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UOC 26: Corrales vs. Haven PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasir Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Paul had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Paul off the cage and back into rage.
Paul shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A shot to de liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Paul shoots in.
Paul checks a leg kick.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Paul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Jones.
Jones tests Paul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paul fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Paul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Paul off the cage and back into rage.
Paul misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good shot there by Jones.
Paul shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones cracks Paul with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Paul tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Jones pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Paul is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nasir Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mor Onfollow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn Kenny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mor Onfollow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glenn Kenny!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Onfollow.
Kenny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Onfollow.
Onfollow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Onfollow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Onfollow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kenny's head.
Kenny throws a body kick that misses.
Kenny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Onfollow.
Onfollow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kenny clinches up with Onfollow and pushes him back against the cage.
Kenny wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Onfollow has had enough of the clinch but Kenny keeps him there for the moment.
Onfollow is trying to trip Kenny. He has hold of a leg but Kenny is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Onfollow persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenny wants to sweep here but Onfollow controlling him for the moment.
Onfollow distracts Kenny with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Onfollow postures up.
Onfollow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Onfollow 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onfollow drops an elbow to the side of Kenny's head.
Onfollow controlling the pace.
Onfollow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Onfollow has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kenny defend it? Onfollow steps over the head and cranks it - Kenny is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Onfollow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mor Onfollow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ale Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God Hates a Coward kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ale Vazquez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alan Bundy's chin.
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ale Vazquez!
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, Alan Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy scores with a body shot.
Bundy lands with a nice body punch.
Bundy lands a nice looking body kick.
Vazquez is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bundy misses with a takedown attempt - Vazquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bundy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bundy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bundy passes to side control.
Bundy is looking to take a break and control but Vazquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy working the head with strikes.
Vazquez trying to remain calm as Bundy controls from the top position.
Bundy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bundy advances nicely into full mount.
Bundy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vazquez hang on?
Bundy looking to control but Vazquez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bundy working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Vazquez looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Bundy! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alan Bundy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Albers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Unterweger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Unterweger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Virgil Albers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Unterweger!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unterweger has a takedown stuffed.
Albers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jack Unterweger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albers scores with a hook to the body. Unterweger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Albers scores with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Albers. No joy for Unterweger on that attempt.
Virgil Albers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Unterweger.
Albers punishes Unterweger's body with a nice straight punch.
Unterweger looks gassed!
Albers lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albers lands with a shot to the body.
Oooh a lovely combination from Albers sends Unterweger down but not out. Albers dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Jack Unterweger has been cut.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Albers decides to stand back up.
Albers throws a good cross that connects.
Albers cracks Unterweger with a hook to the temple - Unterweger is on wobbly legs here! Albers swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Unterweger falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Albers wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Virgil Albers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Morozevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Emo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Emo's choice of entrance music: Brotha Lynch Hung & MC Eiht - You Don't Know Who I Know. Donnie Emo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Morozevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donnie Emo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morozevich misses with a body shot.
Morozevich throws a jab when Emo was well out of range.
Morozevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emo moves away.
Morozevich digs a good hook to Emo's body.
Emo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morozevich throws out the jab.
Morozevich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morozevich is trying to control the position but Emo postures up.
Emo wants to control from the top but Morozevich keeps moving.
Morozevich trying to keep a closed guard but Emo is proving a slippery customer.
Morozevich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozevich wants to sweep here but Emo controlling him for the moment.
Emo trying to control the position from guard on top but Morozevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morozevich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morozevich lands a body shot.
Emo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emo misses with the combination.
Morozevich connects with a body shot.
Emo takes a swing at Morozevich's ribcage but misses.
Morozevich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emo looks gassed!
Emo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozevich throws a series of punches but Emo moves out of range.
Emo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morozevich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emo.
A right-left combo lands from Morozevich.
It looks like Donnie Emo has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morozevich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morozevich moves away.
Emo feints and as Morozevich raises his hands in defense, Emo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morozevich is trying to control the position but Emo postures up.
Morozevich tries to strike from the bottom.
Emo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morozevich will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emo advances position into side control!
Morozevich sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Morozevich manages to get to full guard.
Morozevich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morozevich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Emo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Emo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morozevich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morozevich's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morozevich trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emo controlling well, preventing Morozevich from escaping the position.
