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Bellum 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Barbosa (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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156 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barbosa defends it nicely.
Stevens moves to clinch but Barbosa breaks away
and Barbosa counters with a single leg into guard. Stevens didn't expect that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barbosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barbosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barbosa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stevens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barbosa on the ground.
Stevens pushes Barbosa off and gets back to his feet.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barbosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevens is fending him off so far but Barbosa persists. Nope, Stevens circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbosa moves out of range as Stevens throws a body kick.
Stevens moves to clinch but Barbosa breaks away
and Barbosa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevens is retaining full guard.
Barbosa slips nicely into half guard.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Stevens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barbosa is working for a submission of some sort.
Stevens trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Barbosa is looking to stall here but Stevens recovers full guard.
Stevens has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Barbosa has passed into side control.
Barbosa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stevens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa is working to tighten is grip on Stevens's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Stevens has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Barbosa is really squeezing tight and eventually Stevens passes out! Barbosa breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andre Barbosa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas has chosen Celebration of the lizard as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good takedowns
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duncan Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas forces Brookins back against the cage and clinches.
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
A jab-cross combination lands for Douglas and sends Brookins crashing to the mat! Douglas follows him down to the mat - Brookins regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Duncan Brookins has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brookins is not content to let Douglas control the position.
Brookins tries to get to full guard but Douglas has control of the leg.
Brookins missing with punches from the bottom.
Douglas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Douglas trying to control the action but Brookins is working from the bottom.
Brookins 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.
Douglas drops an elbow to the side of Brookins's head.
Douglas is nestled in close to Brookins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Douglas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Douglas.
Brookins trying to control here.
Douglas winds up and cracks Brookins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Douglas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brookins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Douglas.
Douglas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Douglas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Douglas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Douglas lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Douglas is thwarting Brookins's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throwing shots but Brookins is blocking nicely.
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. Douglas connects with a nice short shot to Brookins's temple.
Brookins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Douglas working the head and body with strikes.
Douglas trying to control from half guard but Brookins is working away.
Douglas lands with a punch from half guard.
Brookins is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas lands a big elbow - Brookins is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Douglas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Douglas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mayo Nijmeijer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Felt (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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265 lbs
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254 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mayo Nijmeijer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Felt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nijmeijer tries to clinch but Felt moves out of range.
Nijmeijer tries to clinch up
and Felt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Felt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joe Felt wasn't active enough on the ground.
Both fighters circling a little - Nijmeijer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijmeijer lands a big uppercut and Felt crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Felt looks OK. Nijmeijer waves Felt back to his feet!
Felt looks gassed!
Felt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nijmeijer was covering up waiting for the punch and Felt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Felt stops Nijmeijer from standing up.
Felt stays in close to Nijmeijer's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Felt hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nijmeijer.
Nijmeijer scores with a leg kick.
Nijmeijer thumps Felt with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Nijmeijer.
Nijmeijer feints and then cracks Felt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Felt down.
Nijmeijer throws a leg kick which misses Felt's front leg but catches the back leg as Felt tries to avoid it.
Mayo Nijmeijer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle, before Nijmeijer throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Felt's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Nijmeijer lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mayo Nijmeijer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Grupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro LePlaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grupe comes into the arena with Organized Konfusion - Bring It On (Buckwild Remix) blaring out of the sound system. 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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178 lbs
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norbert Grupe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro LePlaga!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LePlaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LePlaga misses with a body punch
and Grupe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice body kick there by LePlaga.
LePlaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grupe.
LePlaga staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Grupe misses.
Grupe thows a leg kick but LePlaga checks it
and LePlaga counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LePlaga loads up on a big right hand but Grupe slips the punch.
LePlaga jabs Grupe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
LePlaga dodges the punch combination from Grupe.
Grupe looks to land a left hand but LePlaga moved out of range nicely.
Grupe throws a combination that misses
and LePlaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from LePlaga.
Grupe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Pedro LePlaga has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grupe fails to land with a series of punches.
LePlaga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grupe.
Grupe misses with a wild combination.
Grupe throws a nice looking combination but LePlaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for LePlaga.
Grupe gets tackled into the cage by LePlaga. LePlaga maintains the clinch.
LePlaga connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from LePlaga.
LePlaga with a knee to the head.
LePlaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grupe smiles and moves away.
LePlaga moves in looking to clinch but Grupe pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grupe blocks a head kick by LePlaga.
