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LACF 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rollsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and grace ivan Bernados (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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225 lbs
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226 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Rollsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, grace ivan Bernados!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernados scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bernados thumps Rollsson with a low kick.
Rollsson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bernados explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rollsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bernados circles away.
Bernados connects with an inside leg kick.
Rollsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bernados is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rollsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rollsson tries for a kimura but Bernados is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernados is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rollsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rollsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rollsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Bernados is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernados is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rollsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rollsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rollsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rollsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rollsson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bernados is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bernados is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rollsson has hold of Bernados's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bernados seems comfortable defending it but Rollsson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bernados is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bernados is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Rollsson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Rollsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Hautz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Hagood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagood has chosen Eff Grandad as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230 lbs
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250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Hautz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrell Hagood!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hautz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hagood was covering up waiting for the punch and Hautz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hagood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hautz is controlling him.
Hagood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hautz's guard.
Hagood tries to free his leg and advance position but Hautz is retaining full guard.
Hautz working for a triangle but Hagood defends it easily.
Hautz keeping moving, preventing Hagood from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagood tries to stand but Hautz is controlling from the bottom.
Hagood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hagood should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hagood forces his way into half guard.
Hautz wants to control but Hagood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hagood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hautz trying to control from the bottom.
Hautz actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hagood is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hautz is not content to let Hagood control the position.
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.
Hautz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hagood working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hautz's thigh. Hautz counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hagood trying to control but Hautz is working from the bottom.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hagood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hagood wants to control from the top but Hautz keeps moving.
Hagood is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyrell Hagood.
Hautz shoots in looking for a takedown but Hagood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hautz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hunter Hautz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hagood tries to clinch but Hautz moves out of range.
Hautz feints and as Hagood raises his hands in defense, Hautz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hautz being controlled here momentarily.
Hagood pushes Hautz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hunter Hautz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hagood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hagood doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Hautz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hautz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hagood is keeping the position for now.
Hautz looking to sit in guard and control but Hagood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hautz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hagood defends well.
Hagood wants to control from the top but Hautz keeps moving.
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.
Hagood wants to stand but Hautz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hagood is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hagood lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagood tries to free his leg and advance position but Hautz is retaining full guard.
Hautz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hagood is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hautz.
Hautz prevents Hagood from improving position.
Hautz is trying to strike from the bottom but Hagood has passed into 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.
Hautz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hagood avoids the attempt from Hautz to control.
Hagood content just to control the position here.
Hautz 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hunter Hautz will probably get the nod.
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!
Hagood misses with a takedown
and Hautz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hagood!
Hagood is trying to escape the mount.
Hunter Hautz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hautz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hagood is surviving well by controlling Hautz's body position as best he can.
Hautz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hagood has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hagood!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hautz is keeping the position for now.
Hagood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hautz is trying to keep Hagood in close.
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.
Hautz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hautz has a closed guard, preventing Hagood from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hautz pulls Hagood in close to prevent any damage.
Hagood wants to control from the top but Hautz keeps moving.
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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyrell Hagood hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hagood fails with the takedown
and Hautz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hagood wants to get back to his feet.
Hagood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hautz is trying to work for a kimura but Hagood is defending well.
Hagood trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Hautz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hautz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Hautz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valery Sutkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Ripko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sutkin comes to the cage accompanied by 7000 над землёй. Ripko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Doctor P - Sweet Shop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good kicks
Knockout 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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valery Sutkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlton Ripko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripko misses with a straight left.
Sutkin thuds a left hand into Ripko's body.
Ripko throws a hook but Sutkin avoids it easily.
Sutkin tests Ripko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sutkin misses with the combination.
Ripko scores with a jab.
Sutkin dodges the punch combination from Ripko.
Sutkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ripko counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripko scores with a nice strike.
Donk. Ripko catches Sutkin right on the button with a cross.
Sutkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sutkin throws a combination that misses
and Ripko counters with a three punch combo that has Sutkin backing up. Sutkin nods at Ripko to acknowledge the strikes.
Ripko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sutkin checks it well.
Ripko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sutkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sutkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sutkin throws an off balance right hand
letting Ripko counter with a right hand.
Sutkin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sutkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutkin scores with a jab to the body.
Sutkin avoids the head kick by Ripko.
Sutkin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sutkin feints a jab promting Ripko to slip. Sutkin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ripko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ripko looks gassed!
Ripko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ripko moves out of range of the body kick from Sutkin.
Sutkin throws a combination that misses
and Ripko counters with a nice uppercut.
Sutkin throws an off balance right hand
and Ripko counters with a two punch combo.
Sutkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sutkin connects with a crisp jab.
Ripko is rocked!
Ripko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ripko is still on wobbly legs! Can Sutkin finish him?
Sutkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sutkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ripko.
A combination from Sutkin does no damage.
Sutkin measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Ripko! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Valery Sutkin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kova Luu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luu comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buElOjx2T7w. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kova Luu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jose Sanchez has been cut.
Luu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Luu stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Luu counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Luu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luu moves into the clinch.
Luu has Sanchez pushed against the cage.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kova Luu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Sanchez.
Sanchez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Luu is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sanchez can't fight it off and eventually Luu manages to take the fight to the floor. Sanchez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Luu wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luu passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Luu is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
Luu 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.
Luu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Luu is looking for a kimura but Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Luu to get the leverage.
Luu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luu seems to be working for a kimura but Sanchez defends the submission attempt.
Sanchez wants to stand back up but Luu manages to pass into side control.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is not content to let Luu control the position.
Luu misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luu is putting a hurting on Sanchez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Luu in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Sanchez is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kova Luu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kobayashi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mars - The Bringer of War. Quincy has chosen Requiem for a Dream as his entrance music. Damien Quincy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuki Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kobayashi on the side of the head.
Kobayashi closes the distance and clinches.
Quincy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Kobayashi.
Quincy jumps guard but Kobayashi stands there with Quincy around his waist. Quincy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quincy blocks an elbow strike from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Quincy.
Kobayashi lands a knee to the body.
Quincy blocks the elbow strike.
Quincy blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kobayashi throws an elbow but misses.
Quincy blocks an elbow strike.
Quincy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kobayashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Quincy's face.
Nice elbow from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobayashi.
Quincy avoids a wild elbow strike from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kobayashi looking to throw knees to the head but Quincy is blocking nicely.
Kobayashi prevents a body shot from Quincy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kobayashi throws an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Quincy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kobayashi throws an elbow but misses.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quincy avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi lands an elbow inside.
Kobayashi throws an elbow that misses.
Kobayashi lands an elbow just above Quincy 's eye.
Quincy working aggressively here.
Quincy blocks an elbow strike.
Quincy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quincy dodges an elbow strike from Kobayashi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kobayashi lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kobayashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quincy's brow.
Quincy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kazuki Kobayashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Quincy.
Quincy blocks an elbow strike.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quincy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kobayashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Quincy.
Quincy misses with a jab to the body
and Kobayashi counters by clinching up.
Quincy tries to throw a body punch but Kobayashi avoids it by throwing Quincy back against the cage.
Kobayashi misses with an elbow over the top.
Kobayashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quincy tries to throw a body punch but Kobayashi avoids it by throwing Quincy back against the cage.
Kobayashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Damien Quincy has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quincy takes an elbow to the temple.
Kobayashi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quincy stalling in the clinch but Kobayashi improves position.
Quincy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kobayashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quincy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kobayashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quincy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kobayashi blocking some punches.
Quincy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kobayashi misses with an elbow strike.
Quincy tries to work over Kobayashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quincy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quincy misses with the head strike.
Kobayashi misses with an elbow strike.
Kobayashi lands a nice elbow.
