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KONFLIKT - The Super 6 Show 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between ismael fonseca jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ismael fonseca jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ismael fonseca jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fiyero Lermontov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lermontov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. fonseca jr sprawls well initially but Lermontov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lermontov is pressing down on fonseca jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. fonseca jr is holding on for now.
Lermontov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. fonseca jr defending well though.
Lermontov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
fonseca jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lermontov.
Lermontov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lermontov blocks the strikes from fonseca jr.
Lermontov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lermontov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lermontov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
fonseca jr wants to get back to full guard.
Lermontov is trying to control the action in half guard but fonseca jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lermontov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
fonseca jr is trying to maintain the position but Lermontov is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
fonseca jr taking some punishment here, with Lermontov in his half guard.
Lermontov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
fonseca jr is not content to let Lermontov control the position.
Lermontov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
fonseca jr has hold of Lermontov's hands but Lermontov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lermontov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
fonseca jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lermontov scores with a couple of nice shots.
fonseca jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov lands strikes from half guard.
Lermontov is looking to advance position but fonseca jr won't allow it.
fonseca jr is refusing to be controlled, as Lermontov sits in half guard.
Lermontov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so fonseca jr is just riding it out for now. Lermontov eventually gives up the hold.
Lermontov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
fonseca jr is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lermontov pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
fonseca jr is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov thows a huge punch but fonseca jr dodges it nicely.
fonseca jr tries to roll over but Lermontov keeps him under control.
Lermontov content to control rather than advance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lermontov gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Lermontov.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lermontov lands a nice short elbow.
Lermontov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lermontov working fonseca jr over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fonseca jr taking some punishment here, with Lermontov in his half guard.
Lermontov 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.
Lermontov lands with a punch from half guard.
fonseca jr has hold of Lermontov's hands but Lermontov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lermontov connects with a nice short shot to fonseca jr's temple.
Lermontov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lermontov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lermontov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for fonseca jr!
Lermontov with shots to the head and body - fonseca jr looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
fonseca jr is bucking up trying to escape but Lermontov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lermontov is landing with some decent strikes but fonseca jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Lermontov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiyero Lermontov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lermontov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lermontov with a couple of short strikes.
Lermontov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lermontov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish fonseca jr?
fonseca jr is rocked!
Lermontov landing punches.
Oh fonseca jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
fonseca jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
fonseca jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Lermontov lands a heavy elbow.
Lermontov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lermontov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lermontov with good strikes from the mount here!
fonseca jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
fonseca jr wants to hold on but Lermontov pushes him away.
Lermontov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lermontov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns fonseca jr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov tries to control but fonseca jr wriggling away.
Lermontov breaks from fonseca jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lermontov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. fonseca jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lermontov cracks fonseca jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lermontov unloading with bombs!
fonseca jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lermontov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lermontov looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has fonseca jr 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 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fiyero Lermontov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forest Beckford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Valens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valens has chosen "Break Stuff" by Limp Bizkit as his entrance music. Jimmy Valens is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forest Beckford!
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, Jimmy Valens!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Beckford decides to stand back up. Beckford steps back and let's Valens get back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valens, right into the meat.
Valens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Forest Beckford has been cut.
Valens throws a low kick, looking for Beckford's leg but Beckford calmly moves out of range.
Jimmy Valens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beckford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beckford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valens is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Beckford passes Valens's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Valens is looking to escape.
Beckford trying to pass the guard but Valens defending well.
Beckford lands with a punch from half guard.
Beckford working Valens over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckford is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Valens is just riding it out for now. Beckford eventually gives up the hold.
Beckford working Valens over with strikes.
Valens avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beckford.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckford prevents Valens from standing back up.
Beckford thows a huge punch but Valens dodges it nicely.
Beckford throwing shots but Valens is blocking nicely.
Beckford stands up from half guard.
Beckford avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Valens gets caught flat footed, as Beckford shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beckford stops Valens from standing up.
Valens looks gassed!
Valens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beckford.
Beckford 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.
Beckford throws a strike but Valens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valens stopping the sweep attempt from Beckford.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valens is looking to stand up but Beckford won't let him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valens won't allow Beckford to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beckford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valens doesn't manage to clinch there - Beckford circles away.
