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Charlie Wang's FC 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marius Darius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Meridio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darius comes into the arena with Face the Pain blaring out of the sound system. Meridio has chosen All That Reamins - The Air I Breathe as his entrance music. Alessio Meridio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marius Darius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alessio Meridio!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darius tries to clinch there but Meridio circles away.
No joy there for Darius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darius is looking to clinch but Meridio is avoiding it.
Darius takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Darius misses with a few strikes there.
Darius instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darius.
Darius lands a body shot.
Darius wants to break free but Meridio has control.
Darius pulls Meridio into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Darius uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Darius tries to clinch up but Meridio circles away and keeps his distance.
Darius darts in and clinches Meridio up against the cage.
Meridio breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridio clinches up with Darius and pushes him back against the cage.
Meridio goes for a takedown attempt but Darius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Darius clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darius trying to stall but Meridio improves his position.
Darius pulls guard successfully.
Meridio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Darius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Meridio is controlling him.
Darius is working an open guard so Meridio takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darius. Meridio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meridio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darius is looking to clinch but Meridio is avoiding it.
Meridio darts in and clinches Darius up against the cage.
Meridio cracks Darius with a nice body shot.
Darius is trying to break the clinch but Meridio has him pressed against the cage.
Darius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Meridio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Darius holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridio has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Darius is trying to keep an underhook but Meridio manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridio seems to be working for a kimura but Darius defends the submission attempt.
Darius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meridio trying to control from half guard but Darius is working away.
Meridio tries to pass to full mount but Darius defends it.
Darius is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meridio is thwarting Darius's attempts to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Darius pushes Meridio off and gets back to his feet.
Darius is breathing heavily.
Meridio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meridio somewhat.
Meridio shoots in looking for a takedown but Darius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meridio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marius Darius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessio Meridio.
Darius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meridio has Darius up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meridio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meridio letting Darius take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Meridio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Meridio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Darius but Darius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Meridio is looking to clinch.
Darius paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meridio avoids the body shot from Darius.
Meridio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darius tries to clinch but Meridio is having none of it.
Darius takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meridio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Meridio.
Darius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meridio avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alessio Meridio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meridio throws a series of punches but Darius avoids them all with ease.
Darius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meridio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Darius, pushing him back against the cage.
Darius swings wildly with an uppercut but Meridio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meridio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Darius missing with knees to the body.
Darius prevents Meridio from breaking the clinch.
Meridio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darius smiles and moves away.
Darius moves in looking to clinch but Meridio pushes him off.
Marius Darius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darius moves in looking to clinch but Meridio pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darius's waist but Darius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Meridio off to one side.
Darius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darius shoots in for a double leg but Meridio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meridio tries to clinch but Darius moves out of range.
Darius manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Meridio on his heels. He'll look to pass Meridio's guard now, I'm sure.
Darius throwing strikes but missing.
Meridio wants to stand but Darius is controlling the position.
Darius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darius wants to control from the top but Meridio keeps moving.
Meridio working a defensive guard here.
Darius trying to control the position from guard on top but Meridio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Darius pushes down on Meridio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Meridio is looking to escape.
Darius stands up out of the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meridio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Meridio not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darius is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridio uses his free foot to push down on Darius's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Darius.
Darius wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Meridio has hold of Darius's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Darius manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Darius wants to get back to his feet.
Meridio with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darius is squirming around, avoiding Meridio's attempts to control the action.
Meridio working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Darius defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Meridio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meridio looking to control but Darius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Meridio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Meridio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darius tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Meridio moves into the clinch.
Darius tries to land knees in the clinch but Meridio avoids the damage to the body.
Darius tries for a takedown. No joy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Meridio letting Darius take a breather here.
Meridio breaks the clinch.
Meridio instigates a clinch.
Darius lands a nice elbow.
Darius will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Meridio up against the cage.
Darius is looking for a takedown.
Meridio fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darius is trying to push Meridio away but Meridio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Meridio.
Darius taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Meridio breaks from the clinch.
Alessio Meridio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meridio.
Darius tries to clinch up but Meridio circles away and keeps his distance.
