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WFC-Friday Night Fights! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Rihanna - So Hard. Wilson has chosen asap instrumental by ti as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Adams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wilson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Adams was covering up waiting for the punch and Wilson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Adams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wilson controls the pace.
Adams trying to control the position.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams is controlling Wilson's posture.
Wilson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Adams manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Adams!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a heavy elbow.
Wilson trying to control but Adams is having none of it.
Wilson lands a heavy elbow.
Adams working to try and regain half guard.
Adams is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson trying to control but Adams is having none of it.
Adams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to hold on to Wilson's head to control him but Wilson postures up.
Adams is trying is best to control the position here.
Wilson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Adams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilson won't allow Adams to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams trying to strike off his back.
Wilson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Adams's guard.
Adams keeping control of the position.
Adams wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Adams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adams tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
Wilson works his way into full mount!
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilson is landing with some decent strikes but Adams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adams tries to hold on but Wilson postures up.
Wilson controlling the pace for now.
Adams regains half guard.
Adams wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.
Wilson trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams is trying to stand back up but Wilson is controlling him
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Wilson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a left and a right that stings Adams.
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adams drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Adams off! Adams jumps back into Wilson's guard.
Adams advances position into side control!
Wilson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Adams's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adams's back!
Wilson lands strikes to the head.
Adams trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Wilson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Adams hold on?
Adams staying busy and making it hard for Wilson to control.
Wilson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Wilson avoiding Adams 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Adams's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
A lull in the action here.
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.
Wilson is persistently looking for the submission but Adams is defending it well.
Wilson punishes Adams with strikes from the back mount.
Wilson avoiding Adams 's attempts to control his hands.
Wilson is hanging on to Adams's back as he tries to escape.
Wilson keeps control of the position easily here as Adams tries to buck him off.
Adams is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wilson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Adams prevents Wilson from getting a body triangle.
Wilson struggling to land strikes to the head as Adams covers up.
Wilson is trying to stick to Adams's back but Adams is turning into Wilson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wilson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Adams.
Adams won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
Adams 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.
Wilson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a single leg into guard. Wilson didn't expect that.
Tim Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darnell Wilson.
Adams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adams is controlling him.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but Adams passes into half guard.
Wilson is looking to get back to full guard here but Adams has managed to pass to side control instead.
Adams postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wilson looks a forlorn figure.
Wilson is trying to reverse the position but instead Adams has taken his back - oops!
Adams landing with strikes.
Adams landing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Adams dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Adams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wilson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adams somewhat.
Adams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilson tries to buck Adams off but Adams is having none of it.
Wilson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adams off and has taken his back!
Wilson is hanging on to Adams's back as he tries to escape.
Adams manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wilson's guard. Nice work there by Adams.
Adams wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Wilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adams manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wilson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Adams, up you get!
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Adams misses with a low kick.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams shoots in and drives through. Wilson sprawls well.
Tim Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adams swivels and escapes.
Wilson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adams avoids it really well and circles away.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tim Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darnell Wilson.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilson as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wilson won't be happy with that.
Wilson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wilson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wilson trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams is looking to improve his position.
Wilson decides to stand up.
Wilson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adams shoots in but Wilson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson feints and as Adams raises his hands in defense, Wilson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilson postures up.
Adams keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Adams looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Wilson wants to stand and escape but instead Adams has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams prevents Wilson from getting back to his feet.
Wilson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Adams puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Adams seems to be working for a kimura but Wilson defends the submission attempt.
Wilson trying to control but Adams postures up.
Adams decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wilson lands with a slapping head kick.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Adams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Murdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emperor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Murdoch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Murdoch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedor Emperor !
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdoch leaves Emperor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murdoch gets a takedown into half guard.
Murdoch prevents Emperor from improving his position.
Emperor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Murdoch keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Murdoch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Emperor for as long as he can get away with.
Murdoch tries to pass the half guard into mount. Emperor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdoch wants to get back to his feet.
Murdoch is pressing down on Emperor 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emperor is holding on for now.
Emperor is refusing to be controlled, as Murdoch sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Emperor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murdoch counters with a shoot takedown. Emperor fights it but they end up in guard.
Murdoch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Emperor is proving hard to escape from.
Murdoch trying to control but Emperor is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch stopping the sweep attempt from Emperor .