Beckford throws a sloppy head kick and Valens moves out of range easily.
Valens throws a front kick aimed at Beckford's knee but Beckford avoids it well.
Beckford fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valens sprawls well initially but Beckford persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Valens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beckford scores with a couple of nice shots.
Valens pushes Beckford off looking to stand but Beckford dives back in and keeps control.
Beckford thows a huge punch but Valens dodges it nicely.
Beckford works his way into full mount!
Beckford lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckford landing strikes from the mount and Valens is in trouble!
Beckford scoring with strikes but Valens is staying in there.
Beckford looking to finish Valens with some ground and pound. This is bad for Valens!
Beckford is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Beckford fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valens's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Beckford looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Beckford fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beckford working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beckford breaks from Valens's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beckford pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forest Beckford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forest Beckford's cut.
That's time! Beckford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beckford gets a takedown into half guard.
Beckford drops an elbow to the side of Valens's head.
Beckford not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beckford is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beckford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beckford not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valens is breathing heavily.
Beckford is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Valens has managed to free his arm - good work.
Valens is trying to stand up here but Beckford is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckford works his way into full mount!
Beckford lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Beckford.
Beckford is landing with some decent strikes but Valens is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Valens is rocked!
Beckford postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Valens in real trouble here! The ref calls for Valens to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forest Beckford!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heiji Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hopkins (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heiji Endo!
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, Tito Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Endo looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Endo shoots in and drives through. Hopkins sprawls well.
Endo misses with a takedown attempt - Hopkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hopkins wants to clinch up but Endo keeps it at a distance.
Hopkins tries to clinch there but Endo circles away.
Hopkins clinches up against the cage.
Endo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hopkins prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heiji Endo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Endo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Endo can't get the takedown.
Endo tries to pull guard but Hopkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Endo drops back down to his feet.
Endo misses with the head strike.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
It looks like Heiji Endo has been cut.
Hopkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Endo jumps guard but Hopkins stands there with Endo around his waist. Endo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Endo looking for a takedown.
Endo misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Endo tries for a takedown but Hopkins manages to get underhooks.
Endo can't get the takedown.
Endo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hopkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Endo is breathing heavily.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Endo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins gets a clinch.
Endo is trying to break the clinch but Hopkins has him pressed against the cage.
Endo misses with an elbow strike.
Endo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Hopkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Endo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Endo.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Endo backwards.
Endo is rocked!
Hopkins gets through Endo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Endo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Endo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hopkins breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Endo is holding his hands too far apart here. Hopkins throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Endo is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tito Hopkins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemean Athos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larkin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Ryan Larkin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nemean Athos's chin.
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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, Ryan Larkin!
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, Nemean Athos!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin misses with a hook. Athos ducked under it nicely.
Athos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Athos fails with a takedown attempt.
Larkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Athos tries to bum rush Larkin with a series of wild strikes but Larkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Athos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larkin.
Larkin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Nemean Athos has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Larkin.
Athos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Athos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Athos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin throws a nice looking combination but Athos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Athos drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Athos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Athos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Athos wants to control from the top but Larkin keeps moving.
Larkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Athos trying to control the position from guard on top but Larkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Athos throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Larkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Athos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larkin.
No joy there for Larkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larkin throws a combination. Athos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Athos clinches up against the cage.
Larkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Athos misses with an elbow over the top.
Athos presses Larkin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Athos works on Larkin's body with a couple of short punches.
Athos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Athos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Athos pushes off an throws an elbow but Larkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Larkin avoiding damage as Athos throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Athos.
Athos lands a right hand.
Athos presses Larkin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Athos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Athos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Athos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin takes an elbow to the temple.
Athos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Athos working aggressively here.
Athos lands a shoulder strike.
Athos lands a nice uppercut.
Larkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Athos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Athos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Athos throws a head punch that misses.
Larkin blocks an uppercut.
Larkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Athos lands a hook that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Athos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Athos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Athos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Athos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Larkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Athos.
Athos throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Athos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Athos.
Athos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Athos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Athos lands an uppercut.