Meridio throws a right hand that Darius ducks under and follows up with a left that Darius also avoids with ease.
Meridio instigates a clinch.
Darius is trying to maintain a safe position but Meridio gets an underhook and turns Darius into the cage.
Darius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meridio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darius is looking to break free of the clinch but Meridio has double underhooks.
Meridio pulls guard successfully.
Meridio wants to control but Darius passes easily into half guard.
Darius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridio is defending against the submission attempts here by Darius.
Meridio is not content to let Darius control the position.
Darius is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Meridio still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Meridio has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridio has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meridio doesn't manage to clinch there - Darius circles away.
Meridio lands a front kick.
Darius tries to clinch up but Meridio circles away and keeps his distance.
Meridio cracks Darius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meridio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Meridio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Darius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meridio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meridio closes the distance and pushes Darius back into the cage.
Meridio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meridio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marius Darius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessio Meridio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meridio.
Meridio leaves Darius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridio lands with a nice combination. Darius backs away looking to recover.
Darius is looking to clinch but Meridio is avoiding it.
Meridio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marius Darius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Meridio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marius Darius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meridio is looking to clinch.
Darius is looking to clinch.
Meridio throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darius stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Darius.
Alessio Meridio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meridio moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alessio Meridio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meridio 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessio Meridio!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alessio Meridio made sure he mentioned Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jessie Hartin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jessie Hartin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Sanders!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartin throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Hartin misses its intended target.
Sanders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Hartin.
Jessie Hartin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartin misses with a double jab
and Sanders counters with a takedown into side control.
Hartin is letting Sanders control him for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Hartin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanders.
Sanders throws a strike aimed at the side of Hartin's head but Hartin avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin trying to remain calm as Sanders controls from the top position.
Hartin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanders wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hartin is trying to buck Sanders off.
Sanders just content to control the position.
Sanders misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sanders controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Sanders has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sanders's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Michael Sanders has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hartin missing with a left hand there. Sanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Hartin.
Hartin throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
Hartin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hartin.
Hartin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartin swinging wildly here.
Hartin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartin misses with the combination.
Sanders looks to land a left hand but Hartin moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartin throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Hartin.
A head kick misses from Hartin.
Jessie Hartin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders lands an overhand right.
Sanders drives through with a takedown into Hartin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanders controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sanders dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hartin throws a head kick that misses.
Jessie Hartin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartin lands an overhand right.
Hartin throws a head kick that misses.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Hartin.
Sanders shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hartin's guard.
Sanders is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hartin keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hartin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanders.
Sanders is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Michael Sanders has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hartin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartin tries to land a front kick but Sanders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Hartin.
Hartin lands with a kick to the temple. Sanders shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin misses with an uppercut
and Sanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanders seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Hartin shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Sanders is backing up but Hartin catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Sanders covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Hartin Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jessie Hartin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Kringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon The Blanket (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Kringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon The Blanket!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Blanket stuffs the takedown attempt from Kringle. Kringle gets slowly back to his feet.
Kringle has The Blanket up against the cage in a clinch.
The Blanket drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kringle pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Blanket shoots for a takedown but Kringle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kringle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kringle working the ground and pound but The Blanket is defending the strikes.
The Blanket is not content to let Kringle control the position.
The Blanket is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kringle throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kringle decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kringle stuffs the takedown attempt from The Blanket. The Blanket gets slowly back to his feet.
Kris Kringle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon The Blanket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blanket darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kringle wants to get back to full guard.
The Blanket scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Blanket is looking to advance position but Kringle won't allow it.
Kringle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kringle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Blanket wants to pass the guard but Kringle is keeping the position.
Kringle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The Blanket looking to pass the guard.
The Blanket lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kringle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Blanket can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Blanket forces his way into half guard.
Kringle misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kringle missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Blanket missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Blanket thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Blanket winds up and cracks Kringle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kringle is not content to let The Blanket control the position.
The Blanket working over Kringle with some ground and pound. Kringle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Blanket looks to land a strike but Kringle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The Blanket throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kringle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Blanket is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kringle throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Blanket chips away with some ground and pound.