Murdoch trying to control the position from guard on top but Emperor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murdoch controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emperor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Emperor throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch sitting in guard here, content to control.
Emperor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Murdoch off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Emperor with a lazy takedown attempt
so Murdoch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mike Murdoch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emperor .
Murdoch is breathing heavily.
Emperor keeping full guard, as Murdoch tries to pass.
Emperor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emperor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murdoch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emperor is striking off his back. Murdoch thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Murdoch trying to control the pace.
Emperor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Emperor throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Emperor looking to control.
Emperor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murdoch manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murdoch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Emperor fails with the takedown
and Murdoch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Murdoch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emperor on the ground.
Emperor wants to sweep here but Murdoch controlling him for the moment.
Murdoch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Emperor keeping moving, preventing Murdoch from controlling successfully.
Emperor will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Murdoch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Emperor , up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murdoch gets the takedown into side control.
Emperor wants to control but Murdoch postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Emperor trying to control but Murdoch postures up.
Emperor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Emperor is looking for a sweep. Murdoch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emperor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Emperor .
Emperor doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
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.
Emperor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murdoch's guard.
Emperor wanted to stand there but Murdoch had control of the position.
Emperor distracts Murdoch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emperor won't allow Murdoch to sweep him here.
Emperor works over Murdoch with some ground and pound from guard.
Mike Murdoch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murdoch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murdoch has momentary wrist control but Emperor slips an elbow through the middle.
Emperor wants to control from the top but Murdoch keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emperor landing with the ground and pound.
Emperor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Emperor lands a couple of digs.
Emperor trying to control the position from guard on top but Murdoch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emperor distracts Murdoch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emperor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Emperor pushing down on Murdoch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch tries to roll over but Emperor keeps him under control.
Emperor winds up and cracks Murdoch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Emperor slips a nice elbow through Murdoch's hands, connecting with Murdoch's forehead.
Murdoch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murdoch tries to get out of the position.
Emperor decides to stand up.
Emperor wants to clinch but Murdoch slips to the side
and Murdoch counters with a three punch combo that has Emperor backing up. Emperor nods at Murdoch to acknowledge the strikes.
Murdoch swats away the attempt to clinch by Emperor .
Emperor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdoch misses with a takedown attempt - Emperor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emperor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emperor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murdoch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emperor defends it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Murdoch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murdoch instigates a clinch.
Murdoch successfully pulls guard.
Emperor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murdoch's head.
Emperor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murdoch is keeping the position for now.
Emperor postures up and lands a big shot to Murdoch's brow.
Murdoch has momentary wrist control but Emperor slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emperor cracks Murdoch with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor pushes down on Murdoch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Murdoch is trying to maintain the position but Emperor is very close to passing his half guard.
Emperor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Murdoch wants to control but Emperor passes into side.
Emperor decides to stand back up.
Emperor with a poor takedown
and Murdoch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emperor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murdoch avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Emperor finds it's way through Murdoch's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Emperor keeping moving, preventing Murdoch from controlling successfully.
Murdoch throws a big right hand that misses.
Murdoch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murdoch thows a big elbow that misses.
Emperor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Emperor working a defensive guard here.
Emperor is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Emperor tries to clinch up.
Murdoch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Murdoch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Emperor is looking to stand up but Murdoch isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murdoch prevents Emperor from getting back to his feet.
Murdoch passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Murdoch prevents Emperor from standing back up.
Murdoch trying to control from half guard but Emperor is working away.
Murdoch blocks the strikes from Emperor .
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emperor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Emperor 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 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emperor !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haka Maka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Island Music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernando Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haka Maka!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Braga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maka prevents Braga from breaking the clinch.
Braga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Braga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maka is working away from the top position though.
Braga wants to get back to full guard.
Maka is trying to control the action in half guard but Braga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Braga gets full guard.
Braga controls Maka momentarily but Maka frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maka won't allow Braga to get back to his feet.
Braga keeping full guard, as Maka tries to pass.
Braga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maka's guard.
Maka looking to control.
Maka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Braga kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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.
Maka keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
Braga pushing down on Maka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maka makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Maka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Braga is looking to control Maka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Braga avoid being mounted?
Braga preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Maka gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Braga is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga with a poor takedown
and Maka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maka.
Maka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braga trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Maka preventing the sweep.
