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LACF 23 Long v Vatali 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serghei Bureac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and grace ivan Bernados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serghei Bureac is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Serghei Bureac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, grace ivan Bernados!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bureac takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crunch! Bernados slams his shin into Bureac's torso.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bernados.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bureac crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bernados - the referee stops the clock and Bureac gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bernados. Bureac manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bernados lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Bernados finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bureac chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bernados can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bernados.
Bureac is breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bureac crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bernados - the referee stops the clock and Bureac gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bernados. Bureac manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bureac will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bernados with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bernados looks to land a combination. Bureac sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bernados looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bernados feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bureac's calf.
Bernados throws a front kick that sends Bureac stumbling back into the cage.
Bernados throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bernados throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bureac.
Bernados keeps Bureac at a distance using the push kick.
Bernados throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bureac.
Bernados connects with a leg kick. Bureac looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernados scores with a three punch combo!
Bernados throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bureac takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bernados delivers a nice body kick.
Bernados connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernados connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left and a right from Bernados both land. Nice combination.
grace ivan Bernados is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bernados cracks the inside of Bureac's front leg.
Bernados scores with a leg kick.
Bureac takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bernados thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bureac if he has to take too many more of those.
Bernados scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bernados throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bernados throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
grace ivan Bernados seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bernados. That's going to slow Bureac down.
Bernados bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bernados.
Bureac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernados thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bureac if he has to take too many more of those.
Bernados fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bureac on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bernados lands a jab-cross combination.
Bernados fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bureac.
Bernados lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bernados throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bernados scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bernados throws a front kick that sends Bureac stumbling back into the cage.
Bernados scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bernados lands with a nice body kick.
Bureac takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bernados fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bernados scores with a push kick.
Bernados lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bureac on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bernados throws a leg kick which misses Bureac's front leg but catches the back leg as Bureac tries to avoid it.
Bureac is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernados lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bernados lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bureac takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bernados.
Bureac tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bernados throws a front kick that sends Bureac stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bernados.
Bernados thuds his shin into the meat of Bureac's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernados looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bernados misses with a series of wild punches.
Bureac steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bernados. That one must have hurt.
Bernados is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bureac takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bernados throws a front kick that sends Bureac stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bernados, right into the meat.
Bernados fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernados looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bernados - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters circling a little - Bernados finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bernados throws a nice looking combination but Bureac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bernados scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bureac takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Bernados.
Bernados scores with a push kick.
Bernados throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bernados thumps Bureac with a low kick.
Bureac will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bureac on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bureac chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bernados can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bernados moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bernados moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bernados lands with a nice combination. Bureac backs away looking to recover.
Bernados keeps Bureac at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
grace ivan Bernados dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bernados scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bureac is defended easily by Bernados.
Bernados throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bernados cracks the inside of Bureac's front leg.
Bernados thows a body kick. Bureac tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bernados throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bernados.
Serghei Bureac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bureac takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernados misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bernados connects with a solid leg kick.
Bernados misses with a wild combination.
Bernados fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bureac sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bernados.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Bernados slams his shin into Bureac's torso.
Bureac chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bernados can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bernados.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bernados.
Bernados pushes Bureac away with a front kick.
Bernados throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bureac takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bernados. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bernados.
Bernados dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bureac. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernados's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bernados duly obliges.
Bernados connects with a solid leg kick.
Bureac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bernados.
Bernados throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bernados lands a leg kick that knocks Bureac off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernados lands a nice looking body kick.
Bernados throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Bernados.
Bernados bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bernados.
Bernados turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bernados lands a leg kick that knocks Bureac off balance momentarily.
Bernados displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bernados has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bernados scores with a kick to the body.
Bernados lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bernados scoring well with a low kick there.
Bernados throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bernados looks to land a combination. Bureac sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bernados lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bureac's sensitive parts.
Bernados lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bernados buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
grace ivan Bernados seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bureac has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bernados scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bernados.
Bernados connects with a solid leg kick.
Bernados fakes the leg kick and cracks Bureac in the body.
Bernados moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bernados fails to land with a series of punches.
Bernados feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bureac's calf.