LePlaga moves in looking to clinch but Grupe pushes him off.
LePlaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grupe moves away.
A head kick from LePlaga lands but Grupe takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from LePlaga. Grupe does a little dance to reset his feet.
LePlaga swings for the body but Grupe moves out of range.
LePlaga throws a nice head kick!
Grupe is rocked!
LePlaga moves into the clinch.
Oh Grupe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
LePlaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
LePlaga misses with a punch to the body.
LePlaga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grupe's face.
A short right from LePlaga on the inside.
Grupe throws a head punch that misses.
LePlaga tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grupe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LePlaga blocks an elbow strike from Grupe.
LePlaga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
LePlaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LePlaga.
Grupe seems to have got his legs back now.
LePlaga stalls.
LePlaga throws a head punch that misses.
Grupe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
LePlaga misses with some punches.
LePlaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LePlaga tries a body shot but Grupe blocks it.
LePlaga trying to land knees to the body.
Grupe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grupe pressing his opponent against the cage.
LePlaga stalling in the clinch.
Grupe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
LePlaga throws a head punch that misses.
LePlaga looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on LePlaga - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LePlaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
LePlaga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Norbert Grupe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro LePlaga.
Grupe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro LePlaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro LePlaga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grupe fails to land the takedown.
Grupe gets tackled into the cage by LePlaga. LePlaga maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LePlaga.
LePlaga trying to land knees to the body.
Grupe lands with a light punch inside.
Grupe is trying to break the clinch but LePlaga is controlling him.
Grupe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grupe effectively controlling the action here.
Grupe managing to block the knees to the body from LePlaga.
LePlaga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
LePlaga tries to score a body lock takedown but Grupe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pedro LePlaga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
LePlaga lands a good knee to the midsection. Grupe won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LePlaga misses with a knee strike.
Grupe manages to break the clinch.
LePlaga lands a nice looking body kick.
LePlaga misses the shot to the body.
Pedro LePlaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LePlaga throws a head kick but Grupe moves out of range.
LePlaga stuns Grupe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grupe looks to land a combination but LePlaga avoids it well.
Grupe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed LePlaga momentarily.
Grupe looks to throw the jab but LePlaga is out of range.
LePlaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grupe was well out of range. Poor timing from LePlaga.
Norbert Grupe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grupe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from LePlaga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from LePlaga.
LePlaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grupe throws a right and a left that LePlaga avoids nicely.
Grupe misses with a double jab.
LePlaga misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grupe.
LePlaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grupe manages to avoid it.
LePlaga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
LePlaga throws a right and a left that Grupe avoids nicely.
LePlaga lands a nice shot to the body.
Pedro LePlaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LePlaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LePlaga is breathing heavily.
LePlaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LePlaga gets a clinch.
Grupe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from LePlaga.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from LePlaga in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
LePlaga looking to throw knees to the head but Grupe is blocking nicely.
Grupe working aggressively here.
Grupe trying to control the position but instead, LePlaga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grupe into the cage.
LePlaga missing with knees to the body.
Grupe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Grupe finds it's way through LePlaga's defenses.
LePlaga throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LePlaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grupe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grupe tries to bum rush LePlaga with a series of wild strikes but LePlaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LePlaga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LePlaga scores with a kick to the body.
LePlaga tries to clinch up but Grupe circles away and keeps his distance.
Grupe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LePlaga.
LePlaga thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from LePlaga.
LePlaga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grupe, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LePlaga throws a knee to the head but misses.
LePlaga misses with a punch to the body.
Grupe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro LePlaga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pedro LePlaga's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Grupe fails to land with a series of punches.
LePlaga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grupe rather than just go for the knockout.
LePlaga throws a head kick that misses.
LePlaga tries to clinch but Grupe moves out of range.
LePlaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Grupe throws a leg kick
and LePlaga counters with a head kick.
LePlaga lands a high kick!
Grupe tries to bum rush LePlaga with a series of wild strikes but LePlaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grupe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LePlaga throws a lazy right hand but Grupe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
LePlaga swings for the body but Grupe moves out of range.
LePlaga is looking to clinch.
LePlaga throws out a loose jab but Grupe uses good head movement to avoid it.
LePlaga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grupe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That has opened up Pedro LePlaga's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LePlaga tries a head kick but it misses.
LePlaga throws a body punch but Grupe moves out of range.
Grupe avoids the head kick by LePlaga.
LePlaga looks to land a left hand but Grupe moved out of range nicely.