Quincy jumps into guard, dragging Kobayashi to the mat.
Quincy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kobayashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kobayashi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quincy is trying to keep Kobayashi in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kobayashi!
Kobayashi blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Quincy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Quincy moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kobayashi has worked his arm free - good work by Kobayashi!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quincy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy working the strikes but Kobayashi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Quincy wants to work for an arm triangle but Kobayashi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quincy is pressing down on Kobayashi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kobayashi is holding on for now.
Quincy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Kobayashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Quincy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quincy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kobayashi moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands a nice elbow.
Quincy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kobayashi lands an elbow just above Quincy 's eye.
Quincy dodges an elbow strike from Kobayashi.
Quincy jumps guard but Kobayashi stands there with Quincy around his waist. Quincy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quincy wants a takedown.
Kobayashi lands an elbow inside.
Quincy letting Kobayashi take a breather here.
Kobayashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quincy blocks an elbow strike.
Kobayashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quincy jumps guard but Kobayashi stands there with Quincy around his waist. Quincy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kazuki Kobayashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Quincy.
Kobayashi stalling the fight.
Kobayashi lands an elbow inside that Quincy shrugs off.
Kobayashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kobayashi lands an elbow just above Quincy 's eye.
Kobayashi prevents a body shot from Quincy.
Kobayashi prevents a body shot from Quincy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Kobayashi scores with a knee to the head.
Kobayashi lands a damaging elbow.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
Kobayashi lands a nice elbow.
Kobayashi throws an elbow that misses.
Kobayashi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Quincy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kobayashi lands an elbow inside that Quincy shrugs off.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quincy avoids it.
Kazuki Kobayashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kobayashi lands a nice elbow.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quincy avoids it.
Quincy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quincy avoiding damage as Kobayashi throws knees to the body.
Quincy avoids the elbow strike from Kobayashi, against the cage.
Kobayashi lands an elbow inside that Quincy shrugs off.
Kobayashi lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy is trying to maintain a safe position but Kobayashi gets an underhook and turns Quincy into the cage.
Quincy blocks an elbow strike from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi stalling against the cage.
Quincy dodges an elbow strike from Kobayashi.
A head punch on the inside from Kobayashi fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kobayashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quincy's brow.
Kobayashi landing knees to the body.
Quincy blocks an elbow strike.
Quincy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kobayashi landing knees to the head.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi throws an elbow that misses.
Kobayashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quincy lands with a short shot to the head.
Quincy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kobayashi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Quincy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy thows a body shot but no joy.
Quincy throws a lazy head kick
and Kobayashi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kobayashi.
Quincy blocks the elbow strike.
Kobayashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quincy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quincy takes an elbow to the temple.
Kobayashi lands a knee to the body.
Kobayashi lands an elbow that stopped Quincy in his tracks for a moment.
Kobayashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quincy dodges an elbow strike from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kobayashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Quincy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kobayashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Quincy's defenses.
Quincy tries to pull guard but Kobayashi holds him up against the cage and eventually Quincy drops back down to his feet.
Nice elbow from Kobayashi.
Nice elbow from Kobayashi.
Quincy pulls Kobayashi into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi won't allow Quincy to sweep him here.
Quincy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kobayashi controls the pace.
Kobayashi wants to control from the top but Quincy keeps moving.
Quincy has his feet on Kobayashi's thighs here. He's pushed Kobayashi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kobayashi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damien Quincy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Austin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Austin, pushing him back against the cage.
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austin throws a head kick but Rourke moves out of range.
Rourke scores a takedown into full mount!
Austin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rourke looking to ground and pound but Austin is blocking nicely.
Austin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rourke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Austin is in a horrible position here. Rourke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rourke cracks Austin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Austin tries to buck Rourke off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rourke is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Austin is surviving well by controlling Rourke's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rourke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Austin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Austin looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke with a couple of short strikes.
Rourke controlling his opponent.
Rourke dominating with strikes here.