Braga wants to get back to his feet but Maka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Maka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Braga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maka pushing down on Braga's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maka slows the pace down in half guard.
Braga won't allow Maka to pass to mount.
Maka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haka Maka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braga pinned against the cage. Braga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Braga avoids it really well and circles away.
Braga shoots and misses
and Maka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Braga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maka moves into the clinch.
Braga tries to pull guard but Maka holds him up against the cage and eventually Braga drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from Maka.
Maka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maka is working for takedown but Braga is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fernando Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haka Maka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga is trying to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Maka.
Maka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braga shoots and misses
and Maka counters with a shoot takedown. Braga fights it but they end up in guard.
Maka tries to free his leg and advance position but Braga is retaining full guard.
Maka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Braga wants to sweep but no luck.
Braga is looking to stand up but Maka isn't so interested in that idea.
Maka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Braga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maka wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving.
Maka gets to his feet. Braga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Maka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maka showed some decent athleticism there.
Maka slips a nice elbow through Braga's hands, connecting with Braga's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maka works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maka controlling from the full mount.
Maka lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maka controlling from the full mount.
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.
Braga working to try and regain half guard.
Maka wants to control the pace but Braga is squirming around nicely.
Maka is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maka moves to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haka Maka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Maka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Braga wants to get back to his feet.
Braga trying to control from the bottom.
Maka prevents Braga from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maka passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maka working Braga over with strikes here.
Maka controlling the position easily from mount.
Maka trying to control but Braga is having none of it.
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.
Maka landing shots from mount.
Maka controlling the pace for now.
Maka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Braga looks a forlorn figure.
Maka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Braga?
Maka prevents Braga from getting the reversal.
Maka content just to control the position here.
Braga is looking to improve his position but Maka isn't that keen on the idea.
Maka is landing with some decent strikes but Braga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maka controlling his opponent.
Maka stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Braga did well to prevent Maka getting side control.
Maka is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Braga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Braga tries to roll over but Maka keeps him under control.
Haka Maka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haka Maka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haka Maka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sho Ru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgee has chosen McGee as his entrance music. Sho Ru has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sho Ru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timothy Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ru is looking to clinch but Mcgee is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mcgee.
Mcgee feints and as Ru raises his hands in defense, Mcgee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mcgee stands up over Ru, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mcgee trying to move into half guard but instead Ru has managed to sweep!
Ru wants to get up but he can't break Mcgee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcgee is keeping the position for now.
Mcgee 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.
Mcgee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ru uses it to pass to side control.
Mcgee wants to control but Ru postures up.
Mcgee is looking to regain half guard here but Ru keeps moving and retains side control.
Mcgee throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
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.
You can see the frustration on Mcgee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ru tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Mcgee is looking to reverse the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mcgee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mcgee slows the pace down in half guard.
Ru trying to control but Mcgee postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee stalling.
Ru is looking to control Mcgee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ru avoid being mounted?
Mcgee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
I looks like Mcgee might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ru is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcgee is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ru is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mcgee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Mcgee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ru is looking to clinch.
Ru shoots and misses
and Mcgee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ru!
Ru tries to reverse the position but Mcgee maintains control.
Mcgee landing punches.
Mcgee breaks from Ru's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mcgee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mcgee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mcgee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ru in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgee breaks from Ru's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee controlling the pace for now.
Ru tries to lock up and control but Mcgee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mcgee controlling his opponent.
Ru tries to improve his position but instead Mcgee has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcgee just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mcgee is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ru has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mcgee has got his arm under Ru's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Ru has spun round into Mcgee's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Mcgee controlling Ru's posture.
Mcgee throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ru has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mcgee to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ru is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mcgee pulls down on the head and he's put Ru to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Timothy Mcgee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Weak Knees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john theodore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Weak Knees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, john theodore!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
theodore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knees swats away the attempt to clinch by theodore.
Knees shoots in and bounces theodore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
theodore being controlled here, momentarily.
theodore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
theodore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knees. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knees is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
theodore wants to get back to his feet but Knees is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
theodore wants to control the position but Knees says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees slows the pace down in half guard.
Knees sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. theodore defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knees lands with a punch from half guard.
Knees controlling the action here.
Knees takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knees is taking a breather. theodore says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees uses his free foot to push down on theodore's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for theodore.
theodore is looking to improve his position but Knees isn't that keen on the idea.