Athos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Athos scores a nice knee to the body.
Larkin can't break the clinch.
Athos misses with a knee strike.
Athos pushes Larkin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Larkin is breathing heavily.
Athos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Athos pushes off an throws an elbow but Larkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Athos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larkins head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Athos lands a shot to the body.
Athos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Athos works on Larkin's body with a couple of short punches.
Athos misses with a knee strike.
Athos working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Larkin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nemean Athos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Larkin throws a series of punches but Athos moves out of range.
Athos with a jab.
Athos staying out of range there.
Larkin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Athos.
Athos slips under a jab.
Horrible takedown by Athos or perhaps it was just good defense by Larkin which made him look bad.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Larkin!
Ryan Larkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Athos scores with a nice head shot.
Larkin throws a lazy right hand but Athos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larkin throws a jab when Athos was well out of range.
Athos looks to land a combination but Larkin avoids it well.
Larkin scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Athos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Larkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Larkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Athos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Athos throws a shot from downtown. Larkin moves away and avoids it.
Athos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larkin looks to land a right hand but Athos moved out of range.
Athos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Larkin.
Larkin throws out a powerful jab.
Larkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Athos.
Athos misses with a combination
and Larkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larkin misses with a double jab
and Athos counters with a left and a right that stings Larkin.
Larkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Athos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Athos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin dodges an elbow strike from Athos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Athos lands an uppercut.
Larkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Athos.
Athos stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Athos.
A short left from Athos.
Athos pushes Larkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larkin blocks an elbow strike.
Athos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Athos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Larkin has had enough of the clinch but Athos keeps him there for the moment.
Athos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Athos.
Athos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Athos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Athos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Athos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Athos.
A short left from Athos.
Athos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Athos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Athos lands an uppercut.
Athos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Athos throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Athos.
Larkin wants to break free but Athos has control.
A right hand to the body from Athos.
Athos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Athos lands an elbow inside that Larkin shrugs off.
Athos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Athos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Athos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Larkin's defenses.
Athos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Athos throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Athos.
Larkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Athos has him pressed against the cage.
Larkin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Athos scores with a shoulder strike.
Larkin takes a shot to the head.
Athos lands an elbow inside that Larkin shrugs off.
Athos misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Athos.
A knee to the head by Athos.
Larkin blocks an elbow strike.
Athos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Athos lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Athos cracks Larkin with a nice body shot.
Athos connects with a knee to the head.
Athos with a knee to the head.
Larkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Athos has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nemean Athos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nemean Athos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Athos misses.
Athos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larkin.
Athos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Athos walks into a left hand.
Athos slips a straight right by Larkin.
Larkin looks to land a combination but Athos avoids it well.
Athos takes one to the chin there.
Larkin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Athos throws a series of punches but Larkin moves out of range.
Larkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Athos fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Athos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Athos counters by clinching up.
Athos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Athos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Athos misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Athos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Athos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Athos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Athos lands a nice uppercut.
Athos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larkin is trying to break free.
Athos throws an elbow that misses.
Athos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Larkin or not.
Athos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Athos won't allow it.
A short right from Athos.
Athos misses with an elbow over the top.
Larkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Athos has double underhooks.
Athos lands a right hand.
Larkin dodges an elbow strike from Athos.
Larkin can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Larkin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Athos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Larkin.
A nice left hand lands by Athos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Athos.
Athos lands a damaging elbow.
Larkin blocks an elbow strike.
Athos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Athos throws an elbow but it misses.
Athos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Athos swings wildly with an uppercut but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Athos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Larkin's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Athos.
Athos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larkin wants to break free but Athos has control.
Still in the clinch, Athos scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Athos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Athos.
Athos pushes off an throws an elbow but Larkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Athos misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Athos.
Athos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Athos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Larkin is trying to break free.
Larkin takes an elbow to the temple.
Athos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Athos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larkin.
Larkin blocks an uppercut.
Athos pushes Larkin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Larkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Athos has double underhooks.
Athos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Athos misses with an elbow over the top.
Larkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Athos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Athos.
Athos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Larkin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Athos throws a head punch that misses.
Athos pushes off an throws an elbow but Larkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Larkin can't break the clinch.
Larkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larkin has had enough of the clinch but Athos keeps him there for the moment.
Athos tries to land knees in the clinch but Larkin avoids the damage to the body.
Larkin avoiding damage as Athos throws knees to the body.
Athos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larkin tries to break the clinch but Athos is controlling the position.
Larkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Athos has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larkin is trying to break free.
Larkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Athos has double underhooks.
Athos throws an elbow but it misses.
Athos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nemean Athos.
I think Athos 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nemean Athos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Sky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Manson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Sky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Manson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson misses with an uppercut.
Manson gets caught flat footed, as Sky shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sky throws a big right hand that misses.
Sky 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.
Sky passes into half guard.
Sky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sky is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Manson is just riding it out for now. Sky eventually gives up the hold.
Sky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Manson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson is trying to stand up here but Sky is controlling him well.
Manson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sky.
Sky seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sky wants to free his trapped foot but Manson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Manson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manson lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Logan Sky has been cut.
Sky 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sky passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Manson is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Manson stops Sky from passing to mount.
Sky working the head with strikes.
Sky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sky throwing strikes but Manson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sky tries to buck Manson off but Manson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sky is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Sky's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manson pinned against the cage. Manson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manson tries to work over Sky's front leg with a kick but Sky checks it.
Sky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Charles Manson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manson is defending against the submission attempts here by Sky.
Sky stops Manson from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sky is keen to just control but Manson is a slippery customer.
Sky passes to side control.
Manson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson is not content to let Sky control the position.
Sky tries for a kimura but Manson is defending well.
Manson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sky.
Sky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sky prevents Manson from escaping the position.
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.
Sky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Manson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sky working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Manson parries the strikes from Sky easily there. Sky is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manson to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sky tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Manson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manson pushes Sky away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sky gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
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.
Sky tries for a kimura but Manson is defending well.
Sky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Manson, who protects the arm well.
Manson stops Sky from passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Manson, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Logan Sky's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Manson.
Sky looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Logan Sky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manson is refusing to be controlled, as Sky sits in half guard.
Sky is looking for a kimura here.
Sky trying to mount his opponent but Manson defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sky prevents Manson from standing back up.
Manson is refusing to be controlled, as Sky sits in half guard.
Sky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sky passes to full mount!
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.
Sky is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Manson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sky seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Manson is holding on tight.
Sky is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Manson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Manson!
Sky is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Manson rolls with it to try and escape but Sky cranks on the arm and Manson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Logan Sky!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takehiko Rokuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brusely Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brusely Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Rokuro!
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, Brusely Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Rokuro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rokuro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rokuro is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rokuro's back instead.
Silva is looking for the choke from the back position but Rokuro is controlling his hands well.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva not allowing Rokuro to control his hands.
Rokuro is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Silva gets his way!
Silva has the hooks in. Rokuro is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Rokuro is working hard here to advance position.
Rokuro rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Rokuro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Rokuro is defending the position.
Silva looks gassed!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva avoids the head kick by Rokuro.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rokuro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rokuro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brusely Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws the left hand but Rokuro avoids the punch easily.
Rokuro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rokuro trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!
Rokuro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rokuro's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rokuro is on top in guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rokuro trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rokuro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rokuro slips nicely into half guard.
Silva trying to control but Rokuro postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rokuro pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rokuro works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro content just to control the position here.
Rokuro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rokuro working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Rokuro looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rokuro tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Rokuro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rokuro wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Rokuro thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rokuro looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takehiko Rokuro 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.
Rokuro gets the takedown into side control.
Rokuro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rokuro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rokuro's best efforts.
Rokuro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rokuro.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Rokuro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rokuro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva cracks Rokuro with a solid left hand.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Rokuro looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rokuro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rokuro trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Rokuro looking for a sweep. Not yet Rokuro, not yet.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rokuro is proving hard to escape from.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rokuro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Rokuro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rokuro is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva gets to his feet. Rokuro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice defenses there by Rokuro.
Rokuro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Rokuro advances to mount.
Silva has given up his back. Will we see Rokuro going for some submissions?