Bernados misses with a series of wild punches.
Bureac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bernados is fending him off so far but Bureac persists. Nope, Bernados circles away and we're back to standing.
Bernados scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bernados lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernados misses with a double jab.
Bernados lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernados lands with a nice body kick.
Bernados throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bureac has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bernados.
Bernados lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice combination there by Bernados.
Bernados throws a front kick that sends Bureac stumbling back into the cage.
Bernados scores with a leg kick.
Bernados pushes Bureac away with a front kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bureac on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bernados cracks the inside of Bureac's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bernados throws a leg kick which misses Bureac's front leg but catches the back leg as Bureac tries to avoid it.
Bureac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bernados scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Bernados.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
grace ivan Bernados 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!
Bureac takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bureac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bernados pinned against the cage. Bernados gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bernados.
Crunch! Bernados slams his shin into Bureac's torso.
Bernados throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bernados lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bureac is defended easily by Bernados.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bernados.
Bernados throws a nice looking combination but Bureac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bernados fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bureac.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernados throws a leg kick which misses Bureac's front leg but catches the back leg as Bureac tries to avoid it.
Bureac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bernados. That's going to slow Bureac down.
Bernados feints and then cracks Bureac's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bureac down.
Bernados misses with a series of wild punches.
Bernados throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bernados moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bureac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bernados connects with an inside leg kick.
Bernados closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bureac takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bernados throws a combination. Bureac tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bernados throws a leg kick which misses Bureac's front leg but catches the back leg as Bureac tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Bernados.
Bernados throws a right and a left that Bureac avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bureac changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bernados tries to avoid it but Bureac manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bernados to the ground. Bernados escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serghei Bureac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernados lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bernados lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernados chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bernados throws a series of strikes that have Bureac backpedaling.
Bernados connects with a leg kick. Bureac looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bernados turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bernados lands a nice looking body kick.
Bernados lands a nice looking body kick.
Bernados swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bernados fakes the leg kick and cracks Bureac in the body.
A solid body kick from Bernados.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bernados - that will leave a mark!
Bureac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bernados scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernados throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bernados looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bernados misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Bernados.
Bureac takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bernados lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bernados thuds his shin into the meat of Bureac's side.
Danga de danga de dang - Bernados scores with a four punch combination!
Bernados connects with an inside leg kick.
Bureac looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bureac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bernados pinned against the cage. Bernados gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Bernados, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Serghei Bureac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernados lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bureac will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernados scores with a push kick.
Bernados throws a front kick that sends Bureac stumbling back into the cage.
Bernados looks to throw a body kick
and Bureac counters with a shoot takedown. Bernados fights it but they end up in guard.
Bureac won't allow Bernados to get back to his feet.
Bernados is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bureac slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bureac prevents Bernados from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernados keeping moving, preventing Bureac from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
grace ivan Bernados comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bernados winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... grace ivan Bernados!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Days (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Ballard (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Days!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Ballard!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ballard tries to free his leg and advance position but Days is retaining full guard.
Ballard stopping the sweep attempt from Days.
Days preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ballard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ballard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Days is on top in guard.
Ballard wants to sweep here but Days controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Days has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ballard is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eddie Days.
Days throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Keith Ballard has been cut.
Days wants to slow Ballard down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Days lands a big head kick that sends Ballard tumbling to the mat! Days takes a step backwards and waves Ballard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Days misses with a leg kick.
Days leaves Ballard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ballard avoids a kick to the body.
Days circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ballard drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Days follows Ballard to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Days!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garrus Vakarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rollsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrus Vakarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Rollsson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollsson has his takedown stuffed
and Vakarian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like John Rollsson has been cut.
Rollsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rollsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Vakarian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garrus Vakarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rollsson.
Rollsson misses with a takedown
and Vakarian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rollsson looks gassed!
Rollsson has his takedown stuffed
and Vakarian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vakarian to the mat! Vakarian manages to get full guard.
Vakarian wants to stand but Rollsson is controlling the position.
Rollsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rollsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vakarian has his feet on Rollsson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rollsson misses with a takedown
and Vakarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vakarian lands with an uppercut that bounces Rollsson off the cage and back into rage.