Knees 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.
Knees sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Knees takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Knees avoids the attempt from theodore to control.
Knees looking to control and managing it successfully.
Knees misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
theodore holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Knees tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Knees working theodore over with strikes here.
BOOM! Knees connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Knees has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Weak Knees just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Knees clinches up against the cage.
Knees pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knees is on top in guard.
Knees lands a couple of elbows.
Knees passes easily into side control. Nice work.
theodore looks gassed!
Knees throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Weak Knees dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knees plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like john theodore has been cut.
theodore gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
theodore is rocked!
Knees pushes down on theodore's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Knees controlling the action here.
Knees seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down theodore for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
theodore is trying to control but Knees manages to pass to mount!
Knees lands a big shot there that rocks theodore but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
theodore is breathing heavily.
Knees controlling the pace for now.
Knees landing strikes from the mount.
Knees has hold of theodore's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and theodore manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Knees lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees controlling from mount.
Knees looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Knees is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Knees forces theodore back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees pulls guard successfully.
Knees pulls theodore in close to prevent any damage.
Knees's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Weak Knees just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Knees lands a big head kick that sends theodore tumbling to the mat! Knees takes a step backwards and waves theodore back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Weak Knees!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen Danger Man- Gangsta For Life as his entrance music. Christopher Hero could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roberto Rodriguez's chin.
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Intelligent |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Hero moves out of range.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero feints and as Rodriguez raises his hands in defense, Hero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Hero stands and steps away. Rodriguez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rodriguez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A leg kick checked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Hero ducks under and follows up with a left that Hero also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hero to score an easy takedown into full 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.
Hero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodriguez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hero trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hero throws a strike but Rodriguez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rodriguez passes Hero's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Rodriguez there.
Hero is trying to get back to full guard.
Hero gets full guard.
Hero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hero is really struggling to control Rodriguez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rodriguez throws and elbow that misses. Hero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodriguez's guard. Nice move by Hero!
Hero lands a couple of elbows.
Hero drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rodriguez dives on top into guard.
Rodriguez stands and throws Hero's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero is looking to regain half guard here but Rodriguez keeps moving and retains side control.
Rodriguez lands an elbow.
Rodriguez looks up at the clock and then as Hero takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rodriguez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rodriguez avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hero.
Hero is looking to reverse the position.
Hero gets back to half guard.
Rodriguez working over Hero with some ground and pound. Hero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hero makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hero.
Hero wants to clinch.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Hero avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Hero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hero shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodriguez's guard.
Hero scoring with some ground and pound.
Hero decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hero.
Hero moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Rodriguez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rodriguez wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodriguez connects with a looping right hand.
Roberto Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Hero with a series of wild strikes but Hero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Hero moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination. Hero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hero avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rodriguez pinned against the cage. Rodriguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Hero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hero fails with a takedown attempt.
Hero looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodriguez has wrist control.
Hero gets to his feet - Rodriguez follows without any prompting.
Hero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hero dives in and grabs Rodriguez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes down on Hero's head and hops out.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Hero saw that one coming.
Hero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rodriguez pinned against the cage. Rodriguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hero circles away quickly and effectively.
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 Christopher Hero will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Hero with a series of wild strikes but Hero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christopher Hero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hero misses with a takedown attempt - Rodriguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Hero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriguez's waist but Rodriguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hero off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hero sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rodriguez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero in side control, throwing shots but Rodriguez defends.
Hero wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodriguez, who protects the arm well.
Hero with the ground and pound but Rodriguez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hero looks to land a strike but Rodriguez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hero is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodriguez has wrist control.
Hero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Hero is controlling the position.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hero.
Hero drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rodriguez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rodriguez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rodriguez!
Hero is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rodriguez off and has taken his back!
Hero is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hero is looking for the choke from the back position but Rodriguez is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rodriguez avoids the strikes from Hero.
Rodriguez has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hero.
Rodriguez finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Hero looking to control but Rodriguez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hero goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rodriguez turns into him and now he's in Hero's guard.
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.
Hero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Hero has wrist control.
Hero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriguez's guard.
Hero passes Rodriguez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodriguez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodriguez defending well though.