Grupe misses with a series of wild punches.
LePlaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grupe circles away quickly and effectively.
LePlaga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LePlaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Grupe counters with a straight right hand.
Grupe lands a left and a right that send LePlaga crashing to the mat, dazed. Grupe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LePlaga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grupe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grupe throws a right and a left that LePlaga avoids nicely.
Grupe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grupe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The cut above Pedro LePlaga's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grupe throws an overhand right that lands on LePlaga's shoulder, as LePlaga tries to avoid the shot.
Grupe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
LePlaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
LePlaga throws out a loose jab but Grupe uses good head movement to avoid it.
LePlaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grupe manages to avoid it.
LePlaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LePlaga scores with a spinning back kick!
Grupe drops LePlaga with a beautiful combination! LePlaga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Grupe is looking for the KO!
LePlaga is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LePlaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grupe.
A shot to the liver by LePlaga. Beautiful body shot.
LePlaga throws a hook but Grupe blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Grupe.
LePlaga dodges the punch combination from Grupe.
Pedro LePlaga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
LePlaga throws a head kick but Grupe moves out of range.
Norbert Grupe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grupe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grupe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grupe fails to land with a series of punches.
LePlaga wants to clinch up but Grupe keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grupe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pedro LePlaga's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
LePlaga throws a combination. Grupe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grupe slips a jab and a cross from LePlaga.
Grupe misses with a few strikes there.
LePlaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LePlaga misses with a double jab.
LePlaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LePlaga throws a jab when Grupe was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LePlaga is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grupe.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro LePlaga's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Norbert Grupe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ross Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Late!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late doesn't manage to clinch there - Pearson circles away.
Late avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Late displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Late lands with a right hand.
Pearson lands with an overhand left.
Pearson throws a head kick but Late moves out of range.
Pearson throws a right hand that Late ducks under and follows up with a left that Late also avoids with ease.
Late misses with a head kick.
Late tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pearson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Late counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Late wants to clinch.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Late's head but Late sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Late saw that one coming.
Pearson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Late.
Pearson lands a right hook to the body.
Late has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Late there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Late tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Late looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - Late scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Ross Pearson has been cut.
Late connects with a high kick.
Pearson throws a push kick but Late slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearson throws a body kick the misses
and Late counters with a low kick, right behind Pearson 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Late tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pearson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
A lazy body kick from Pearson
and Late counters with a nice leg kick.
Late takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Late looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Late counters with a low kick, right behind Pearson 's knee.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Late moves out of range.
Pearson tries to bum rush Late with a series of wild strikes but Late uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Late.
Late goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson throws a leg kick
and Late counters with a nice body kick.
Pearson is breathing heavily.
Pearson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Late.
Pearson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Late counters with a left and a right that stings Pearson.
Late scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late is looking to clinch but Pearson is avoiding it.
Late scores with a kick to the body.
Late tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Late looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearson throws a nice looking combination but Late bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Late throws a head kick that Pearson semi-blocks.
Late doesn't manage to clinch there - Pearson circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Late.
Pearson misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Late dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Pearson's cut.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pearson misses with the combination.
Pearson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Late is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Late lands a nice looking body kick.
A low kick from Pearson is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Late.
Late misses with a double jab.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearson throws a leg kick
and Late counters with a series of strikes. Pearson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late moves in looking to clinch but Pearson pushes him off.
Ross Pearson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearson dodges the punch combination from Late.
Late scores with a head kick. Pearson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Late fails with an attempt to clinch.
Late closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pearson moves into the clinch.
Late unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pearson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pearson tries to stall but Late uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Late blocks a body shot from Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is trying to break the clinch but Late is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Late.
Late is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Late manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pearson wants to control from the top but Late keeps moving.
Pearson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Late is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Late holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott Late has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Late connects with an inside leg kick.
Pearson clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pearson looking to stall.
Late lands a nice knee to the body.
Late working Pearson over with knees to the body.
Late scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Late escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late tries to clinch there but Pearson circles away.
Late scores with a head kick. Pearson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ross Pearson's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Late throws a head kick that Pearson semi-blocks.
Pearson tries a low kick but Late avoids it.
Late scores with a leg kick.
Ross Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Late is looking to clinch but Pearson is avoiding it.
Scott Late seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pearson throws a body kick the misses
and Late counters with an outside leg kick.
Pearson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Late darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Late tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Late scores with a spinning back kick!