Austin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rourke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Austin on the ground.
Rourke controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rourke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Austin hang on?
Rourke with shots to the head and body - Austin looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourke is landing with some decent strikes but Austin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke working the ground and pound effectively.
Rourke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rourke looking for a guillotine from mount but Austin is having none of it.
Austin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rourke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Austin is bucking up trying to escape but Rourke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rourke landing punches.
Rourke lands a big shot there that rocks Austin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rourke with shots to the head and body - Austin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rourke tries to control but Austin wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Austin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rourke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Austin hang on?
Rourke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Austin looks a forlorn figure.
Austin taking shots to the head.
Rourke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Austin is looking to escape.
Rourke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Austin looks a forlorn figure.
Austin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rourke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Austin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rourke with a couple of short strikes.
Austin is in a horrible position here. Rourke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Austin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Austin taking shots to the head.
Austin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rourke landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rourke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rourke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rourke showed some decent athleticism there.
Rourke is nestled in close to Austin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rourke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rourke decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rourke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rourke. Austin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rourke feints and as Austin raises his hands in defense, Rourke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Austin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Rourke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke works over Austin with some ground and pound from guard.
Austin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rourke gets to his feet - Austin follows without any prompting.
Rourke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rourke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Austin can do to turn this around?
Austin is working an open guard so Rourke takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rourke moves into the clinch successfully.
Austin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rourke.
Rourke is trying to trip Austin. He has hold of a leg but Austin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rourke persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rourke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Austin's guard.
Rourke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rourke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourke is looking to advance position but Austin won't allow it.
Austin is refusing to be controlled, as Rourke sits in half guard.
Mickey Rourke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rourke wants to pass to mount but Austin is defending the position.
Rourke decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rourke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke advances position into side control!
Austin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rourke connects with a decent elbow.
Rourke lands an elbow.
Rourke lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Austin down.
Rourke is chipping away with strikes.
Rourke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Austin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rourke grinds an elbow into Austin's temple.
Rourke slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke landing strikes.
Rourke grinds an elbow into Austin's temple.
Rourke cracks Austin with a big elbow.
Austin prevents Rourke from moving into mount.
Rourke lands some shots froms side control.
Rourke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Austin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rourke cracks Austin with a big right hand but Austin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rourke has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rourke scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rourke dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rourke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rourke trying to control from half guard but Austin is working away.
Austin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rourke scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rourke lands a nice short elbow.
Austin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rourke.
Austin tries to kick Rourke off but Rourke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rourke winds up and cracks Austin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Austin taking some punishment here, with Rourke in his half guard.
Rourke stands up from half guard.
Rourke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke stops Austin from getting back to his feet.
Rourke working over Austin with some ground and pound. Austin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Austin is staying active underneath Rourke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rourke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rourke decides to stand up.
Rourke moves into the clinch successfully.
Rourke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Austin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rourke has hold of one of Austin's legs. Austin is fighting the takedown attempt but Rourke gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rourke throwing strikes from guard but Austin blocks nicely.
Rourke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.
Rourke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rourke tries to free his leg and advance position but Austin is retaining full guard.
Rourke wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Rourke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mickey Rourke has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rourke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Austin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rourke trying to control the position but Austin is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rourke grinds an elbow into Austin's temple.
Austin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rourke stands up and beckons Austin to his feet.
Rourke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns Austin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Austin trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke dominating with strikes here.
Rourke lands a heavy elbow.
Rourke looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jeff Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rourke with the ground and pound from mount.
Rourke has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Austin's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rourke content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Rourke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Rourke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rourke 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Rourke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Vasyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pebble Braithweight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasyl comes to the cage accompanied by California Love. The crowd seem to be enjoying Braithweight's choice of entrance music: 300 violin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
183 lbs
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170 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Vasyl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pebble Braithweight!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasyl closes the distance looking to clinch
and Braithweight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasyl falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Braithweight counter with a right hand.