That has opened up John Rollsson's cut even more.
Vakarian is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vakarian cracks Rollsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rollsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakarian feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rollsson sprawling to the canvas! Rollsson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vakarian finish him?!
Rollsson is rocked!
Rollsson leaves his chin hanging out and Vakarian seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Rollsson crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garrus Vakarian!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ololo Pysh Pysh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Death Blooms By Mudvayne. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ololo Pysh Pysh enters the cage!
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287 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ololo Pysh Pysh!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pysh Pysh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Pysh Pysh.
Adams misses with a hook
letting Pysh Pysh counter with a right hand.
Pysh Pysh lands a nice shot to the body.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Pysh Pysh counters with a left to the body.
Adams misses with a double jab
and Pysh Pysh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pysh Pysh.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adams controls Pysh Pysh momentarily but Pysh Pysh frees himself.
Pysh Pysh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pysh Pysh landing some decent shots from guard.
Adams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pysh Pysh!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams looking to finish with strikes here!
Adams lands a nice shot to the head.
Adams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pysh Pysh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pysh Pysh looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a head shot.
Adams landing strikes from the mount.
Pysh Pysh avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adams.
Adams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Adams looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee warns Pysh Pysh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Adams is landing with some decent strikes but Pysh Pysh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adams throws some wild stikes that Pysh Pysh manages to avoid easily.
Pysh Pysh is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pysh Pysh can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams with a couple of short strikes.
Pysh Pysh looks gassed!
Pysh Pysh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Adams is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Adams trying to control but Pysh Pysh is having none of it.
Adams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Adams cracks Pysh Pysh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pysh Pysh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Pysh Pysh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Adams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Adams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pysh Pysh is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams working Pysh Pysh over with strikes here.
Pysh Pysh is still in real trouble! Can Adams finish him?
Adams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pysh Pysh seems to have recovered his senses.
Adams landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Adams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pysh Pysh.
Adams misses with a right hand
and Pysh Pysh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adams walks into a jab.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pysh Pysh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Adams striking off his back but it's not causing Pysh Pysh any problems.
Pysh Pysh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adams keeping full guard, as Pysh Pysh tries to pass.
Adams has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pysh Pysh has passed into side control.
Adams looking for a sweep but Pysh Pysh has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pysh Pysh with a couple of short strikes.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pysh Pysh on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pysh Pysh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pysh Pysh looking to isolate an arm here. Adams doesn't see it coming and as Pysh Pysh extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Pysh Pysh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ololo Pysh Pysh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Juan DeMarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alezander Mataro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mataro has chosen i need a doctor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Juan DeMarco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alezander Mataro!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mataro misses with a takedown
and DeMarco counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
DeMarco gets to his feet. Mataro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mataro fails with the takedown
and DeMarco counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mataro looks gassed!
A combination from DeMarco does no damage.
DeMarco drives through with a takedown into Mataro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
DeMarco decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
DeMarco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and DeMarco duly obliges.
It looks like Alezander Mataro has been cut.
DeMarco throws a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mataro enables DeMarco to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mataro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
DeMarco throwing strikes from guard but Mataro blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarco connects with a couple of short punches.
Mataro can't keep his opponent in guard - DeMarco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
DeMarco throwing shots but Mataro is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeMarco working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
DeMarco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
DeMarco seems to be working for a kimura but Mataro defends the submission attempt.
DeMarco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMarco looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
DeMarco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
DeMarco working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
DeMarco is looking for a kimura but Mataro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for DeMarco to get the leverage.
DeMarco is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DeMarco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
DeMarco looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
DeMarco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
DeMarco passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mataro!
Mataro wants to control but DeMarco is having none of it.
DeMarco looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mataro is in a horrible position here. DeMarco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mataro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Juan DeMarco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alezander Mataro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
DeMarco closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mataro to the mat! Mataro manages to get full guard.
Mataro keeping full guard, as DeMarco tries to pass.
Mataro is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
DeMarco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeMarco scores with a takedown into Mataro's guard.
DeMarco decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mataro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and DeMarco counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mataro won't be happy with that.
DeMarco 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeMarco lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataro is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
DeMarco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mataro can do to turn this around?
DeMarco stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mataro is breathing heavily.
Mataro takes a kick to the side of the head.