Pearson throws a combination that misses
and Late counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Late showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ross Pearson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Late works Pearson's body with a nice hook.
Late misses with a wild combination.
Late misses with a few strikes there.
Late steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Late lands with a slapping head kick.
Pearson misses with a series of wild punches.
Late moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pearson is looking to score with low kicks.
Pearson throws a body kick the misses
and Late counters with a nice leg kick.
Late with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pearson counters with a three punch combo that has Late backing up. Late nods at Pearson to acknowledge the strikes.
Late tries to clinch but Pearson moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Late, right into the meat.
Late throws a head kick that half lands.
That kick from Late tenderised Pearson's leg. Pearson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Late counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Late.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Late keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Late has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Late using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Late is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearson is keeping busy.
Pearson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pearson tries a body shot but Late blocks it.
Late unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pearson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Late creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pearson's defenses.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Late.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late lands an elbow inside that Pearson shrugs off.
Ross Pearson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knees to the body from Late.
Late has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Late can't break the clinch.
Late connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pearson's face.
Late working Pearson over with knees to the body.
Late is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Late is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Late into the cage.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Late controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Late.
Scott Late seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Late is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearson is keeping busy.
Late with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Ross Pearson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Late looking to slow down the pace here.
Late connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson just leaning against Late, taking a breather.
Late blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Late is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Late unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pearson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Late takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Late avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Scott Late is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Late landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Late is trying to break free.
Late connects with a knee to the head.
Late is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ross Pearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Late blocks a body shot from Pearson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Late comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Late has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Late!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Berkovitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Dahler Mehndi - Tunak Tunak Tun as his entrance music. Abraham Berkovitz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Byron Nelson's chin.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Berkovitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byron Nelson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berkovitz.
Berkovitz blocks a leg kick.
Berkovitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Berkovitz throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Berkovitz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Berkovitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson throws a front kick that sends Berkovitz stumbling back into the cage.
Berkovitz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovitz misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berkovitz tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Berkovitz misses its intended target.
Berkovitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berkovitz.
Berkovitz throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Berkovitz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Berkovitz lands with a right hand.
Nelson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berkovitz's head.
Berkovitz slips a straight right by Nelson.
Berkovitz swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Berkovitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berkovitz defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Berkovitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Berkovitz checks a leg kick.
Berkovitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Berkovitz slips a straight right by Nelson.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nelson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berkovitz misses with a straight right.
Nelson checks the leg kick.
Berkovitz staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berkovitz.
A nice combination there by Nelson.
Berkovitz defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson misses the jab.
Berkovitz defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Berkovitz avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Berkovitz defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Nelson.
Berkovitz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nelson takes a step back to recover.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Berkovitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Berkovitz lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkovitz needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berkovitz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy body kick from Berkovitz
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Berkovitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Berkovitz dominated that round.
That's time! Berkovitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Berkovitz.
Abraham Berkovitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Berkovitz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nelson is able to avoid easily.
Berkovitz misses with a body kick.
Berkovitz cracks Nelson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nelson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Berkovitz.
Berkovitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berkovitz moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Berkovitz.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Berkovitz moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Nelson misses.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Berkovitz ducks right into an uppercut from Nelson.
Berkovitz throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkovitz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson throws the left hand but Berkovitz avoids the punch easily.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Berkovitz slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berkovitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nelson is out of range and Berkovitz settles back down.
Nelson lands with a right hand.
Berkovitz thows a body shot but no joy.
Abraham Berkovitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Berkovitz lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.
Berkovitz fakes the leg kick and cracks Nelson in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Berkovitz's shoulder, as Berkovitz tries to avoid the shot.
Berkovitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Berkovitz throws a sloppy body shot
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson throws a hook but Berkovitz avoids it easily.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Berkovitz.
Berkovitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkovitz is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berkovitz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Berkovitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Berkovitz. Nelson shrugs it off though.
Nelson throws a jab when Berkovitz was well out of range.
Nelson cracks Berkovitz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Berkovitz moves away and avoids it.
Berkovitz throws a front kick aimed at Nelson's knee but Nelson avoids it well.
Nice shot by Nelson.
Berkovitz defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkovitz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abraham Berkovitz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Berkovitz takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Berkovitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berkovitz throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Nelson.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Berkovitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Berkovitz misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Berkovitz misses.
Nice jab there from Nelson.