Rokuro is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to escape but Rokuro has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Rokuro punches the canvas rather than the man.
Rokuro looking for the RNC.
Rokuro working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Silva wants to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokuro is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takehiko Rokuro dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
Rokuro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rokuro showed some decent athleticism there.
Rokuro passes to side control.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Rokuro.
Rokuro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Rokuro.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rokuro's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva trying to get back to full guard but Rokuro takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rokuro with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rokuro looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokuro misses with a head shot.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Rokuro misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rokuro has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Rokuro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rokuro working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Rokuro throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Takehiko Rokuro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rokuro.
Rokuro is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva!
Silva 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.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rokuro!
Rokuro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rokuro regains half guard.
Rokuro wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is working for a kimura but Rokuro is defending it quite comfortably.
Takehiko Rokuro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rokuro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Silva is looking to advance position but Rokuro won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro is controlling Silva's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Silva looking for a submission but Rokuro manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Silva is fighting to break Rokuro's control of his arms but Rokuro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rokuro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rokuro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rokuro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brusely Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rokuro looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takehiko Rokuro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rokuro, 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 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takehiko Rokuro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Seivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mariucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Mariucci has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Seivas!
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, Michael Mariucci!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seivas drives through and clinches with Mariucci against the cage.
Seivas breaks the clinch.
Seivas throws a right and a left that Mariucci avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Mariucci throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mariucci blocks a jab.
Mariucci throws a jab when Seivas was well out of range.
Mariucci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seivas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mariucci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seivas jumps into guard, dragging Mariucci to the mat.
Mariucci must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Seivas looking for a guillotine here but Mariucci defends easily.
Seivas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Seivas keeping moving, preventing Mariucci from controlling successfully.
Seivas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariucci sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mariucci has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seivas is proving hard to escape from.
Seivas wants to sweep here but Mariucci controlling him for the moment.
Seivas is looking to sweep but instead, Mariucci has passed into half guard.
Mariucci trying to mount his opponent but Seivas defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Seivas regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mariucci accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seivas has his foot on Mariucci's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mariucci works his way back into a safe position though.
Mariucci stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Seivas keeps the fight on the outside.
Mariucci wants to clinch
and Seivas counters by moving into the clinch.
Seivas breaks from the clinch.
Seivas has a takedown stuffed.
Seivas moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariucci doesn't manage to clinch there - Seivas circles away.
Seivas clinches up against the cage.
Mariucci is trying to maintain a safe position but Seivas gets an underhook and turns Mariucci into the cage.
Mariucci throws a punch but it's blocked by Seivas.
Seivas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mariucci tries to clinch up but Seivas circles away and keeps his distance.
Mariucci connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seivas's hands.
Seivas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seivas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mariucci tries to clinch there but Seivas circles away.
Mariucci looks to score with a jab to the body but Seivas is just out of range.
Seivas keeps the fight on the outside.
Seivas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mariucci just misses with a punch to the body.
Seivas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seivas breaks the clinch.
Seivas misses with a looping right.
Mariucci slips under a jab.
Mariucci wants to clinch but Seivas slips to the side
and Seivas counters by clinching up.
Mariucci misses with a body punch.
Seivas manages to break the clinch.
Mariucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Seivas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seivas throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mariucci looks to land a right hand but Seivas moved out of range.
Mariucci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seivas throws out the jab.
Seivas has closed the distance and engaged Mariucci in a clinch.
Seivas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seivas misses with a body shot.
Mariucci throws a big shot that misses.
Seivas clinches up with Mariucci and pushes him back against the cage.
Seivas breaks the clinch.
Antonio Seivas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seivas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seivas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mariucci moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mariucci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seivas.
Michael Mariucci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mariucci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seivas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mariucci.
Mariucci misses with a few strikes there.
Mariucci fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mariucci looks to land a left hand but Seivas moved out of range nicely.
Mariucci misses with a wild body shot.
Mariucci fails to land with a series of punches.
Mariucci moves in looking to clinch but Seivas pushes him off.
Seivas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Seivas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mariucci misses with an uppercut.
Seivas clinches up against the cage.
Mariucci tries a body shot but Seivas blocks it.