Morozevich trying to control the hands but Emo breaks the grip.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morozevich turns into Emo and is now in his guard.
Morozevich stopping the sweep attempt from Emo.
Morozevich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morozevich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emo manages to avoid it.
Morozevich is looking to wear down Emo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Morozevich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Emo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morozevich misses the shot to the body.
Morozevich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emo slips a jab and a cross from Morozevich.
Morozevich throws a hook but Emo avoids it easily.
Emo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morozevich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Emo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emo.
Emo throwing strikes but missing.
Morozevich wants to sweep but no luck.
Morozevich trying to control the position.
Morozevich keeping moving, preventing Emo from controlling successfully.
Morozevich looking for a sweep. Not yet Morozevich, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozevich keeping moving, preventing Emo from controlling successfully.
Morozevich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morozevich sprawls well initially but Emo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Emo is tying to control. Morozevich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morozevich is pressing down on Emo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morozevich looking to control.
Donnie Emo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emo tries to free his leg and advance position but Morozevich is retaining full guard.
Morozevich wants to sweep here but Emo controlling him for the moment.
Emo trying to control the position from guard on top but Morozevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morozevich kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozevich looking for a sweep. Not yet Morozevich, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emo avoids the body shot from Morozevich.
Emo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morozevich circles away.
Emo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morozevich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morozevich looks to land a combination but Emo avoids it well.
Morozevich misses the shot to the body.
Morozevich swinging wilding here.
Jab, jab by Emo - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morozevich.
Alexander Morozevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morozevich missing with a left hand there. Emo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morozevich looks to land a right hand but Emo moved out of range.
Emo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morozevich tries to avoid it but Emo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morozevich to the ground. Morozevich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morozevich avoids the body shot from Emo.
Morozevich misses with a body punch
and Emo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Emo is breathing heavily.
Emo is looking for a kimura here.
Morozevich gets back to full guard.
Morozevich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emo looking to pass the guard.
Morozevich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emo wants to control from the top but Morozevich keeps moving.
Morozevich is pulling down on Emo's head to control his posture.
Emo preventing the sweep.
Emo connects with a couple of short punches.
Emo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morozevich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Emo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morozevich!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emo trying to control but Morozevich is having none of it.
Morozevich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Emo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donnie Emo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Morozevich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emo avoids the body shot from Morozevich.
Morozevich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morozevich's guard.
Emo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morozevich is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Emo, into his guard.
Morozevich wants to pass the guard but Emo is keeping the position.
Morozevich wants to control from the top but Emo keeps moving.
Emo controls Morozevich momentarily but Morozevich frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emo striking off his back but it's not causing Morozevich any problems.
Emo wants to sweep but no luck.
Emo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emo is trying to keep Morozevich in close.
Emo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morozevich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morozevich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morozevich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Emo avoids the body shot from Morozevich.
Morozevich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morozevich jabs at Emo's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morozevich throws a shot from downtown. Emo moves away and avoids it.
Morozevich misses the shot to the body.
Emo thows a body shot but no joy.
Morozevich throws a right and a left that Emo avoids nicely.
Morozevich misses with a wild body shot.
Morozevich misses with a hook to the body
and Emo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morozevich is staying active underneath Emo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morozevich wants to control but Emo is keeping busy.
Emo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morozevich keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozevich is trying to get back to full guard.
Morozevich is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morozevich manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Emo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morozevich is trying to keep Emo in close.
Morozevich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Emo wants to pass the guard but Morozevich is keeping the position.
Morozevich pulls Emo in to control the position.
Emo connects with a couple of short punches.
Emo trying to control the position from guard on top but Morozevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morozevich controls Emo momentarily but Emo frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morozevich misses with a body shot.
Morozevich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alexander Morozevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morozevich just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Emo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Emo 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Emo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Rounded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rounded comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Raining Blood. Bill Buckley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Will Rounded's chin.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Rounded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Buckley!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckley throws out a loose jab but Rounded uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rounded pushes Buckley up against the cage in a clinch.
Rounded escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rounded uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buckley.
Rounded slips a jab from Buckley.
Buckley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rounded defending well as Buckley loads up on a big left hand.
Rounded throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buckley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buckley misses with the combination.
Buckley misses with a combination
and Rounded counters with a low kick, right behind Buckley 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Rounded.