Berkovitz connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Berkovitz avoids nicely.
Berkovitz defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berkovitz.
Nelson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Berkovitz.
Nelson lands a lovely overhand right.
Nelson swings widly with a right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Berkovitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Berkovitz tries to avoid it.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Berkovitz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berkovitz lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson cracks Berkovitz with an open hand slap.
Berkovitz lands a head kick. Nelson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nelson lands with a straight right. Berkovitz didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berkovitz. Berkovitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Berkovitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Berkovitz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Berkovitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berkovitz misses the body punch
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson scores with a jab. Berkovitz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Berkovitz throws a body kick that misses.
Berkovitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkovitz misses with a straight left.
Berkovitz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Berkovitz's leg. Berkovitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Berkovitz saw that one coming.
Berkovitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Berkovitz. That one must have hurt.
Nelson lands with a straight right. Berkovitz didn't see that one coming.
Berkovitz wants to land a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Berkovitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Berkovitz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Berkovitz moves out of range as Nelson throws a body kick.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Berkovitz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berkovitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Byron Nelson just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berkovitz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berkovitz throws a sloppy head kick
and Nelson counters with an outside leg kick.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Berkovitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson connects with a crisp jab.
Nelson throws a low kick but Berkovitz avoids it.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Berkovitz.
Berkovitz throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Berkovitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berkovitz slips a jab from Nelson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berkovitz is out of range and Nelson settles back down.
Nelson throws out a powerful jab.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Berkovitz walks into a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berkovitz can pounce on him.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Berkovitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson digs a good body shot into Berkovitz's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Berkovitz is looking to land body kicks.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Berkovitz is looking to chop away at Nelson's legs.
Berkovitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Nelson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Berkovitz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Oh Berkovitz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Berkovitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Berkovitz slips a jab from Nelson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick but Nelson checks it.
Berkovitz seems to have got his legs back now.
Berkovitz slips under a jab from Nelson.
Nelson's corner calls for a 1-2. Nelson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Nelson blocks the leg kick.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
Berkovitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson clobbers Berkovitz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Berkovitz looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Berkovitz throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a punch to the head.
Berkovitz lands a nice looking body kick.
Nelson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berkovitz tries to work over Nelson's front leg with a kick but Nelson checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Berkovitz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkovitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Berkovitz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Nelson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Berkovitz.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Berkovitz.
Nelson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A good leg kick by Berkovitz.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Berkovitz misses.
Berkovitz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson moves out of range of the leg kick from Berkovitz.
Berkovitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berkovitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Berkovitz.
Nelson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Berkovitz is out of range.
Nelson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Berkovitz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Berkovitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Nelson thumps Berkovitz with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Berkovitz slips under a jab from Nelson.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berkovitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nelson is out of range and Berkovitz settles back down.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Berkovitz's leg. Berkovitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Berkovitz misses with a body shot
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Berkovitz's head.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Berkovitz moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Berkovitz.
Berkovitz scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Berkovitz.
Nelson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Berkovitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson misses with a hook. Berkovitz ducked under it nicely.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Nelson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkovitz misses the target.
Berkovitz thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Berkovitz throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Berkovitz slips the punch.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Berkovitz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nelson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Nelson!
Byron Nelson is the new featherweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Craft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Nogame (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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267 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Craft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Nogame!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Craft lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nogame doesn't seem phased though.
Nogame misses with a combination
and Nogame takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like John Nogame has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Nogame or perhaps it was just good defense by Craft which made him look bad.
Craft stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Craft wants it to stay on the feet.
Nogame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Craft.
Jab from Craft.
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!
Craft drops Nogame with a big left hand! Nogame is injured, injured bad! Craft jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Craft!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Albini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunk Moreland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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142 lbs
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137 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renzo Albini!
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, Bunk Moreland!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Albini decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moreland's guard.
Albini missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Albini got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moreland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Albini has managed to get both his arms back between Moreland's legs - danger averted.
Albini wants to control from the top but Moreland keeps moving.
Albini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moreland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Albini connects with a couple of short punches.
Albini distracts Moreland with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Albini connects with a couple of short punches.
Albini got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moreland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Albini has managed to get both his arms back between Moreland's legs - danger averted.
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!
Moreland looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Albini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moreland keeping moving, preventing Albini from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albini stands up over Moreland, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Albini working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Albini trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Albini working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moreland's head.
Albini stays in close to Moreland's body and controls the position.