Hero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Hero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hero 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Hero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Dogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saikologically Challenged (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Dogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saikologically Challenged!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Challenged shoots in for a takedown but Dogers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dogers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Challenged sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dogers somewhat.
Dogers fails with the takedown
and Challenged counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Brett Dogers has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dogers is defended easily by Challenged.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Dogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Challenged.
Dogers darts in trying to clinch
and Challenged counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Challenged shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogers stuffs the takedown.
Dogers tries to clinch up
and Challenged counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dogers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Challenged but Challenged pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Challenged.
Dogers shoots in but no luck this time.
Dogers tries to clinch up
and Challenged counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Challenged.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challenged is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dogers keeps control of Challenged as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Challenged breaks from the clinch.
Dogers misses with a wild body shot.
Challenged keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dogers.
Dogers slaps away a takedown attempt from Challenged, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Challenged stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Challenged wants it to stay on the feet.
Dogers misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dogers is breathing heavily.
Dogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dogers misses with a takedown attempt
and Challenged counters with a three punch combo that has Dogers backing up. Dogers nods at Challenged to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challenged drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Challenged accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dogers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Challenged.
Dogers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Challenged looking to pass the guard.
Dogers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Challenged throws a big right hand that misses.
Challenged won't allow Dogers to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Challenged lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Challenged tests Dogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Challenged bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dogers is rocked!
Brett Dogers's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challenged throws a pinpoint strike between Dogers's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Dogers crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Challenged scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saikologically Challenged!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Break Yourself Fool. Tyler Durden 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike fails to land the takedown.
Durden checks the leg kick.
Mike misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden tries to keep at a distance but Mike has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durden wants to get back to striking at distance but Mike won't allow it.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mike misses with an elbow over the top.
Mike prevents Durden from breaking the clinch.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Durden avoids a wild elbow strike from Mike.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durden.
Durden blocks an elbow strike.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Mike has the dominant position.
Durden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durden tries a knee to the head but Mike blocks it.
Mike misses with an elbow over the top.
Mike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durden is defending well for now.
Durden wants to break free but Mike has control.
Durden is looking to break free of the clinch but Mike has double underhooks.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Durden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Durden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mike is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mike looks to land a combination but Durden avoids it well.
Mike has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mike throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mike connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durden's face.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike misses with an elbow strike.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Durden wants to break free but Mike has control.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Durden.
Durden looks gassed!
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durden.
Mike throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durden is defending well for now.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Durden wants to break free but Mike has control.
Durden dodges an elbow strike from Mike.
Mike throws an elbow that misses.
Mike landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mike.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durden tries to break free but Mike pushes him back against the cage.
Mike lands a nice knee to the body.
Mike looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mike connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durden's face.
Durden blocks an elbow strike from Mike.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Mike landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Mike lands a knee to the head.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Mike has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Mike.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Mike has the dominant position.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Durden misses with a knee to the head.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durden's face.
Durden misses with an elbow over the top.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Durden avoids the elbow strike from Mike, against the cage.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike throws an elbow that misses.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mike utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
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.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Durden avoids a wild elbow strike from Mike.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Mike is controlling the position.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Durden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mike pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mike drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Durden wants to improve his position but instead Mike has moved into half guard.
Durden is trying to get back to full guard.
Mike is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mike controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai Mike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Durden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mike closes the distance and clinches.
Durden tries to circle away but Mike has him pinned against the cage.
Durden avoids a wild elbow strike from Mike.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mike throws an elbow but it misses.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Durden just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mike's brow.
Nice elbow from Mike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mike throws an elbow but misses.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Durden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mike throws a head kick that misses.
Mike closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Durden is breathing heavily.
Mike misses with an elbow over the top.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Durden tries to pull guard but Mike won't allow it.
Durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Mike landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durden's efforts to push away.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mike using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike managing to block the knees to the body from Durden.
Mike utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mike lands a knee to the body.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Mike throws an elbow but it misses.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durden.
Nice elbow from Mike.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Durden tries to land knees in the clinch but Mike avoids the damage to the body.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mike looking to throw knees to the head but Durden is blocking nicely.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike throws an elbow but it misses.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durden avoids a wild elbow strike from Mike.
Durden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mike gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mike throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mike obliges.
Durden avoids the elbow strike from Mike, against the cage.
Durden misses with an elbow over the top.