Rounded moves into range and clinches up with Buckley.
Rounded with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rounded breaks the clinch.
Buckley moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Will Rounded has been cut.
Buckley misses with a looping right.
Buckley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rounded. Rounded circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley throws a leg kick
and Rounded counters with a two punch combo.
Buckley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rounded counters by moving into the clinch.
Rounded lands a nice knee to the body.
Buckley looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Rounded.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rounded manages to break the clinch.
Rounded changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Buckley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Buckley is trying to escape the position but Rounded is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rounded advances nicely into full mount.
Rounded with good strikes from the mount here!
Buckley is bucking up trying to escape but Rounded cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rounded sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rounded landing shots from mount.
Buckley tries to improve his position but instead Rounded has taken his back!
Rounded doesn't have the hooks in and Buckley manages to turn into his guard.
Rounded manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rounded takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rounded with good strikes from the mount here!
Rounded controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rounded scoring with strikes but Buckley is staying in there.
Rounded controlling from the full mount.
Buckley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rounded landing strikes from the mount.
Rounded lands a heavy elbow.
Rounded tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rounded lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Buckley hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rounded controlling his opponent.
Rounded looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rounded looking to finish Buckley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Buckley!
Rounded controlling the pace for now.
Rounded trying to control but Buckley is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckley tries to hold on but Rounded postures up.
Rounded controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Rounded dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Rounded's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rounded tries to clinch up but Buckley circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Buckley misses the target.
Rounded throws a series of strikes that have Buckley backpedaling.
A telegraphed right hand from Buckley misses the target.
Buckley catches Rounded with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Buckley swats away the attempt to clinch by Rounded.
A head kick misses from Rounded.
Rounded lands with a thumping leg kick.
Buckley looks to score with a jab to the body but Rounded is just out of range.
Rounded misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Buckley misses.
Rounded is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounded bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rounded fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buckley throws a hook but Rounded blocks it.
Buckley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buckley is breathing heavily.
Buckley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buckley walks into a stiff left hand from Rounded.
Buckley is rocked!
Bill Buckley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rounded tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buckley is still on wobbly legs! Can Rounded finish him?
Rounded scores with a hook to the body. Buckley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rounded drops Buckley with a naaaaasty hook - Buckley is in real trouble here! Rounded dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Rounded!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoo Doss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Briza DoUrden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoo Doss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Briza DoUrden!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss doesn't manage to clinch there - DoUrden circles away.
DoUrden dodges the punch combination from Doss.
Doss looks for a takedown but DoUrden sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from DoUrden as Doss shoots in.
Doss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
DoUrden moves in looking to clinch but Doss pushes him off.
Doss closes the distance and clinches.
Doss pulls guard successfully.
Doss looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DoUrden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
DoUrden drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and DoUrden jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DoUrden looking to pass the guard.
Doss will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as DoUrden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
DoUrden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Doss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Doss fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoo Doss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DoUrden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
DoUrden has Doss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Doss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
DoUrden ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. DoUrden no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
DoUrden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
DoUrden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DoUrden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
DoUrden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
DoUrden looks gassed!
Doss wants to control from the top but DoUrden keeps moving.
DoUrden working for a triangle but Doss defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DoUrden will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DoUrden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
DoUrden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Doss would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
DoUrden escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Doss gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
DoUrden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
DoUrden trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
DoUrden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
DoUrden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doss trying to control but DoUrden is working from the bottom.
DoUrden throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Briza DoUrden dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
DoUrden clinches up against the cage.
Doss is looking to break free of the clinch but DoUrden has double underhooks.
A short right from DoUrden on the inside.
DoUrden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doss.
Doss wants a takedown.
DoUrden wants a takedown but no success here.
DoUrden manages to break the clinch.
DoUrden darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
DoUrden works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DoUrden working for a submission but Doss is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DoUrden throwing strikes here but Doss is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
DoUrden jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Doss is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Doss and DoUrden has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
DoUrden is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doss has escaped the position, nice work there.
Doss sneaks back into half guard.
DoUrden is looking to take a break and control but Doss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DoUrden prevents Doss from standing back up.
Doss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
DoUrden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
DoUrden is working for a submission of some sort.
DoUrden is looking to take a break and control but Doss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DoUrden passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Doss!
Briza DoUrden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doss is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
DoUrden 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.