Vasyl closes the distance but Braithweight moves to the side
and Braithweight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasyl instigates a clinch.
Braithweight throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Vasyl.
Vasyl lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vasyl tries to score a body lock takedown but Braithweight shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Braithweight tries a knee to the head but Vasyl blocks it.
Vasyl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braithweight.
Braithweight has Vasyl pushed against the cage.
Vasyl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vasyl lands an elbow inside that Braithweight shrugs off.
Braithweight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasyl misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasyl wants a takedown.
Braithweight blocks an uppercut.
Braithweight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Vasyl on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vasyl pushes Braithweight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Braithweight is looking to control Vasyl's arms but Vasyl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Braithweight has his back to the cage.
Vasyl breaks from the clinch.
Vasyl darts in trying to clinch
and Braithweight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Vasyl misses.
Vasyl is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vasyl shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Braithweight napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vasyl landing strikes.
The strikes coming from Vasyl are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Braithweight is looking to regain half guard here but Vasyl keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braithweight takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braithweight takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Braithweight is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vasyl off and has taken his back!
Braithweight tries to keep control of the position but Vasyl is staying busy.
Vasyl turns into Braithweight and is now in his guard.
Braithweight looks gassed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vasyl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vasyl advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vasyl lands a nice short elbow.
Vasyl wants to take a breather but Braithweight is having none of it.
Vasyl slips a nice elbow through Braithweight's hands, connecting with Braithweight's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasyl working over Braithweight with some ground and pound. Braithweight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vasyl scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vasyl wants to work for an arm triangle but Braithweight is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Braithweight tries to get to full guard but Vasyl has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasyl is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Braithweight doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vasyl.
Vasyl working the head and body with strikes.
Vasyl working over Braithweight with some ground and pound. Braithweight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vasyl looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braithweight with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vasyl 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vasyl lands a nice short elbow.
Vasyl in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Braithweight tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Vasyl!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Vasyl!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Vatali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan DeMarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Vatali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Juan DeMarco!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMarco throws a sloppy head kick and Vatali moves out of range easily.
DeMarco checks a low kick from Vatali.
DeMarco throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Joe Vatali has been cut.
DeMarco throws an overhand right that lands on Vatali's shoulder, as Vatali tries to avoid the shot.
Vatali closes the distance and pushes DeMarco back into the cage.
A knee to the head by DeMarco.
DeMarco throws an elbow but it misses.
DeMarco tries to break the clinch but Vatali is controlling the position.
DeMarco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vatali landing knees to the body.
Vatali tries to land knees in the clinch but DeMarco avoids the damage to the body.
DeMarco tries to pull guard but Vatali won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Vatali.
Vatali is working DeMarco over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vatali lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeMarco backwards.
DeMarco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vatali is pressed up against the cage. DeMarco has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vatali down to the mat. Vatali avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joe Vatali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Juan DeMarco.
DeMarco thows a body shot but no joy.
Vatali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vatali drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vatali is trying to get an arm triangle but DeMarco is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatali tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeMarco is looking for a sweep.
Vatali is putting a hurting on DeMarco here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vatali is looking to take a break and control but DeMarco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DeMarco wants to control but Vatali postures up.
Vatali throws an elbow but DeMarco slips to the side and avoids it well.
DeMarco struggling a bit here.
Vatali wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeMarco keeps working.
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.
Vatali postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vatali working the ground and pound.
Vatali cracks DeMarco with a big right hand but DeMarco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
DeMarco can't do much from the bottom here.
Vatali 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.
Vatali is looking to take a break and control but DeMarco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Vatali politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Vatali prefers to stall for the moment though.
DeMarco is looking to regain half guard here but Vatali keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatali trying to control the position but DeMarco is working away.
Vatali in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vatali scores with punches from side control.
Vatali wants to control but DeMarco is keeping him busy.