The Blanket throws a strike but Kringle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kringle wants to control from the top but The Blanket keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kringle won't allow The Blanket to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kringle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Blanket pushes Kringle off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Blanket misses with a takedown
and Kringle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kringle looking to sit in guard and control but The Blanket gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kringle lands an upkick as The Blanket stands over him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon The Blanket will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Blanket fails with the takedown
and Kringle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kringle is keen to just control but The Blanket is a slippery customer.
Kringle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Blanket tries to kick Kringle off but Kringle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Blanket pushes Kringle off and gets back to his feet.
The Blanket looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kringle is fending him off so far but The Blanket persists. Nope, Kringle circles away and we're back to standing.
The Blanket misses with a takedown
and Kringle moves into the clinch.
Kris Kringle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon The Blanket.
The Blanket has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kringle after a bit of a struggle.
The Blanket is trying to drag Kringle to the mat but Kringle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kringle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Blanket is breathing heavily.
Kringle shoots in and gets a takedown into The Blanket's guard.
Kringle stops The Blanket from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Blanket keeping full guard, as Kringle tries to pass.
The Blanket has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kringle off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kringle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kringle trying to control the position from guard on top but The Blanket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Blanket working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kringle.
Kringle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kringle throwing strikes but missing.
Kringle throws a big elbow that misses.
Kringle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kringle cracks The Blanket with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Blanket is keeping the position for now.
The Blanket is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kringle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kringle scores a takedown into full mount!
The Blanket bucks up and throws Kringle to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
The Blanket fails with the takedown
and Kringle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Blanket's guard.
Kringle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kringle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kringle trying to control but The Blanket is working from the bottom.
Kringle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Blanket wants to stand and escape but Kringle is having none of it.
Kringle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kringle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kringle wants to control from the top but The Blanket keeps moving.
The Blanket is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kringle is controlling him.
Kringle wanted to stand there but The Blanket had control of the position.
Kringle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Blanket wants to stand and escape but Kringle is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kringle wants to get up but he can't break The Blanket's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kringle throwing strikes from guard but The Blanket blocks nicely.
The Blanket is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Blanket uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The Blanket has his takedown stuffed
and Kringle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kringle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Blanket swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kringle trying to control but The Blanket is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kringle distracts The Blanket with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The Blanket avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Kringle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kringle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Blanket is trying to buck Kringle off.
Kris Kringle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kringle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at The Blanket to see if he's OK.
The Blanket wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The Blanket managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kringle.
Kringle stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The Blanket gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kringle counters with a takedown into side control.
The Blanket takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kringle landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Kringle are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kringle misses with the ground and pound.
The Blanket is trying to buck Kringle off.
Kringle fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The Blanket managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kringle.
Kringle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but The Blanket is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The Blanket pushes Kringle away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kringle gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The Blanket managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kringle.
The Blanket wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kringle fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kringle tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Blanket taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Blanket is not content to let Kringle control the position.
Kringle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Blanket sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The Blanket wants to get back to his feet but Kringle drags him back down.
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!
Kringle working the ground and pound but The Blanket is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle wants to control but The Blanket is keeping him busy.
Kringle moves into full mount!
The Blanket tries to buck Kringle off but he can't manage it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kringle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Blanket is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kringle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Blanket hang on?
A nice elbow there by Kringle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kringle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kringle landing punches.
Kringle scoring with strikes but The Blanket is staying in there.
You get the feeling that The Blanket really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kringle lands a big elbow.
Kringle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The Blanket wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kringle cracks The Blanket with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kringle lands a nice shot to the head.
The Blanket is trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Kringle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kringle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Kringle!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyler Killian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Watkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Watkins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
140 lbs
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141 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyler Killian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins gets caught napping as Killian dives in and scores a takedown. Watkins manages to retain guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Watkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Killian drops back looking for a leg! Watkins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Watkins manages to kick Killian off! Killian jumps back into Watkins's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Killian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Killian being controlled here momentarily.
Killian drops back looking for a leg! Watkins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Watkins manages to kick Killian off! Killian jumps back into Watkins's guard.
Watkins is trying to keep Killian in close.
Watkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watkins controls Killian momentarily but Killian frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killian postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Watkins is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Killian, into his guard.
Killian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Watkins defends it easily.
Killian has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Watkins doesn't defend quickly enough and Killian has managed to lock this one up! Can Watkins escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Killian on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kyler Killian!
After the big win, Kyler Killian made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leko Pavicevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leko Pavicevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Rock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavicevic keeps the fight on the outside.
Tommy Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock misses with a body kick.
Rock has closed the distance and engaged Pavicevic in a clinch.
Pavicevic has Rock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavicevic backwards.
Pavicevic misses with a knee to the head.
Rock scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavicevic tries to land a knee to the head but Rock blocks with his arms.
Rock missing with knees to the body.
Pavicevic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rock avoids it.
Rock misses with the head strike.
Rock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pavicevic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavicevic is working for takedown but Rock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pavicevic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leko Pavicevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pavicevic dodges the punch combination from Rock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pavicevic - that landed with a thud.
Pavicevic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rock regains guard.
Pavicevic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pavicevic wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.
Pavicevic throws a big elbow that misses.
Rock has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pavicevic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pavicevic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a leg kick
and Pavicevic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pavicevic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rock prevents it.
Pavicevic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rock missing with knees to the body.
Pavicevic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavicevic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pavicevic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rock prevents it.
Pavicevic prevents a body shot from Rock.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavicevic with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavicevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock has a couple of punches blocked by Pavicevic.
Pavicevic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
Rock lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavicevic backwards.
Pavicevic gets through Rock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pavicevic wants to take the fight to the mat but Rock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pavicevic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pavicevic's elbow.
Pavicevic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rock prevents it.
Pavicevic avoiding damage as Rock throws knees to the body.
Rock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Rock prevents a body shot from Pavicevic.
Rock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavicevic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rock tries a body shot but Pavicevic blocks it.
Rock scores with a knee to the head.
Rock connects with a knee to the head.
Pavicevic wants to take the fight to the mat but Rock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pavicevic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rock is defending well for now.
Pavicevic is breathing heavily.
Rock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pavicevic lands a takedown into guard.
Pavicevic trying to control but Rock is working from the bottom.
Pavicevic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pavicevic has managed to get both his arms back between Rock's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pavicevic tries to free his leg and advance position but Rock is retaining full guard.
Pavicevic advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leko Pavicevic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pavicevic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pavicevic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rock duly obliges.
Rock drops Pavicevic with a nice combination! Rock dives into Pavicevic's guard, looking to finish!
Pavicevic is rocked!
Pavicevic isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rock stacks Pavicevic on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rock!
Oh Pavicevic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rock is chipping away with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big shot lands for Rock! That's hurt Pavicevic! Will he recover? Rock fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Rock!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Marduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mu Sic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marduk comes into the arena with When worlds Collide - Powerman5000 blaring out of the sound system. Sic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remember my NAME! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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334 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Marduk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mu Sic!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marduk throws a right hand that Sic ducks under and follows up with a left that Sic also avoids with ease.
Sic lands a nice shot that snaps Marduk's head back.
Marduk avoids the body shot from Sic.
Marduk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marduk defends it nicely.
Marduk misses with a takedown attempt - Sic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marduk tries for a takedown but Sic circles away easily
and Sic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marduk!
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sic tries to control but Marduk wriggling away.
Marduk is in a horrible position here. Sic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sic throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Marduk is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marduk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sic postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Marduk is out cold - huge knockout for Sic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mu Sic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Koshcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pizzazz Longez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koshcheck kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is To Be Loved-Papa Roach. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
177 lbs
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31
175 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Koshcheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pizzazz Longez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koshcheck avoids it really well and circles away.
Longez lands with a good body shot.
Longez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koshcheck avoids it really well and circles away.
Longez shoots in looking for a takedown. Koshcheck tries to sprawl out of it but Longez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koshcheck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paulo Koshcheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pizzazz Longez.
Longez shoots in looking for a takedown but Koshcheck manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Longez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Longez shoots in for a takedown but Koshcheck shows good takedown defense.
Longez doesn't manage to clinch there - Koshcheck circles away.