DoUrden unloads with some shots from mount but Doss bucks and avoids them well.
Doss is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, DoUrden has taken his back.
DoUrden is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Doss is defending well though. DoUrden let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DoUrden misses with an elbow to the head.
DoUrden is punishing Doss with strikes - can he finish him?!
Doss is trying to defend against the choke here but DoUrden has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. DoUrden Tightens the hold and Doss taps out furiously! DoUrden displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Briza DoUrden!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adirake Bhuvanath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adirake Bhuvanath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhuvanath tries to close the distance and clinch but Gabriel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bhuvanath wants to clinch up but Gabriel keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bhuvanath tries to clinch but Gabriel moves out of range.
Gabriel moves in looking to clinch but Bhuvanath pushes him off.
Bhuvanath closes the distance but Gabriel moves to the side
and Bhuvanath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel closes the distance and clinches up with Bhuvanath, looking for a takedown. Gabriel pushes Bhuvanath against the cage but Bhuvanath circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adirake Bhuvanath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabriel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bhuvanath pinned against the cage. Bhuvanath gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bhuvanath looks to clinch
and Gabriel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gabriel.
Gabriel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bhuvanath on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bhuvanath tries to get out of the position.
Gabriel throws a big right hand that misses.
Gabriel trying to control but Bhuvanath is working from the bottom.
Gabriel stops Bhuvanath from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throwing strikes from guard but Bhuvanath blocks nicely.
Bhuvanath is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gabriel tries to pull guard but Bhuvanath holds him up against the cage and eventually Gabriel drops back down to his feet.
Adirake Bhuvanath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Gabriel.
Bhuvanath stops a takedown attempt from Gabriel.
Gabriel tries to pull guard but Bhuvanath won't allow it.
Bhuvanath connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gabriel's face.
It looks like Eli Gabriel has been cut.
Bhuvanath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gabriel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bhuvanath lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gabriel pulls guard successfully.
Gabriel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhuvanath wants to get up but he can't break Gabriel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gabriel wants to hit a switch here but Bhuvanath passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gabriel there!
Gabriel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gabriel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gabriel is pushing down on Bhuvanath's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bhuvanath is fighting to maintain full guard but Gabriel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gabriel passes to side control.
Gabriel looks gassed!
Bhuvanath is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bhuvanath knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gabriel on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gabriel throws an elbow but Bhuvanath slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gabriel working the ground and pound but Bhuvanath is defending the strikes.
Gabriel wants to control but Bhuvanath is keeping him busy.
Bhuvanath bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bhuvanath tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gabriel counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gabriel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Gabriel'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.
Gabriel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gabriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhuvanath tries to clinch
and Gabriel counters with a single leg into guard. Bhuvanath didn't expect that.
Gabriel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bhuvanath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhuvanath avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bhuvanath is controlling Gabriel's posture.
Gabriel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bhuvanath is keeping the position for now.
Bhuvanath looking to control.
Bhuvanath looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gabriel is one step ahead there.
Gabriel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bhuvanath is keeping the position for now.
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.
Gabriel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gabriel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gabriel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bhuvanath won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gabriel tries to advance to mount but Bhuvanath denies him.
Bhuvanath gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gabriel wants to control the pace but Bhuvanath is squirming around nicely.
Gabriel looking for a guillotine from mount but Bhuvanath is having none of it.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
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.
Gabriel goes for an armbar but Bhuvanath turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bhuvanath.
Gabriel working for a triangle but Bhuvanath defends it easily.
Bhuvanath is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gabriel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eli Gabriel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bhuvanath checks a low kick from Gabriel.
Gabriel shoots for a takedown but Bhuvanath saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhuvanath wants to clinch
and Gabriel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bhuvanath won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to score with some ground and pound. Bhuvanath controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gabriel working the ground and pound but Bhuvanath is defending the strikes.
Gabriel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bhuvanath knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gabriel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gabriel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bhuvanath rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gabriel's guard! Nice work there by Bhuvanath!
Gabriel wants to sweep but no luck.
Adirake Bhuvanath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Bhuvanath trying to control but Gabriel is working from the bottom.
Bhuvanath is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gabriel working a defensive guard here.
Gabriel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bhuvanath is one step ahead there.