Vatali passes to full mount! That's big trouble for DeMarco!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vatali scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish DeMarco?
Vatali looking to finish DeMarco with some ground and pound. This is bad for DeMarco!
Vatali looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vatali jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but DeMarco manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMarco struggling a bit here.
Vatali in side control, throwing shots but DeMarco defends.
Vatali works to advance to full mount. DeMarco defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vatali lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
DeMarco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vatali connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Vatali connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vatali working the ground and pound effectively.
DeMarco looks gassed!
Vatali working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Vatali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vatali throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around DeMarco's waist but DeMarco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vatali off to one side.
Vatali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vatali misses with a body shot.
Vatali looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vatali lands a couple of decent looking shots.
DeMarco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vatali landing with the ground and pound.
Vatali trying to control the position from guard on top but DeMarco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeMarco throws his legs up looking for a submission but Vatali uses it to pass to side control.
Vatali is trying to get an arm triangle but DeMarco is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatali working the head and body with strikes.
Vatali scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vatali lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear DeMarco down.
DeMarco is not content to let Vatali control the position.
DeMarco wants to control but Vatali postures up.
DeMarco defending against the ground and pound.
Vatali goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, DeMarco has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vatali but great work by DeMarco.
DeMarco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vatali knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
DeMarco is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatali wants to control but DeMarco postures up.
Vatali dodges the ground and pound from DeMarco.
DeMarco in side control, throwing shots but Vatali defends.
Vatali tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but DeMarco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vatali sneaks back into half guard.
DeMarco is pressing down on Vatali's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vatali is holding on for now.
Vatali is looking for a sweep. DeMarco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatali is working hard here to advance position.
Vatali makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vatali.
DeMarco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vatali is on top in guard.
Vatali wants to control from the top but DeMarco keeps moving.
DeMarco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatali is pressing down on DeMarco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vatali is looking to sinch up a triangle. DeMarco throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Vatali's body to avoid the submission. Vatali has instead reached around DeMarco's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Vatali arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Vatali!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William O Leary!
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, Ted Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Leary misses with a left hand
and Bundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Bundy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by O Leary.
It looks like Ted Bundy has been cut.
Bundy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Leary counters with a single leg into guard. Bundy didn't expect that.
O Leary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Leary stops Bundy from standing up.
O Leary is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Leary thows a big elbow that misses.
O Leary throwing strikes but missing.
O Leary is looking to work some ground and pound but Bundy has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy is looking to stand back up but O Leary counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary throwing shots but Bundy is blocking nicely.
Bundy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Leary. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Leary controlling the action here.
O Leary prevents Bundy from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Leary takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William O Leary.
Bundy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Bundy misses.
Bundy looks gassed!
O Leary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Leary scores with a sloppy right hand. Bundy should have avoided that one.
O Leary cracks Bundy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bundy has his takedown stuffed
and O Leary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bundy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Leary closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
O Leary works his foot free and advances to mount.
O Leary lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Bundy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That has opened up Ted Bundy's cut even more.
O Leary with good strikes from the mount here!
Ted Bundy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ted Bundy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William O Leary!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Withrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Long (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Withrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Long!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Withrow misses with a body kick.
Long throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Withrow scores with a four punch combination!
Long takes a swing at Withrow's ribcage but misses.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Withrow misses with a head kick.
Withrow scores with a kick to the body.
Withrow lunges at Long with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Long's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Withrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long thows a leg kick but Withrow checks it
and Withrow counters with a one-two to the body.
Withrow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Withrow counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Withrow counters with a thumping low kick.
Withrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Long throws a left and a right that both miss
and Withrow counters with a head kick.
Long misses with a low kick.
Long moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Long walks straight into a right hand from Withrow - that's dropped him! Withrow jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Long from any more punishment! Long complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Withrow!
Jack Withrow retains his light heavyweight title!
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