Longez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Longez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Koshcheck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koshcheck really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Koshcheck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Longez is fending him off so far but Koshcheck persists. Nope, Longez circles away and we're back to standing.
Longez misses with a takedown attempt - Koshcheck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Koshcheck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Longez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koshcheck counters with a leg kick.
Longez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Longez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Koshcheck as Longez shoots in.
Longez misses with a takedown attempt
and Koshcheck counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Longez looks gassed!
Koshcheck is looking to clinch.
Good work by Longez as he checks the leg kick.
Longez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koshcheck counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koshcheck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koshcheck throws a sloppy head kick and Longez moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koshcheck throws a series of strikes that have Longez backpedaling.
Koshcheck misses with a double jab.
Pizzazz Longez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koshcheck throws a sloppy head kick and Longez moves out of range easily.
Koshcheck throws a head kick that Longez semi-blocks.
Longez takes the fight into the clinch.
Koshcheck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Longez.
Longez breaks the clinch.
Longez rushes Koshcheck and presses him up against the cage.
Longez manages to break the clinch.
Longez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koshcheck misses with a head kick.
Longez shoots for a takedown but Koshcheck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koshcheck tries a head kick but it misses.
Koshcheck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Koshcheck.
Koshcheck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Longez.
Longez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Koshcheck was covering up waiting for the punch and Longez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Koshcheck is trying to keep Longez in close.
Koshcheck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koshcheck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Longez is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koshcheck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Longez defends it easily.
Longez trying to control but Koshcheck is working from the bottom.
Koshcheck wants to improve his position but instead Longez has moved into half guard.
Longez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Longez is stalling here. Koshcheck is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Longez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Koshcheck has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paulo Koshcheck will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Koshcheck throws a head kick but Longez moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Koshcheck.
Longez closes the distance and clinches up with Koshcheck, looking for a takedown. Longez pushes Koshcheck against the cage but Koshcheck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Longez clinches.
Longez jumps into guard, dragging Koshcheck to the mat.
Longez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Longez seems keen to control Koshcheck's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Longez is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koshcheck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koshcheck controlling Longez's posture.
Longez stops Koshcheck from standing up.
Longez trying to control but Koshcheck is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pizzazz Longez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Koshcheck throws a push kick but Longez slaps the foot to one side.
Longez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koshcheck stuffs the takedown.
Paulo Koshcheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pizzazz Longez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koshcheck.
Koshcheck tries to clinch up but Longez circles away and keeps his distance.
Koshcheck slaps away a takedown attempt from Longez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Longez slips a jab and a cross from Koshcheck.
Longez shoots in and drives through. Koshcheck sprawls well.
Longez is breathing heavily.
Longez misses with a body shot.
Koshcheck stuffs the takedown attempt from Longez. Longez gets slowly back to his feet.
Koshcheck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Longez. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Longez blocks the leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Longez or perhaps it was just good defense by Koshcheck which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longez shoots for a takedown but Koshcheck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koshcheck lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Longez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Longez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koshcheck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Longez leaves Koshcheck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Koshcheck throws a low kick, looking for Longez's leg but Longez calmly moves out of range.
Longez shoots for a double leg takedown but Koshcheck sprawls well. He's pushed Longez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koshcheck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koshcheck looks to land a combination but Longez avoids it well.
Paulo Koshcheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koshcheck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Longez with that takedown attempt.
Longez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koshcheck.
Koshcheck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longez tries to close the distance and clinch but Koshcheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Longez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koshcheck avoids it really well and circles away.
Koshcheck gets a clinch.
Koshcheck holding his opponent close, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koshcheck gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Koshcheck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Longez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Longez stalling in the clinch but Koshcheck improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Koshcheck dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Longez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koshcheck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Longez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koshcheck is fending him off so far but Longez persists. Nope, Koshcheck circles away and we're back to standing.
Koshcheck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Longez tries to clinch but Koshcheck is having none of it.
Koshcheck misses with a series of wild punches.
Koshcheck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Longez.
Paulo Koshcheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pizzazz Longez.
Koshcheck throws a head kick that misses.
Longez closes the distance and clinches up with Koshcheck, looking for a takedown. Longez pushes Koshcheck against the cage but Koshcheck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Koshcheck dives in and scores a takedown into Longez's guard.