Bhuvanath is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhuvanath wants to stand but Gabriel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gabriel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bhuvanath can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bhuvanath stopping the sweep attempt from Gabriel.
That's four 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.
Gabriel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bhuvanath throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gabriel wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bhuvanath is now in half guard.
Gabriel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eli Gabriel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bhuvanath thows a huge punch but Gabriel dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Gabriel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gabriel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Gabriel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romero Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romero Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Diaz cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Gracie has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz lands a couple of elbows.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diaz cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Gracie working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Diaz cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Diaz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie throws a few strikes from the bottom but Diaz takes advantage and mounts!
Gracie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Diaz working the ground and pound effectively.
Diaz lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Diaz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Diaz avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Diaz shoots in.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Romero Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Diaz gets full guard.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diaz's guard.
Nick Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie working Diaz over with strikes.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Diaz is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
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.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Diaz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diaz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diaz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diaz!
Gracie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diaz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diaz's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Diaz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Diaz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound.
Gracie prevents Diaz from getting the reversal.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble!
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romero Gracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Diaz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Diaz slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Diaz advances position into side control!
Diaz scoring with punches and elbows.
Diaz working the body and head with strikes.
Gracie tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Gracie is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Gracie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Diaz connects with a decent elbow.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
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.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diaz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gracie. What's that going to do exactly?
Gracie landing punches.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Diaz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gracie punching from mount but Diaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
Diaz taking shots to the head.
Gracie prevents Diaz from getting the reversal.
Gracie landing punches.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Diaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gracie 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.
Diaz is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romero Gracie clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz feints and as Gracie raises his hands in defense, Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Diaz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Diaz's back instead.
Gracie misses with a punch to the head.
Gracie is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Diaz knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Diaz for a finish.
Gracie punches the canvas rather than the man.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Diaz breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gracie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Diaz rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diaz.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz landing knees to the head.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
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.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Diaz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Diaz's back instead.
Gracie misses with an elbow to the head.
Diaz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Gracie 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Diaz distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie striking off his back but it's not causing Diaz any problems.
Diaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diaz!
Diaz swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Gracie landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble!
Diaz can't escape the position.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
Diaz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Diaz has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie punching from mount but Diaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Diaz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Diaz blocking the ground and pound.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Diaz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is in no mood to give up.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Diaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie landing shots from mount.
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
Diaz wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Diaz taking shots to the head.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie prevents Diaz from getting the reversal.
Gracie cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diaz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie landing shots from mount.
Diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
That's four 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.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz moves into full guard.
Diaz trying to strike off his back.
Diaz looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romero Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romero Gracie!
Romero Gracie retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Haven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Corrales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrales comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lets Stay Together - Al Green kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Haven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chico Corrales!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haven shoots in but no luck this time.
Haven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corrales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Corrales as Haven shoots in.
Haven shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Haven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corrales cracks Haven with an open hand slap.
Corrales misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Corrales 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haven.
Haven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Corrales's waist but Corrales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haven off to one side.
Cameron Haven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corrales throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haven on the side of the head.
Haven misses with a takedown attempt - Corrales sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Corrales misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haven tries to clinch up.
Haven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Corrales but Corrales pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corrales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Corrales pinned against the cage. Corrales gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haven doesn't manage to clinch there - Corrales circles away.
Corrales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corrales connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haven momentarily.
Corrales throws a one two combo.
Haven is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Corrales is fending him off so far but Haven persists. Nope, Corrales circles away and we're back to standing.
Corrales looks to land a combination but Haven avoids it well.
Corrales lands with an uppercut that bounces Haven off the cage and back into rage.
Corrales tries to bum rush Haven with a series of wild strikes but Haven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corrales fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corrales drops Haven with a left and a right! Oh, Haven is hurt - Corrales dives into side control looking to finish!
Haven is rocked!
Corrales just content to control the position.
Corrales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Corrales tries to move to mount but Haven blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrales just content to control the position.
Haven throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four 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.
Haven wants to clinch up but Corrales keeps it at a distance.
Haven fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haven fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab-cross combination lands for Corrales and sends Haven crashing to the mat! Corrales follows him down to the mat - Haven regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chico Corrales dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Corrales lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Haven is looking to close the distance but Corrales sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Haven crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Haven is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Chico Corrales! Chico Corrales retains his bantamweight title!
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