Seivas breaks the clinch.
Seivas clinches with his opponent.
Seivas breaks the clinch.
Seivas darts in and clinches Mariucci up against the cage.
Seivas prevents a body shot from Mariucci.
Seivas wants a takedown but no success here.
Seivas gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mariucci won't allow Seivas to pass to mount.
Seivas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mariucci wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seivas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mariucci!
Seivas looking to ground and pound but Mariucci is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariucci bucks up and throws Seivas to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Mariucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seivas throws a series of punches but Mariucci moves out of range.
Mariucci tries to clinch up but Seivas circles away and keeps his distance.
Seivas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mariucci is defending against the submission attempts here by Seivas.
Seivas wants to work for an arm triangle but Mariucci is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seivas stops Mariucci from getting back to his feet.
Seivas stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Seivas throws a hook but Mariucci avoids it easily.
Mariucci darts in trying to clinch
and Seivas counters with a three punch combo that has Mariucci backing up. Mariucci nods at Seivas to acknowledge the strikes.
Seivas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Seivas works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mariucci is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seivas is working for a guillotine from mount but Mariucci frees his head quite easily.
Seivas avoids the attempt from Mariucci to control.
Seivas moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mariucci has worked his arm free - good work by Mariucci!
Mariucci tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Seivas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mariucci knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mariucci is looking for a sweep.
Mariucci is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Seivas has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Seivas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mariucci sizes up Seivas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mariucci displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mariucci fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Seivas on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Seivas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Seivas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mariucci connects with a looping right hand.
Seivas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Seivas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mariucci is just riding it out for now. Seivas eventually gives up the hold.
Mariucci is looking to escape.
Seivas wants to pass to mount but Mariucci is defending the position.
Seivas wants to take a breather but Mariucci is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seivas 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mariucci is defending against the submission attempts here by Seivas.
Seivas wants to pass to mount but Mariucci is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mariucci tries to clinch up but Seivas circles away and keeps his distance.
Mariucci might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Seivas forces Mariucci back against the cage and clinches.
Seivas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seivas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mariucci swivels and escapes.
Seivas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mariucci tries to avoid it but Seivas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mariucci to the ground. Mariucci escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mariucci with a jab.
Mariucci drops his shoulder and cracks Seivas with a huge uppercut! Seivas goes down! Can Mariucci finish him?
It looks like Antonio Seivas has been cut.
Mariucci trying to control but Seivas is working from the bottom.
Mariucci sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mariucci wants to stand but Seivas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Michael Mariucci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seivas wants to sweep but no luck.
Mariucci trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mariucci wants to stand but Seivas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Seivas wants to sweep here but Mariucci controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Seivas misses.
Mariucci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seivas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mariucci wants to clinch up but Seivas keeps it at a distance.
Mariucci dodges the punch combination from Seivas.
Mariucci tries to clinch
and Seivas counters by clinching up.
Seivas stalling.
Seivas tries to pull guard but Mariucci won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Seivas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seivas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Seivas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mariucci.
Seivas breaks the clinch.
Mariucci throws a right and a left that Seivas avoids nicely.
Mariucci misses with a double jab
and Seivas counters by moving into the clinch.
Seivas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mariucci lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seivas has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mariucci regains guard immediately.
Seivas wants to pass the guard but Mariucci is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Mariucci.
I think Seivas 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Antonio Seivas!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex The Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Stoner comes to the cage accompanied by Rebirth of Slick. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex The Stoner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Troy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy forces The Stoner back against the cage and clinches.
Troy breaks the clinch.
Troy lands a head shot.
Troy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Troy connects with a looping right hand.
Rex The Stoner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Stoner misses with a wild combination.
The Stoner waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Troy.
The Stoner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troy has managed to clinch.
Troy is working for takedown but The Stoner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Troy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Troy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troy lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troy misses with a knee to the head.
Troy connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Stoner's face.
It looks like Rex The Stoner has been cut.
The Stoner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Troy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Troy misses with a head kick.
The Stoner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troy moves away.
The Stoner misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Troy stalling the fight.
Troy crunches a lovely knee into The Stoner's ribcage.
The Stoner is breathing heavily.