DeMarco has managed to clinch.
DeMarco has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mataro uses from the top position.
DeMarco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
DeMarco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
DeMarco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
DeMarco working a defensive guard here.
DeMarco is really struggling to control Mataro but he's trying to hold on to the position.
DeMarco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mataro manages to get himself to full guard.
DeMarco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mataro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mataro is trying to control the position but DeMarco postures up.
DeMarco decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
DeMarco throws a series of punches but Mataro avoids them all with ease.
Mataro gets tackled into the cage by DeMarco. DeMarco maintains the clinch.
DeMarco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mataro avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMarco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mataro.
DeMarco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DeMarco rushes Mataro and presses him up against the cage.
DeMarco manages to break the clinch.
DeMarco works over Mataro's head and body with a nice combination.
DeMarco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mataro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows DeMarco to score an easy takedown into full guard.
DeMarco pushes down on Mataro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeMarco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Juan DeMarco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alezander Mataro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
DeMarco shoots in and bounces Mataro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
DeMarco drops back looking for a leg! Mataro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mataro manages to kick DeMarco off! DeMarco jumps back into Mataro's guard.
DeMarco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mataro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataro is working an open guard so DeMarco takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
DeMarco throws a push kick but Mataro slaps the foot to one side.
Mataro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows DeMarco to score an easy takedown into full guard.
DeMarco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
DeMarco postures up in Mataro's guard and throws a big left but Mataro blocks it.
DeMarco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
DeMarco drops back looking for a leg! Mataro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mataro manages to kick DeMarco off! DeMarco jumps back into Mataro's guard.
Mataro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. DeMarco defends it easily.
DeMarco slips nicely into half guard.
Mataro is in trouble now - DeMarco has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarco with a couple of short strikes.
DeMarco cracks Mataro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mataro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
DeMarco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
DeMarco landing strikes, looking to finish!
DeMarco raining down hammerfists from mount.
DeMarco working for a submission but Mataro is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeMarco is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mataro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
DeMarco looking to finish Mataro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mataro!
Mataro taking shots to the head.
DeMarco manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mataro to take his back!
DeMarco is punishing Mataro with strikes - can he finish him?!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mataro takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Mataro trying to control the hands but DeMarco breaks the grip.
Alezander Mataro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeMarco working for a choke but Mataro is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Juan DeMarco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DeMarco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Juan DeMarco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vandrax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Vandrax!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandrax tries for a takedown but Araujo circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vandrax gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Araujo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vandrax swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Araujo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vandrax throws a head kick that misses
and Araujo counters with a nice uppercut.
Vandrax looks gassed!
Vandrax takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Araujo scoring well with a low kick there.
Vandrax takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Brandon Vandrax has been cut.
Araujo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Araujo with a nice cross.
Araujo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Araujo scores with a three punch combo!
Araujo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Araujo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vandrax doesn't seem phased though.
Araujo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vandrax drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick from Araujo lands but Vandrax takes it in his stride.
Vandrax is rocked!
Brandon Vandrax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandrax tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Araujo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vandrax's head backwards.
Araujo cracks Vandrax with a good jab.
Donk. Araujo catches Vandrax right on the button with a cross.
Araujo cracks a nice hook into Vandrax's ribs.
Araujo works Vandrax's body with a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Araujo as he connects with a hook.
A solid body kick from Araujo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Araujo.
Araujo connects with the punch.
Araujo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rickson Araujo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Araujo throws a one two combo.
Araujo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Araujo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vandrax's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot by Araujo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Araujo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vandrax's sensitive parts.
Araujo lands with a kick to the temple. Vandrax shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Araujo looks to land a combination. Vandrax sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Araujo is working the combinations to good effect here.
A right-left combo lands from Araujo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Araujo. Vandrax shrugs it off though.
Vandrax on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vandrax chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Araujo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Araujo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Araujo connects with a high kick.
Vandrax takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Araujo lands a head kick!
Araujo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vandrax.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo cracks a nice hook into Vandrax's ribs.
Vandrax throws a head kick that misses
and Araujo counters with a good, hard body kick but Vandrax shrugs it off.
Araujo lunges at Vandrax with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vandrax's hand.
Araujo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vandrax takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vandrax has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Araujo lands a slapping body shot.