Durden tries to break free but Mike pushes him back against the cage.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mike throws an elbow but misses.
Durden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mike feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durden's calf.
Muay Thai Mike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Durden working hard to break the clinch.
Mike landing knees to the head.
Mike throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durden jumps guard and drags Mike to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Durden working a defensive guard here.
Mike preventing the sweep.
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.
Mike sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mike advances to half guard.
Mike is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Durden is refusing to be controlled, as Mike sits in half guard.
Durden wants to improve his position but Mike is controlling well.
Mike uses his free foot to push down on Durden's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Durden.
Mike looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai Mike dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Durden's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Durden wants to clinch up but Mike keeps it at a distance.
Mike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mike.
A head kick misses from Durden.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch but Mike swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mike.
Mike throws a head kick that half lands.
Mike closes the distance and clinches.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Mike.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Mike lands an elbow that stopped Durden in his tracks for a moment.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Durden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Mike.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden tries to break free but Mike pushes him back against the cage.
Mike throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mike landing knees to the body.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mike forces Durden back against the cage and clinches.
Durden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mike lands a nice knee to the body.
Mike with a knee to the head.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mike prevents the takedown attempt.
Durden breaks the clinch.
Mike clinches with his opponent.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mike just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durden's brow.
Mike keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durden's efforts to push away.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Durden can't break the clinch.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Mike throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durden is working for takedown but Mike is calmly controlling the position for now.
Muay Thai Mike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Durden.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.
Mike lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike unloads a knee to the mid-section. Durden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Durden wants to break free but Mike has control.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Mike misses with an elbow strike.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mike throws an elbow but misses.
Mike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durden's defenses.
Durden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Mike.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durden jumps guard but Mike stands there with Durden around his waist. Durden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike landing knees to the head.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Mike is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mike.
Mike creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mike misses with an elbow strike.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Mike has the dominant position.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike is controlling him.
Durden tries to circle away but Mike has him pinned against the cage.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mike gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muay Thai Mike has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Mike.
Durden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Mike tries a knee to the head but Durden blocks it.
Mike throws an elbow but it misses.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Durden is looking to break free of the clinch but Mike has double underhooks.
Mike gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durden can't get the takedown.
Mike lands a nice elbow.
Durden can't break the clinch.
Durden is trying to drag Mike to the mat but Mike just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mike creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mike just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durden's brow.
Mike lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.
Mike pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mike comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Durden wants a takedown but no success here.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
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.
Durden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mike misses with an elbow over the top.
Durden wants to break free but Mike has control.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Mike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muay Thai Mike is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mike pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Durden can't get the takedown.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike lands a knee to the head.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike is controlling him.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike pushes off an throws an elbow but Durden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mike lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mike lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
Mike lands a damaging elbow.
Durden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Mike lands an elbow inside.
Mike connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durden's face.
Durden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mike avoiding damage as Durden throws knees to the body.
Mike lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai Mike showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mike has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai Mike!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins has chosen Irish Rebel Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Collins!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Collins gets a clinch.
Collins jumps guard.
Penn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Penn trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn postures up in Collins's guard and throws a big left but Collins blocks it.
Penn drops back looking for a leg! Collins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Collins manages to kick Penn off! Penn jumps back into Collins's guard.
Penn wants to stand but Collins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Collins striking off his back but it's not causing Penn any problems.
Collins 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Collins stuffs the takedown.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Collins avoids it really well and circles away.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Penn wants to clinch
and Collins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Penn's guard.
Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Penn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Collins defends well.
Collins wants to stand but Penn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Penn has his foot on Collins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collins works his way back into a safe position though.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Collins defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn is looking for a triangle but Collins pushes his legs off easily.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn has his foot on Collins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collins works his way back into a safe position though.
Collins won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Collins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Collins is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Penn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Collins's back instead.
Collins trying to control the position but Penn manages to sink in the hooks.
Collins has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Collins breaks Penn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Collins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Collins distracts Penn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Collins tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
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.
Collins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Collins passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Penn actively working from the bottom here.
Penn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Collins is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Penn looking for submissions off his back.
Collins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Collins tries to stand and escape but Penn is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Collins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Collins is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Penn's half guard.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Collins. Oh but Penn has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Collins goes limp - he's gone! Penn jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bj Penn!
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