Troy lands a nice knee to the body.
Troy crunches a lovely knee into The Stoner's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Stoner takes an elbow to the temple.
Troy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Troy takes the fight into the clinch.
Troy lands a knee to the head.
Troy unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Stoner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troy unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Stoner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, The Stoner regains guard.
Troy stands and steps away. The Stoner gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The Stoner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Troy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Troy drives through and clinches with The Stoner against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Troy.
Nice elbow from Troy.
Troy misses with a knee to the head.
Troy scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Troy.
Troy scores a nice knee to the body.
Troy avoiding damage.
Troy misses with a knee to the head.
Troy trying to stall but The Stoner improves his position.
Troy throws an elbow but it misses.
Troy connects with a knee to the head.
The Stoner tries to pull guard but Troy won't allow it.
The Stoner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troy throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Stoner tries to pull guard but Troy holds him up against the cage and eventually The Stoner drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex The Stoner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troy gets underhooks to prevent The Stoner's takedown attempt.
Troy lands an elbow inside.
Troy with a knee to the head.
Troy with a knee to the head.
The Stoner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Troy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Stoner tries to pull guard but Troy won't allow it.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Stoner avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
Troy tries to land knees in the clinch but The Stoner avoids the damage to the body.
The Stoner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Troy lands a nice elbow.
The Stoner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Troy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Troy trying to land knees to the body.
Troy tries to land knees in the clinch but The Stoner avoids the damage to the body.
The Stoner tries to stall but Troy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Troy landing knees to the body.
Troy is trying to maintain a safe position but The Stoner gets an underhook and turns Troy into the cage.
The Stoner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but The Stoner blocks with his arms.
Troy trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Stoner pulls Troy into guard.
The Stoner working for a triangle but Troy defends it easily.
Troy trying to control the position from guard on top but The Stoner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Troy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rex The Stoner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troy digs a good hook to The Stoner's body.
The Stoner throws a series of strikes that have Troy backpedaling.
It looks like Christian Troy has been cut.
Troy darts in and clinches The Stoner up against the cage.
Troy connects with a knee to the head.
The Stoner prevents Troy from breaking the clinch.
Christian Troy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Troy breaks the clinch.
Troy moves away from the strike by The Stoner.
The Stoner throws a jab when Troy was well out of range.
The Stoner misses with a shot to the body
and Troy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Stoner thinking.
The Stoner throws a combination that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
enabling Troy to counter with a crisp jab.
Troy lands a jab to the head.
Troy cracks The Stoner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Troy lands with a slapping head kick.
The Stoner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Troy rushes The Stoner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy looking to throw knees to the head but The Stoner is blocking nicely.
The Stoner tries to pull guard but Troy holds him up against the cage and eventually The Stoner drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Troy.
Troy connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Stoner's face.
Troy looking to throw knees to the head but The Stoner is blocking nicely.
The Stoner managing to block the knees to the body from Troy.
Troy stalling.
The Stoner has Troy pushed against the cage.
The Stoner tries to pull guard but Troy won't allow it.
Troy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Stoner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Troy tries a knee to the head but The Stoner blocks it.
Troy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Stoner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex The Stoner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Stoner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Troy trying to land knees to the body.
Troy looking to throw knees to the head but The Stoner is blocking nicely.
The Stoner tries to pull guard but Troy holds him up against the cage and eventually The Stoner drops back down to his feet.
Troy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Stoner tries to pull guard but Troy won't allow it.
The Stoner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Stoner taking a breather.
Troy jumps guard but The Stoner stands there with Troy around his waist. Troy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Troy lands an elbow inside that The Stoner shrugs off.
Troy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Troy missing with knees to the body.
The Stoner jumps guard but Troy stands there with The Stoner around his waist. The Stoner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Troy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy trying to stall but The Stoner improves his position.
The Stoner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Stoner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Troy landing knees to the body.
The Stoner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Troy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Stoner takes an elbow to the temple.
Troy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Stoner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The Stoner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Troy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Troy is pushing down on The Stoner's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Stoner is fighting to maintain full guard but Troy has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Stoner wants to control but Troy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Troy lands with a punch from half guard.
