastic, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes Fantastic against the cage but Fantastic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Given Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fantastic.
Fantastic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Payne will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Let's hope that Fantastic has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Payne is looking to regain half guard here but Fantastic keeps moving and retains side control.
Payne is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Payne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic trying to control the action but Payne is working from the bottom.
Fantastic controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic trying to control the action but Payne is working from the bottom.
Payne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fantastic on the ground.
Fantastic has hold of Payne's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Payne seems comfortable defending it but Fantastic has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Payne is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Payne is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Fantastic couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Captain Fantastic!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Gaeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaeta comes to the cage accompanied by B.Y.O.B.. Mia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's a Fight. Felix Gaeta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gavin Mia's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Felix Gaeta!
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, Gavin Mia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaeta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gaeta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mia wants to improve his position but Gaeta is controlling well.
Mia is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gaeta pulls his head out easily.
Gaeta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mia looking for submissions off his back.
Mia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gaeta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mia has his foot on Gaeta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gaeta works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaeta looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gaeta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mia looks gassed!
Mia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gaeta wants to control from the top but Mia keeps moving.
Gaeta 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.
Mia keeping full guard, as Gaeta tries to pass.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gaeta shoots in but Mia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gaeta moves into the clinch successfully.
Gaeta landing knees to the body.
Gaeta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gaeta has Mia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Gaeta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaeta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gaeta misses with a knee to the head.
Mia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gaeta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaeta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gaeta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gaeta has Mia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mia is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaeta has double underhooks.
Mia can't break the clinch.
Mia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mia misses with an uppercut. Gaeta saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Mia. No joy for Gaeta on that attempt.
Mia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mia has his takedown stuffed
and Gaeta counters with a single leg into guard. Mia didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia is looking for a triangle but Gaeta pushes his legs off easily.
Gaeta 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.
Mia has his feet on Gaeta's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mia thuds his shin into the meat of Gaeta's side.
Gaeta throws a head kick that misses.
Gaeta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mia stands up from Gaeta's guard - Mia perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gaeta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mia's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gaeta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mia is trying to keep Gaeta in close.
Gaeta 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.
Mia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mia had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gaeta is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mia Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gaeta's back instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaeta turns into Mia and is now in his guard.
Gaeta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Mia 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.
Mia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gaeta moves into the clinch.
Mia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mia wants to break free but Gaeta has control.
Gaeta is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mia breaks the clinch.
Gaeta fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mia sprawls well initially but Gaeta persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gaeta trying to mount his opponent but Mia defends it.
Gaeta moves nicely into side control.
Mia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mia works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mia looking to control but Gaeta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mia looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaeta is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gaeta is looking to improve his position but Mia isn't that keen on the idea.
Mia with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gaeta is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaeta throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mia. What's that going to do exactly?
Gaeta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mia controlling the position easily from mount.
Mia working Gaeta over with strikes here.
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.
Gaeta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mia goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gaeta is on top in guard.
Mia working for a triangle but Gaeta defends it easily.
Gaeta works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gaeta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mia defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaeta seems to be looking for submissions.
Mia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mia.
Mia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gaeta sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mia's guard.
Mia is trying to get back to full guard.
Mia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gaeta is keen to just control but Mia is a slippery customer.
Mia trying to hold on to Gaeta's head to control him but Gaeta postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaeta works his way into full mount!
Gaeta working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mia is trying desperately to improve position.
Gaeta moves to the back.
I really don't envy Mia right now.
Mia is trying to stand back up.
Mia rolls, trying to escape but Gaeta keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Gaeta dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaeta has Mia up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaeta looking to stall.
Mia wants to break free but Gaeta has control.
Gaeta scores a nice knee to the body.
Gaeta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gaeta but Gaeta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gaeta shoots for a takedown but Mia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Felix Gaeta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaeta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mia as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Gaeta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaeta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mia circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaeta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mia.
Mia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gaeta's waist but Gaeta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mia off to one side.
Gaeta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gaeta is tying to control. Mia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaeta wants to work for an arm triangle but Mia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mia gets full guard.
Gaeta trying to control the position from guard on top but Mia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gaeta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mia keeping moving, preventing Gaeta from controlling successfully.