Koshcheck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koshcheck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Longez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Longez controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Koshcheck is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pizzazz Longez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koshcheck misses with a body kick.
Koshcheck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Longez's guard.
Koshcheck wants to control from the top but Longez keeps moving.
Koshcheck is really struggling to control Longez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Paulo Koshcheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koshcheck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longez being controlled here, momentarily.
Koshcheck has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Paulo Koshcheck just wasn't active enough.
Koshcheck lands a nice looking kick to the body. Longez takes a step back to recover.
Longez checks a leg kick.
Koshcheck throws a right hand that Longez ducks under and follows up with a left that Longez also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koshcheck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Longez circles away.
Longez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koshcheck counters by moving into the clinch.
Longez is working for takedown but Koshcheck is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Longez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Longez is trying to pull guard but Koshcheck has him pressed against the cage.
Longez wants a takedown.
Koshcheck is trying to maintain a safe position but Longez gets an underhook and turns Koshcheck into the cage.
Longez fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koshcheck blocking some punches.
Longez is trying to pull guard but Koshcheck turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Koshcheck prevents Longez from breaking the clinch.
Koshcheck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Longez's defenses.
Longez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Koshcheck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Koshcheck trying to land knees to the body.
Longez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Longez is looking to break free of the clinch but Koshcheck has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Koshcheck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koshcheck, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Koshcheck!
Paulo Koshcheck took some time post fight to say the following; 'He had me at first but thanks to my conditioning program I was able to comeback with the win.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pleasures (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Pleasures!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleasures fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pleasures shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hunter is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pleasures looking to finish Hunter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunter!
Hunter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pleasures really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pleasures raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pleasures throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hunter is looking for a sweep. Pleasures is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunter throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hunter has hold of Pleasures's hands but Pleasures slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hunter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pleasures pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pleasures lands a nice short elbow.
Hunter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pleasures pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pleasures tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hunter controls his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hunter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pleasures preventing the sweep.
Hunter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pleasures!
Pleasures holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hunter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pleasures is desperately trying to improve his position but Hunter has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hunter looking to finish with strikes here!
Hunter unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleasures tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunter 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.
Hunter throws a wild left hand from mount and Pleasures manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Pleasures keeping hold of Hunter's head, controlling as best he can.
Hunter wants to pass to mount but Pleasures is defending the position.
Hunter prevents Pleasures from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pleasures defends it well.
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. Hunter connects with a nice short shot to Pleasures's temple.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pleasures defending well though.
Hunter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pleasures's head.
Hunter is working for a submission of some sort.
Hunter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures keeping hold of Hunter's head, controlling as best he can.
Pleasures blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Pleasures is looking to control Hunter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pleasures avoid being mounted?
Hunter thows a huge punch but Pleasures dodges it nicely.
Hunter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pleasures's head.
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pleasures defending well though.
Hunter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hunter lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Hunter dominated that round.
That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pleasures stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunter. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.
Pleasures throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hunter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pleasures is in Hunter's guard.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunter is looking for a triangle but Pleasures pushes his legs off easily.
Hunter is looking for a triangle but Pleasures pushes his legs off easily.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pleasures in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pleasures is defending well. Hunter quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pleasures has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hunter celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Travis Hunter!
A very excited looking Travis Hunter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes to the cage accompanied by Can't take the sky from me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mal Reynolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Belkofer!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds connects with an inside leg kick.
Reynolds is looking to score with low kicks.
Reynolds shoots in looking for a takedown but Belkofer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reynolds's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Belkofer throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Reynolds misses with a body kick.
Belkofer looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
Belkofer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds throws a low kick but Belkofer avoids it.
Reynolds closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belkofer moves out of range of the leg kick from Reynolds.
Belkofer misses with a left hand
and Reynolds counters with a nice leg kick.
Belkofer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belkofer throws a leg kick but Reynolds sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reynolds thows a body kick. Belkofer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
Belkofer throws a leg kick which misses Reynolds's front leg but catches the back leg as Reynolds tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belkofer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a series of punches but Reynolds avoids them all with ease.