Araujo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vandrax takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice uppercut lands for Araujo. That snapped Vandrax's head back.
Araujo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vandrax's calf.
Araujo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Araujo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick by Vandrax misses
and Araujo counters with a good, hard body kick but Vandrax shrugs it off.
Araujo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vandrax's hands.
A head kick by Vandrax misses
and Araujo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Araujo lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Vandrax is predictable there
and Araujo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Araujo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Araujo lands a lovely overhand right.
Vandrax fails with the takedown
and Araujo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rickson Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vandrax.
Araujo lands a high kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vandrax throws a leg kick that is checked
and Araujo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Araujo scores with a head kick. Vandrax tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vandrax has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Araujo.
Araujo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vandrax looks to clinch
and Araujo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vandrax is trying desperately to land a takedown but Araujo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vandrax.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandrax gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Araujo counters with a straight right hand.
Araujo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Araujo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vandrax's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vandrax tries to clinch but Araujo moves away
and Araujo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vandrax takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Araujo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vandrax will feel that in the morning.
Vandrax throws a sloppy head kick
letting Araujo counter with a right hand.
Araujo connects with a high kick.
Araujo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Araujo both land. Nice combination.
Araujo throws a good cross that connects.
Vandrax gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Araujo.
Rickson Araujo is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Araujo.
Araujo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Araujo connects with a body shot.
Araujo dips to his left and cracks Vandrax with an uppercut!
Vandrax walks into a jab.
Araujo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Araujo.
Vandrax throws a head kick that misses
and Araujo counters with a three punch combo that has Vandrax backing up. Vandrax nods at Araujo to acknowledge the strikes.
Vandrax needs to keep his hands up - Araujo had a free shot at his head there.
Rickson Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Araujo cracks the inside of Vandrax's front leg.
Araujo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vandrax throws a head kick that misses
and Araujo counters with a one-two to the body.
Araujo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Araujo.
Araujo lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Araujo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vandrax doesn't seem phased though.
Vandrax with a lazy takedown attempt
and Araujo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Araujo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vandrax fails with the takedown
and Araujo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vandrax chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Araujo can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vandrax throws a leg kick
and Araujo counters with a good, hard body kick but Vandrax shrugs it off.
Araujo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vandrax.
Vandrax on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Araujo. Araujo obviously looking to wear him down.
Araujo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Araujo looks to land a combination. Vandrax sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araujo lands a slapping body shot.
Araujo scores with a one two! Vandrax had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Araujo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vandrax.
Vandrax misses with a takedown
and Araujo counters with a nice leg kick.
Rickson Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vandrax.
Vandrax takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Araujo lands a nice looking body shot.
Araujo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Araujo scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick by Vandrax misses
and Araujo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Araujo scores with a one two! Vandrax had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Araujo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Araujo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vandrax throws a sloppy head kick
letting Araujo counter with a right hand.
Araujo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Araujo thuds a left hand into Vandrax's body.
Araujo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Araujo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Araujo connects with a crisp jab.
Vandrax throws a lazy head kick
and Araujo counters with a body kick that stops Vandrax in his tracks momentarily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vandrax might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Araujo has got the better of the exchanges.
Araujo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Araujo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vandrax can do to turn this around?
Vandrax swings widly with a right hand
and Araujo counters with a nice uppercut.
Araujo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vandraxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vandrax's head.
Vandrax tries to clinch up
and Araujo counters with a body kick.
Araujo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Araujo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Araujo scores with a kick to the body.
Araujo scores with the left hand. Vandrax knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Araujo.
Vandrax with a lazy takedown attempt
and Araujo counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Araujo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Araujo.
Jab from Araujo.
Vandrax tries to clinch
and Araujo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vandrax's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Araujo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vandrax's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Araujo feints a jab promting Vandrax to slip. Araujo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vandrax slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A low kick from Vandrax misses
and Araujo counters with a nice uppercut.
Vandrax with a lazy takedown attempt
and Araujo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vandrax is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vandrax tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Araujo lands with a nice body punch.
Araujo throws a series of strikes that have Vandrax backpedaling.
Araujo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vandrax will feel that in the morning.
A solid leg kick lands there for Araujo.
Araujo throws a series of strikes that have Vandrax backpedaling.