Mia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gaeta passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gaeta looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaeta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mia has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mia is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gaeta asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gaeta passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mia!
Gaeta has hold of Mia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gaeta looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gaeta wants to stand but Mia is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mia is looking to improve his position.
Mia is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gaeta pulls his head out easily.
Mia is looking to escape.
Gaeta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mia defending well though.
Gaeta is pressing down on Mia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mia is holding on for now.
Gaeta is tying to control. Mia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mia lands a couple of sideways elbows.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gaeta looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gaeta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gaeta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gaeta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gaeta works over Mia with some ground and pound from guard.
Gaeta 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.
Mia is looking for a triangle but Gaeta pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gavin Mia.
I think Mia 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Mia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Fanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raif Severence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raif Severence will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Fanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raif Severence!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fanger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Severence wants to get back to full guard.
Fanger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fanger passes to side control.
Fanger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Severence down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severence can't do much from the bottom here.
Severence tries to buck Fanger off but Fanger is having none of it.
Severence throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Severence is looking to reverse the position.
Fanger trying to control the action but Severence is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanger is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fanger is chipping away with strikes.
Fanger scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fanger 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.
Fanger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Severence is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Severence taking a bit of punishment here - Fanger scoring with strikes.
Fanger cracks Severence with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fanger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fanger working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanger working the body and head with strikes.
Fanger lands an elbow.
Severence is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fanger connects with a decent elbow.
Severence tries to improve position but can't.
Fanger wants to control but Severence is keeping him busy.
Severence tries to bench press Fanger off him but Fanger keeps the position.
Severence is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fanger connects with a decent elbow.
Severence tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Fanger presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Severence is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Severence tries to hold on but Fanger postures up.
Fanger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Severence is looking to escape.
Fanger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fanger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Severence is trying to escape the mount.
Severence gets back to half guard.
Fanger working over Severence with some ground and pound. Severence looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Severence tries to roll over but Fanger keeps him under control.
Severence is pressing down on Fanger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fanger working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fanger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Severence's head.
Fanger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Severence is trying to keep Fanger in close.
Fanger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Severence is keeping the position for now.
Fanger postures up in Severence's guard and throws a big left but Severence blocks it.
Fanger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Severence looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Severence working for a triangle but Fanger defends it easily.
Severence looks gassed!
Fanger trying to control but Severence is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Severence shoots and misses
and Fanger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Severence won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Fanger 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.
A head kick misses from Fanger.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fanger.
Severence tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fanger advances to full mount.
Fanger looking to finish Severence with some ground and pound. This is bad for Severence!
BOOM! Fanger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fanger looking to control but Severence is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fanger lands a nice shot to the head.
Severence wants to control but Fanger is having none of it.
Severence keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fanger swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Severence is now in Fanger's guard. A big mistake from Fanger there, giving up the dominant position!
Severence sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fanger's guard.
Fanger wants to get back to full guard.
Severence content to control rather than advance.
Fanger gets full guard.
Fanger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Severence passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severence is looking for a kimura but Fanger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Severence to get the leverage.
Lance Fanger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fanger wants to control but Severence is keeping busy.
Fanger moves into full guard.
Severence trying to control but Fanger is working from the bottom.
Severence stopping the sweep attempt from Fanger.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fanger is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanger throws a big right hand that misses.
Fanger stays in close to Severence's body and controls the position.
Severence can't keep his opponent in guard - Fanger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fanger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fanger working over Severence with some ground and pound. Severence looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fanger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Severence is trying to maintain the position but Fanger is very close to passing his half guard.
Severence throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fanger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Severence is trying to control but can't.
Fanger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fanger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Severence!
Severence is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Severence tries to reverse the position but Fanger maintains control.
Fanger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Severence wants to control but Fanger is having none of it.
Fanger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Fanger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Severence wants to clinch but Fanger slips to the side
and Fanger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Severence's guard now.
Fanger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Severence's guard.
Severence has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fanger is working away from the top position though.
Fanger takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fanger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Severence knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fanger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fanger is thwarting Severence's attempts to control the position.
Fanger wants to control but Severence is keeping him busy.