Belkofer misses with a low kick.
Reynolds misses with a low kick.
Belkofer throws a hook but Reynolds blocks it.
Belkofer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reynolds shoots in and bounces Belkofer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Reynolds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belkofer is on top in guard.
Belkofer wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Reynolds bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Belkofer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds won't allow Belkofer to sweep him here.
Belkofer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reynolds can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belkofer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Belkofer misses with a wild combination.
Reynolds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds drives through and clinches with Belkofer against the cage.
Belkofer misses with a knee to the head.
Belkofer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Belkofer.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Belkofer blocks it.
Belkofer digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Belkofer.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Belkofer.
Reynolds digs a right hand into Belkofer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belkofer's gas tank.
Reynolds controlling the action here for a moment.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Belkofer misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds wants the takedown. Belkofer is fighting it off but Reynolds persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Belkofer's guard against the cage.
Belkofer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reynolds is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds is looking to work some ground and pound but Belkofer has wrist control.
Reynolds won't allow Belkofer to sweep him here.
Reynolds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belkofer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reynolds forces his way into half guard.
Belkofer is looking to control Reynolds's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belkofer avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds stalling away here and it's allowed Belkofer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Belkofer is trying to hold Reynolds in close to prevent damage but Reynolds has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mal Reynolds dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belkofer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reynolds.
Reynolds is looking to chop away at Belkofer's legs.
Belkofer scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Belkofer misses.
Reynolds lands with a nice body punch.
Belkofer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belkofer wants it to stay on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reynolds.
Belkofer checks a leg kick.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer sizes up Reynolds with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reynolds lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Belkofer does it's job there.
Nice body kick from Reynolds.
Belkofer cracks Reynolds with an open hand slap.
A left and a right from Belkofer both land. Nice combination.
Reynolds scores with a leg kick.
Belkofer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belkofer swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Belkofer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reynolds counters with a leg kick.
Belkofer throws a head kick that misses.
David Belkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belkofer is breathing heavily.
Belkofer moves to clinch but Reynolds breaks away
and Reynolds counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking to slow Belkofer down with leg kicks.
Reynolds fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Belkofer to the ground. Reynolds is now in Belkofer's guard.
Reynolds lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reynolds's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reynolds landing some decent shots from guard.
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but Belkofer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds postures up and lands a big shot to Belkofer's brow.
Belkofer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reynolds is one step ahead there.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Belkofer keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reynolds throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reynolds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belkofer wants to sweep but no luck.
Belkofer keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Belkofer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belkofer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belkofer is trying to control the position but Reynolds postures up.
Mal Reynolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reynolds working some strikes from top position.
Reynolds slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Belkofer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Reynolds fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belkofer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Belkofer throws a lazy uppercut
and Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch.
Belkofer has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
Belkofer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds keeps control of Belkofer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reynolds.
Belkofer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belkofer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mal Reynolds dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Belkofer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reynolds is able to avoid easily.
Reynolds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belkofer connects with a jab.
Reynolds tries to land a leg kick but Belkofer saw it coming and moves away.
Reynolds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belkofer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reynolds on the side of the head.
Belkofer checks a leg kick nicely.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belkofer throws a nice looking combination but Reynolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belkofer missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Belkofer.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
A big left from Belkofer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reynolds has time to react.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belkofer sprawls well. Belkofer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reynolds gets slowly back to his feet.
Reynolds blocks the body kick.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reynolds's waist but Reynolds gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belkofer off to one side.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reynolds scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belkofer in his tracks.
Belkofer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belkofer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reynolds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belkofer stuffs the takedown.
Reynolds scores with a nice right hand.
Reynolds has Belkofer up against the cage in a clinch.
Belkofer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reynolds drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belkofer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mal Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belkofer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belkofer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Belkofer digs a right hand into Reynolds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reynolds's gas tank.
Belkofer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belkofer misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer scores with a jab. Reynolds acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belkofer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reynolds.
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
David Belkofer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reynolds lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belkofer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds tries a low kick but Belkofer avoids it.
Belkofer misses with a head kick.