Albini chips away with some ground and pound.
Moreland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Albini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moreland trying to keep a closed guard but Albini is proving a slippery customer.
Albini chips away with some ground and pound.
Albini wants to control from the top but Moreland keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albini postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moreland keeping moving, preventing Albini from controlling successfully.
Moreland looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albini throwing strikes but missing.
Albini got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moreland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Albini has managed to get both his arms back between Moreland's legs - danger averted.
Albini lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albini scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Albini chips away with some ground and pound.
Moreland wants to improve his position but instead Albini has moved into half guard.
Albini is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Albini.
Albini is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Albini lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Albini will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nice strikes from Albini there.
Moreland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Albini lands strikes from half guard.
Albini scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Albini is trying to control the action in half guard but Moreland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Albini takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Albini frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albini lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moreland hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albini unloading with bombs!
Albini is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moreland can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moreland is rocked!
Albini working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Moreland is still in real trouble! Can Albini finish him?
Albini lands a big elbow - Moreland is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Moreland is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Renzo Albini!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mimic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mimic has chosen Refused - Hook, Line and Sinker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Mimic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Babcock or perhaps it was just good defense by Mimic which made him look bad.
Babcock throws a body punch but Mimic moves out of range.
Babcock swats away the attempt to clinch by Mimic.
Mimic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Babcock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Babcock thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Mimic.
Babcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mimic.
Mimic lands a body shot.
Mimic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babcock.
Babcock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Babcock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mimic. Mimic obviously looking to wear him down.
Babcock is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mimic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mimic forces Babcock back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mimic stalling against the cage.
Mimic lands an elbow just above Babcock 's eye.
Mimic crunches a lovely knee into Babcock's ribcage.
Babcock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mimic lands a shoulder strike.
Mimic tries to land a knee to the head but Babcock blocks with his arms.
Babcock takes an elbow to the temple.
Mimic gets underhooks to prevent Babcock's takedown attempt.
Mimic lands an elbow that stopped Babcock in his tracks for a moment.
Mimic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Babcock up against the cage.
Mimic presses Babcock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mimic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mimic obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mimic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mimic crunches a lovely knee into Babcock's ribcage.
Mimic lands a nice elbow.
Mimic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babcock's face.
Babcock is rocked!
Babcock misses with the head strike.
Oh Babcock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babcock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mimic lands a nice elbow.
Mimic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mimic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mimic stalls.
Babcock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mimic crunches a lovely knee into Babcock's ribcage.
Mimic scores with a knee to the head.
Mimic dips a shoulder and cracks Babcock with a mighty uppercut! Babcock falls back against the cage and Mimic unloads with a barrage of strikes! Babcock is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mimic screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Mimic!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Grazies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lebanon. This should be fireworks!
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23
200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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198 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Decent boxing
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce Grazies!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj misses with a wild body shot.
Grazies throws a jab when al Hadj was well out of range.
Grazies shoots in but no luck this time.
al Hadj misses with a looping right.
Grazies misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grazies fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but al Hadj avoids it really well and circles away.
Mohamed al Hadj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Grazies.
Grazies misses with a takedown
and al Hadj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
al Hadj scores with a one two! Grazies had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for al Hadj.
Grazies bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
al Hadj tries to improve position but can't.
al Hadj on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if al Hadj tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grazies goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, al Hadj rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Grazies's guard! Nice work there by al Hadj!
Grazies is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. al Hadj is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj trying to control the position from guard on top but Grazies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
al Hadj knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grazies on the ground.
Grazies is looking for a triangle but al Hadj pushes his legs off easily.
Grazies utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
al Hadj is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grazies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
al Hadj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
al Hadj trying to control but Grazies is working from the bottom.
al Hadj avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grazies has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but al Hadj can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
al Hadj throwing strikes but missing.
al Hadj wants to stand but Grazies is controlling his posture from full guard.
al Hadj has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grazies has his foot on al Hadj's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. al Hadj works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj postures up in Grazies's guard and throws a big left but Grazies blocks it.
al Hadj is looking to work some ground and pound but Grazies has wrist control.
Grazies looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
al Hadj got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grazies has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, al Hadj has managed to get both his arms back between Grazies's legs - danger averted.
Grazies is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grazies has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but al Hadj can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grazies is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! al Hadj rolls with it to try and escape but Grazies cranks on the arm and al Hadj is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Grazies!
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