Fanger winds up and cracks Severence with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanger wants to free his trapped foot but Severence is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Severence is trying to stand.
Fanger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Severence defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fanger trying to control from Severence's half guard. Severence has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Severence wants to sweep but no luck.
Fanger looking to pass the guard.
Fanger trying to control but Severence is working from the bottom.
Severence has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fanger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Fanger stands up over Severence, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Severence trying to control the position.
Fanger drops back, looking for a kneebar! Severence looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Severence looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Severence!
Fanger is not content to let Severence control the position.
Severence taking a breather here.
Fanger is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanger gets back to half guard.
Fanger manages to get to full guard.
Fanger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Severence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fanger punching to the body, from the bottom.
Severence stopping the sweep attempt from Fanger.
Severence tries to stand but Fanger is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fanger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fanger keeping moving, preventing Severence from controlling successfully.
Fanger has momentary wrist control but Severence slips an elbow through the middle.
Fanger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fanger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Severence is one step ahead there.
Severence thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Fanger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fanger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Fanger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between rmarkas fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little john (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little john will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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146 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, rmarkas fletcher!
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, Little john!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fletcher lands with a nice body punch.
john uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from fletcher.
fletcher 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.
fletcher drops back looking for a leg! john is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and john manages to kick fletcher off! fletcher jumps back into john's guard.
john had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. fletcher is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. john Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take fletcher's back instead.
john trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
john looking for the choke but no joy.
john is persistently looking for the submission but fletcher is defending it well.
fletcher is really stuck here.
john trying to control momentarily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
john is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. fletcher defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fletcher turns into john and is now in his guard.
john is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
fletcher 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.
fletcher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and fletcher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
fletcher is breathing heavily.
fletcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. john swivels though and keeps the full guard.
john has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. fletcher doesn't defend quickly enough and john has managed to lock this one up! Can fletcher escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to john on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Little john!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody's gonna get it. The crowd seem to be enjoying Liddell's choice of entrance music: Just Another Victim by Helmet & House of Pain. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tee Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Liddell!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Bone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liddell is fending him off so far but Bone persists. Nope, Liddell circles away and we're back to standing.
Tee Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Bone moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
Bone tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Bone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bone showed some decent athleticism there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liddell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bone trying to mount his opponent but Liddell defends it.
Bone is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Liddell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Liddell.
Liddell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Liddell working the ground and pound effectively.
Bone squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Liddell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone working to try and regain half guard.
Bone is bucking up trying to escape but Liddell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Liddell avoids the attempt from Bone to control.
Liddell wants to control the pace but Bone is squirming around nicely.
Bone is looking to improve his position but Liddell isn't that keen on the idea.
Bone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Bone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bone is rocked!
Liddell looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bone covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Liddell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul has chosen Omerta as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Paul!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul misses with a two punch combination.
Lucas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paul pinned against the cage. Paul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lucas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Paul!
Paul defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lucas.
Lucas thowing shots but they're missing.
Paul tries to hold on but Lucas pushes him away.
Lucas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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.
Lucas avoids the attempt from Paul to control.
Paul working to try and regain half guard.
Paul tries to hold on but Lucas pushes him away.
Paul is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lucas is staying active.
Paul blocking the ground and pound.
Lucas throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lucas swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Paul is now in Lucas's guard. A big mistake from Lucas there, giving up the dominant position!
Paul showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lucas has a closed guard, preventing Paul from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Despite being in the dominant position, David Paul just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lucas slips under a jab.
Lucas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lucas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.
Paul throws a nice looking combination but Lucas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paul throws a combination. Lucas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Frank Lucas has been cut.
Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucas.
Lucas shoots in looking for a takedown. Paul tries to sprawl out of it but Lucas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paul manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paul swivels and escapes.
Lucas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
David Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lucas drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Paul follows Lucas to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Paul!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawyer has chosen I Gotta Get Paid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buzz Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer misses with a kick to the body.
Wallace fails to land the takedown.
Wallace really is a fat lump.
Sawyer tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sawyer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wallace is trying to control Sawyer's posture but Sawyer avoids it.
Sawyer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sawyer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wallace knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sawyer is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wallace is trying to escape and Sawyer transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wallace is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sawyer! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buzz Sawyer!
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