Vandrax tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Araujo scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Araujo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Araujo lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Araujo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandrax walks into a left hand.
Vandrax throws a left and a right that both miss
and Araujo counters with a good low kick that Vandrax was not able to check.
Araujo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Araujo scores with a head kick.
Vandrax swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vandrax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Araujo throws a nice head kick!
Araujo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Vandrax misses
and Araujo counters with a low kick, right behind Vandrax 's knee.
Araujo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vandrax throws a leg kick
letting Araujo counter with a right hand.
Vandrax throws a lazy head kick
and Araujo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vandrax thinking.
Vandrax doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Araujo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vandrax.
Vandrax on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Araujo. Araujo obviously looking to wear him down.
Araujo jabs at Vandrax's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Araujo. That's going to slow Vandrax down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Araujo.
Araujo scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Araujo sizes up Vandrax with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Araujo punishes Vandrax's body with a nice straight punch.
Araujo lands with a good body shot.
Araujo lands with an overhand left.
Araujo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Araujo lands with a nice combination. Vandrax backs away looking to recover.
Vandrax throws a sloppy head kick
and Araujo counters with a left to the body.
Araujo connects with a single shot there.
Araujo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vandrax's head.
Araujo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vandrax on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That kick from Araujo tenderised Vandrax's leg. Vandrax is trying to keep his angry face on.
Araujo throws out a powerful jab.
Vandrax has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Araujo.
Vandrax misses with a double jab
and Araujo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Araujo lands a right hook to the body.
Araujo throws a head kick that half lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Araujo.
Vandrax throws a sloppy head kick
and Araujo counters with a nice leg kick.
Vandrax walks into a stiff left hand from Araujo.
Araujo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vandrax throws a lazy head kick
and Araujo counters with a low kick, right behind Vandrax 's knee.
Araujo scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo thuds his shin into the meat of Vandrax's side.
Nice shot lands for Araujo.
Araujo with a jab.
Vandrax takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Araujo finds it's way through Vandrax's defenses.
Vandrax throws a leg kick
and Araujo counters with a straight right hand.
Vandrax has his takedown stuffed
and Araujo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brandon Vandrax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rickson Araujo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Araujo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Araujo scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Araujo. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vandrax walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Vandrax misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Araujo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Araujo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Araujo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Araujo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Juniper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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27
159 lbs
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21
167 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jefferson Juniper!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juniper connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Juniper as Penn shoots in.
Penn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Penn tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Penn misses with a hook
and Juniper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Juniper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Juniper is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Juniper circles away and we're back to standing.
Juniper wants to slow Penn down by chopping away at his legs.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Juniper slips the punch.
Penn looks for a takedown but Juniper sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pj Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Juniper can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Juniper was covering up waiting for the punch and Penn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Penn is looking to advance position but Juniper has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Penn wants to hold on but Juniper pushes him away.
Juniper controlling his opponent.
Juniper tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juniper avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
Penn is trying to escape the mount.
Juniper tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juniper looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Penn holds on to Juniper around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Penn tries to reverse the position but Juniper maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Juniper 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.
Penn wants to control but Juniper is having none of it.
Penn looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Penn gets back to half guard.
Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Juniper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Juniper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Penn shoots in but Juniper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pj Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn misses with a hook
and Juniper counters with a low kick, right behind Penn 's knee.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Juniper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pj Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penn is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Juniper's waist but Juniper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Penn tries to clinch up
and Juniper counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juniper ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Juniper throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Juniper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn tries to clinch up
and Juniper counters with a low kick, right behind Penn 's knee.
Juniper 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.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Juniper lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Penn throws a hook but Juniper blocks it.
Penn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Juniper counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Juniper counters with an outside leg kick.
Juniper leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Juniper avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
and Juniper counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Juniper can pounce on him.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Juniper is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Penn misses the body punch
and Juniper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Juniper thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Juniper lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Juniper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Juniper can pounce on him.
Juniper thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penn if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Juniper.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Juniper counters with a good, hard body kick but Penn shrugs it off.
Juniper thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penn if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juniper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juniper.
Juniper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juniper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juniper cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Penn throws a sloppy body shot
and Juniper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Pj Penn has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juniper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Juniper counters with a good, hard body kick but Penn shrugs it off.
Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Juniper throws a head kick that Penn semi-blocks.
Jefferson Juniper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Juniper counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Juniper throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn misses with a shot to the body
and Juniper counters with an outside leg kick.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Juniper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Juniper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pj Penn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Juniper. Penn shrugs it off though.
Juniper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juniper.
Juniper lands with a slapping head kick.
Penn with a poor takedown
and Juniper counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penn's knee momentarily.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Juniper counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juniper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Juniper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penn's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juniper.
Juniper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jefferson Juniper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Juniper.
Penn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Juniper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Penn will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juniper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.
Juniper throws a front kick that sends Penn stumbling back into the cage.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Juniper.
Juniper cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Penn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Juniper.
A punch lands to the side of Penn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pj Penn's cut is getting worse.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juniper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juniper lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Pj Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juniper lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Penn throws a sloppy body shot
and Juniper counters with a low kick, right behind Penn 's knee.
Juniper connects with a body shot.
Juniper throws a head kick that half lands.
Juniper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Juniper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Juniper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juniper lands with a nice body kick.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Juniper. Juniper obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Juniper.
Juniper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Juniper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juniper feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juniper.
Penn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Juniper keeps Penn at a distance using the push kick.
Juniper connects with an inside leg kick.
Juniper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Juniper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
Juniper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juniper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penn.
Juniper scores with a head kick.
Penn looks for a takedown but Juniper sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pj Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juniper lands a front kick.
Jefferson Juniper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juniper connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Juniper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Penn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Juniper.
An inside leg kick lands from Juniper.
Juniper connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Juniper tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn misses the body punch
and Juniper counters with a leg kick.
Juniper scores with a head kick.
Penn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Juniper counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Juniper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Juniper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Juniper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Bundy (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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22
198 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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26
187 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Good knees
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Bundy!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Bundy.
Ted Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zero shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bundy's guard.
Zero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero prevents Bundy from getting back to his feet.
Zero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zero 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bundy is keeping the position for now.
Zero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bundy can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bundy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zero scoring with some ground and pound.
Zero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zero is working Bundy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bundy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zero is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero connects with a couple of short punches.
Bundy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zero thows a big elbow that misses.
Zero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bundy is keeping the position for now.
Zero works over Bundy with some ground and pound from guard.
Zero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bundy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zero cracks Bundy with a solid left hand.
Zero is pushing down on Bundy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bundy is fighting to maintain full guard but Zero has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zero working over Bundy with some ground and pound. Bundy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zero lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy tries to kick Zero off but Zero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bundy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bundy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zero wants to pass the guard but Bundy is defending well.
Zero stops Bundy from getting back to his feet.
Bundy looks gassed!
Bundy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zero.
Zero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bundy pushes Zero off looking to stand but Zero dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero throwing shots but Bundy is blocking nicely.
Bundy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zero.
Zero is nestled in close to Bundy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero thows a huge punch but Bundy dodges it nicely.
Zero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zero throws a strike but Bundy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zero throwing strikes but missing.
Zero throwing strikes but missing.
Zero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zero passes Bundy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bundy's head.
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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zero connects with a nice short shot to Bundy's temple.
Zero is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bundy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zero moves nicely into side control.
Zero throws an elbow but Bundy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bundy defending against the ground and pound.
Zero lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zero working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zero.
Zero tries to score with some ground and pound. Bundy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Zero crashes against the mat.
Zero landing a few strikes.
Zero cracks Bundy with a big right hand but Bundy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zero is chipping away with strikes.
Zero landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bundy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zero connects with a decent elbow.
Zero tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zero scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundy is trying to get back to his feet.
Bundy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero working the ground and pound but Bundy is defending the strikes.
Zero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bundy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zero wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bundy, who protects the arm well.
Zero scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zero throws a strike aimed at the side of Bundy's head but Bundy avoids it well.
Bundy dodges the ground and pound from Zero.
Zero is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bundy is trying to escape and Zero transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bundy is forced to tap! Nice work there by Zero! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sub Zero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kittman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary comes into the arena with one day like this blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry O Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Kittman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary lands a slapping body shot.
Kittman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Max Kittman has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Leary gets a clinch.
O Leary landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kittman looks gassed!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Leary.