Belkofer shoots in but Reynolds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A good leg kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a nice head kick!
Donk. Belkofer catches Reynolds right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Reynolds.
Mal Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
Belkofer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belkofer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belkofer checks it well.
Reynolds scores with a leg kick.
Reynolds throws a body kick that misses.
Reynolds moves out of range as Belkofer strikes.
Reynolds shoots in and drives through. Belkofer sprawls well.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Belkofer.
Reynolds lands with a hook. Belkofer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds takes the fight into the clinch.
Belkofer tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mal Reynolds did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reynolds goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reynolds walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belkofer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Belkofer blocks a jab.
Reynolds throws a wild body kick that Belkofer sees coming a mile off.
Reynolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belkofer fails with the takedown
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Belkofer throws a hook but Reynolds avoids it easily.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belkofer manages to avoid it.
Belkofer connects with a body shot.
Belkofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
Belkofer tries to land a front kick but Reynolds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Belkofer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Belkofer.
A left lands for Belkofer.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belkofer tries to clinch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belkofer's head.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
Belkofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belkofer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Belkofer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reynolds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belkofer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Belkofer loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reynolds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Belkofer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belkofer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Belkofer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a good cross that connects.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reynolds - that will leave a mark!
Reynolds lands a leg kick that knocks Belkofer off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reynolds. That's going to slow Belkofer down.
Belkofer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynolds connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reynolds fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reynolds feints and then cracks Belkofer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belkofer down.
Reynolds scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Belkofer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Reynolds.
Belkofer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reynolds.
Belkofer misses with a looping right.
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Belkofer misses.
Belkofer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Reynolds as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Reynolds.
Belkofer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belkofer throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reynolds.
Belkofer connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer thows a body shot but no joy.
Belkofer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reynolds counters with a thumping low kick.
Mal Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Belkofer.
Reynolds throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reynolds drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds is putting a hurting on Belkofer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reynolds working the ground and pound from side control.
Reynolds working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An elbow from Reynolds crashes against the mat.
Reynolds controlling the position from side mount.
Belkofer defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mal Reynolds had his way with David Belkofer in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Reynolds tries to clinch but Belkofer moves out of range.
Belkofer lands with a right hand.
Reynolds tries a head kick but it misses.
Belkofer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belkofer lands a two punch combo.
Belkofer missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belkofer.
Belkofer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reynolds.
Reynolds doesn't manage to clinch there - Belkofer circles away.
Belkofer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reynolds is rocked!
Belkofer missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Reynolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belkofer pushes Reynolds away with a front kick.
Reynolds seems to have got his legs back now.
Reynolds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belkofer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds sizes up Belkofer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but Belkofer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belkofer misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Belkofer misses.
Belkofer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Belkofer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reynolds lands a nice hook to Belkofer's body. Belkofer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reynolds changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Belkofer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reynolds lands a decent elbow from side control.
Reynolds works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Reynolds tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reynolds has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Belkofer is not content to let Reynolds control the position.
David Belkofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belkofer pushes Reynolds away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reynolds gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Reynolds cracks Belkofer with a big right hand but Belkofer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Belkofer wants to get back to his feet but Reynolds is dominant here and he's now got Belkofer's back!
Can Belkofer hold on?! Reynolds is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Reynolds is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Reynolds is working the ground and pound. Can Belkofer escape?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer looking very determined here, making life difficult for Reynolds.
Reynolds lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Belkofer has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Reynolds lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Reynolds.
Reynolds gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Belkofer defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Reynolds looking for the choke from the back.
Reynolds throwing damaging strikes from the back! Belkofer could be in trouble here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Reynolds.
Reynolds cracks Belkofer with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Belkofer from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Reynolds landing with strikes.
Belkofer breaks Reynolds's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Belkofer is looking to work some ground and pound but Reynolds has wrist control.
Belkofer postures up and lands a big shot to Reynolds's brow.
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
Mal Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belkofer scoring with punches to the head and body.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reynolds holds on and takes a little breather.
Reynolds looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynolds, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mal Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reynolds, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mal Reynolds!
Mal Reynolds retains his welterweight title!
Mal Reynolds gave a mention to [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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