The Stoner tries to get to full guard but Troy has control of the leg.
Troy slows the pace down in half guard.
The Stoner is staying active underneath Troy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Troy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Troy misses with a shot to the body
and The Stoner counters with a one-two to the body.
The Stoner throws a series of punches but Troy avoids them all with ease.
Nice body kick there by Troy.
Troy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Troy breaks from the clinch.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
The Stoner throws a right hand that Troy ducks under and follows up with a left that Troy also avoids with ease.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
Troy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Troy lands in his opponent's guard.
Troy tries to free his leg and advance position but The Stoner is retaining full guard.
The Stoner has a closed guard, preventing Troy from standing up.
Troy trying to control the position from guard on top but The Stoner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Troy wants to stand but The Stoner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy trying to control the position from guard on top but The Stoner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Troy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of The Stoner is proving hard to escape from.
The Stoner pulls Troy in close to prevent any damage.
The Stoner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Troy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Troy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Troy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Stoner'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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Stoner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Stoner wants to sweep but no luck.
The Stoner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Stoner keeping moving, preventing Troy from controlling successfully.
Troy throws a big right hand that misses.
Troy tries to free his leg and advance position but The Stoner is retaining full guard.
Troy 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.
The Stoner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Troy slips a straight right by The Stoner.
Troy lands with a slapping head kick.
Troy tries to close the distance and clinch but The Stoner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Stoner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Stoner misses with a double jab.
Troy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Stoner.
Troy has closed the distance and engaged The Stoner in a clinch.
Troy misses with a knee strike.
The Stoner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Troy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The Stoner seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The Stoner is working for a submission of some sort.
The Stoner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy landing a few short strikes.
The Stoner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Troy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Stoner.
Troy regains full guard. Nicely done.
The Stoner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Stoner trying to control but Troy is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Troy instigates a clinch.
Troy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Troy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Troy really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab, jab by Troy - just one landing.
A jab from Troy does it's job there.
Troy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Troy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Troy cracks The Stoner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Troy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Troy lands a high kick!
Troy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Troy is trying to drag The Stoner to the mat but The Stoner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Troy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Stoner blocks it with crossed arms.
Troy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Stoner.
Troy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Stoner ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. The Stoner no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Troy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Troy wants to control from the top but The Stoner keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stoner keeping full guard, as Troy tries to pass.
Troy throwing strikes but missing.
The Stoner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Troy tries to stand but The Stoner is controlling from the bottom.
Troy looking to pass the guard.
The Stoner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Stoner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Troy advances position into side control!
Troy trying to control the action but The Stoner is working from the bottom.
The Stoner manages to get back to half guard.
Troy trying to advance position but The Stoner counters by regaining guard.
Rex The Stoner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Stoner looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Troy is defending well. The Stoner quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Troy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! The Stoner celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rex The Stoner!
Rex The Stoner retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hernandez's choice of entrance music: "Saturday Night's Alright" by Nickleback. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Filho!
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, Ricky Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Filho throwing shots but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Hernandez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hernandez wants to improve his position but Filho is controlling well.
Hernandez trying to control here.
Hernandez manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez looking for a guillotine here but Filho defends easily.
Hernandez looking to control but Filho passes into half guard.
Hernandez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hernandez trying to control but Filho postures up.
Hernandez is looking to improve his 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.
Filho perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Filho stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hernandez to get to his feet.
Filho scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hernandez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hernandez wants to control but Filho postures up.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face as Filho controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Filho is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hernandez tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Filho easily slips into full mount!
Hernandez working to try and regain half guard.
Filho controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Filho wants to control the pace but Hernandez is squirming around nicely.
Hernandez tries to reverse the position but Filho maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Filho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
Hernandez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Filho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filho gets the takedown into side control.
Filho in side control lands a decent elbow.
Filho trying to control the position but Hernandez is working away.
Filho decides to stand back up. Filho steps back and let's Hernandez get back to his feet.
Filho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Filho trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Filho won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hernandez has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Filho is looking to defend but Hernandez has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Filho! Hernandez pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Filho taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ricky Hernandez! Ricky Hernandez retains his middleweight title!
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