O Leary lands a big right hand that sends Kittman to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Kittman!
Kittman is rocked!
O Leary scores with a big shot! Kittman's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kittman! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry O Leary!
Larry O Leary retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Vatali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Vatali!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Long. Beautiful body shot.
Vatali shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Long defends it nicely.
Vatali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Long looks to land a combination but Vatali avoids it well.
Vatali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Joe Vatali has been cut.
Vatali throws a lazy uppercut
and Long counters with a left and a right that stings Vatali.
Vatali feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vatali throwing strikes but missing.
Vatali trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Long manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long looking to sit in guard and control but Vatali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vatali thows a big elbow that misses.
Long is trying to keep Vatali in close.
Long keeping moving, preventing Vatali from controlling successfully.
Vatali stopping the sweep attempt from Long.
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 throwing strikes but missing.
Vatali won't allow Long to sweep him here.
Long is trying to keep Vatali in close.
Vatali slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vatali lands an elbow.
Long struggling a bit here.
Long taking a bit of punishment here - Vatali scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatali throws an elbow but Long slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vatali landing strikes.
Vatali tries to score with some ground and pound. Long controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vatali working the strikes but Long uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vatali in particular looking to stall.
Long is trying to maintain the position but Vatali is very close to passing his half guard.
Long slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Long keeping moving, preventing Vatali from controlling successfully.
Long is trying to keep Vatali in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatali postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vatali with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vatali is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vatali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Long not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vatali scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vatali stopping the sweep attempt from Long.
Vatali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Vatali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Vatali. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Long does no damage.
Vatali misses with an uppercut.
Joe Vatali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vatali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vatali tries to clinch up.
Long stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vatali.
Vatali misses with a jab to the body
and Long counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Long throws a right hand that Vatali ducks under and follows up with a left that Vatali also avoids with ease.
Vatali shoots for a takedown but Long saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vatali throws a hook to the side of Long's head but Long sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Vatali misses with a lunging right hand
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Vatali backing up. Vatali nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatali misses with a hook
and Vatali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vatali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Long.
Vatali shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A left lands for Vatali.
Vatali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vatali dips to his left and cracks Long with an uppercut!
Long swings for the body but Vatali moves out of range.
Vatali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Long misses with a combination
and Vatali counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vatali.
Vatali just leaning against Long, taking a breather.
Long dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vatali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long avoiding damage as Vatali throws knees to the body.
Vatali is trying to stall.
Vatali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vatali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
Vatali slows down the pace here.
Vatali blocking some punches.
Vatali gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Long regains guard.
Vatali looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vatali won't allow Long to sweep him here.
Long is looking to stand up but Vatali isn't so interested in that idea.
Vatali not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatali connects with a couple of short punches.
Vatali drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vatali jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vatali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Long 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.
Vatali lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Long looking for a sweep. Not yet Long, not yet.
Long is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vatali scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vatali trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Long is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Long looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vatali is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vatali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vatali wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Vatali engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Vatali will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vatali shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Long as he jumps to the side.
Nice straight punches there by Vatali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vatali.
Long avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vatali misses with an uppercut
and Long counters with a two punch combo.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Vatali tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Long throws a combination that misses
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vatali throws a combination that misses
and Long counters with a stiff right hand.
Vatali connects with a crisp jab.
Vatali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatali shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Long manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vatali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Long controls Vatali momentarily but Vatali frees himself.
Long wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Long not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vatali landing with the ground and pound.
Vatali throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vatali throws a big right hand that misses.
Vatali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vatali tries to free his leg and advance position but Long is retaining full guard.
Long wants to sweep here but Vatali controlling him for the moment.
Long pulls Vatali in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vatali is looking to work some ground and pound but Long has wrist control.
Vatali stands and throws Long's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Vatali remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Vatali tries for a kimura but Long is defending well.
Vatali landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
An elbow from Vatali crashes against the mat.
Long is looking to regain half guard here but Vatali keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatali throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vatali happy to just control the position for now.
Long can't do much from the bottom here.
Alex Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vatali has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joe Vatali has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vatali taking a break here but Long is having none of it and regains half guard.
Vatali trying to control from half guard but Long is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Vatali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vatali winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Vatali!
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