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Ascension Aggression Series 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jesse James has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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201 lbs
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283 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. James is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so James is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
James taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so James is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but James is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. James doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
James is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James is breathing heavily.
James is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so James is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through James's hands, connecting with James's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
James tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
James is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from James as he works his way to full guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
James keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh James is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
James trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson passes James's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. James doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. James knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Jackson 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.
Jackson misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Jesse James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James looks up at the clock. Bad move! Jackson lands a right hand from hell, dropping James. Jackson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Jackson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Conners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gilden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Conners has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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204 lbs
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135 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Conners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Gilden!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conners misses with a straight left.
Gilden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conners.
Gilden shoots and misses
and Conners cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gilden misses with a takedown
and Conners counters with a right hand to the body.
Gilden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Conners counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gilden's guard now.
Rick Conners has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Gilden.
Conners avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conners chips away with some ground and pound.
Gilden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Conners can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Conners lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Conners not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Conners chips away with some ground and pound.
Conners stands up over Gilden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilden has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Conners is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gilden.
Gilden looks to move to half guard but instead Conners has passed into mount! Damn!
Gilden takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Conners looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gilden is rocked!
Gilden can't escape the position.
Gilden is still in real trouble! Can Conners finish him?
Conners connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Conners working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conners is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conners controlling the position easily from mount.
Conners scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gilden?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilden tries to reverse the position but Conners maintains control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gilden seems to have recovered his senses.
Gilden taking shots to the head.
Gilden taking shots to the head.
Gilden is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Conners landing strikes from the mount and Gilden is in trouble!
Conners softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Gilden is out cold! Conners jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Conners!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Mogilev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandr Mogilev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wiz Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mogilev shoots and misses
and Khalifa moves into the clinch.
Mogilev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khalifa lands with a short shot to the head.
Mogilev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khalifa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khalifa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khalifa blocks an uppercut.
Mogilev goes for a takedown attempt but Khalifa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Mogilev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mogilev throws a head kick but Khalifa moves out of range.
Mogilev shoots in but no luck this time.
Mogilev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khalifa counters with a single leg into guard. Mogilev didn't expect that.
Mogilev is breathing heavily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Khalifa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogilev can't keep his opponent in guard - Khalifa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Khalifa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Khalifa moves nicely into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Khalifa 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.
Khalifa working the ground and pound.
Khalifa controls the position.
Khalifa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mogilev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A lull in the action here.
Mogilev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Khalifa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khalifa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wiz Khalifa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Khalifa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mogilev but Mogilev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khalifa.
Mogilev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalifa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mogilev shoots and misses
and Khalifa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mogilev won't be happy with that.
Khalifa controls the position.
Khalifa tries to score with some ground and pound. Mogilev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Khalifa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Khalifa controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalifa stands up and beckons Mogilev to his feet.
Khalifa drives through with a takedown into Mogilev's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiz Khalifa 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.
Mogilev gets caught napping as Khalifa dives in and scores a takedown. Mogilev manages to retain guard.
Khalifa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Khalifa blocks a head kick by Mogilev.
Wiz Khalifa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Mogilev misses
and Khalifa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khalifa trying to control the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ground and pound from Khalifa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa trying to pass the guard but Mogilev defending well.
Khalifa is taking a breather. Mogilev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Wiz Khalifa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mogilev fails with the takedown
and Khalifa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mogilev!
Khalifa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Khalifa scoring with strikes but Mogilev is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mogilev taking shots to the head.
Khalifa with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalifa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiz Khalifa has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Khalifa working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Mogilev looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Khalifa! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Wiz Khalifa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Reed will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Reed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reed has managed to clinch.
Reed blocks a body shot from Wilson.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Reed is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilson to keep the fight standing.
Reed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Reed blocks it.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
Wilson has Reed pressed against the cage, preventing Reed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson lands a right hand.
Wilson tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson has Reed pressed against the cage, preventing Reed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reed takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Reed takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Reed is blocking nicely.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Reed controls the action.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Reed just leaning against Wilson, taking a breather.
Wilson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson gets through Reed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a knee to the head.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Reed looks gassed!
Reed tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson works on Reed's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Reed is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wilson working Reed over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Reed controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilson lands with a left to the head.
Wilson crunches a lovely knee into Reed's ribcage.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson working Reed over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reeds head.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wilson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reed's face.
Wilson is leaning against Reed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilson.
Reed takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Wilson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Wilson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reed on the side of the head.
Reed moves out of range of the strikes.
Reed scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Kevin Wilson has been cut.
Reed misses with a two punch combination.
Reed takes one on the button.
Reed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reed jumps guard but Wilson stands there with Reed around his waist. Reed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson pushes Reed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Wilson tries a body shot but Reed blocks it.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Reed looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reed is breathing heavily.
Reed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Reed blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reed is rocked!
Wilson pushes Reed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
Kevin Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilson pushes Reed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Wilson.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reed takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilson.
Wilson jerks Reed's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Reed drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Wilson goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Wilson because Reed was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Kevin Wilson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Whipple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whipple is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On My Level. Keith Whipple is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Whipple!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whipple to score with a decent uppercut.
Whipple drops Henderson with a naaaaasty hook - Henderson is in real trouble here! Whipple dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Whipple!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Mcgrath (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Mcgrath!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher tries to clinch up
and Mcgrath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fisher clinches up against the cage.
Fisher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Fisher.
Mcgrath wants to clinch.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcgrath as he avoids it easily.
Mcgrath lands a right hook to the body.
Mcgrath misses with a wild combination.
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcgrath fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fisher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mcgrath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like John Fisher has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Mcgrath catches Fisher right on the button with a cross.
Fisher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fisher fails with the takedown.
Mcgrath wants to clinch up but Fisher keeps it at a distance.
Mcgrath swats away the attempt to clinch by Fisher.
John Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgrath throws a jab but it's blocked by Fisher.
Fisher moves into the clinch.
Mcgrath tries to score a body lock takedown but Fisher shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mcgrath connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fisher scrambles back to his feet.
Fisher shoots in looking for a takedown but Mcgrath manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fisher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcgrath swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcgrath gets tackled into the cage by Fisher. Fisher maintains the clinch.
Fisher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fisher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fisher scores with a one two! Mcgrath had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fisher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcgrath swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Mcgrath.
Fisher tries to clinch there but Mcgrath circles away.
Fisher wants to clinch.
Fisher tries to bum rush Mcgrath with a series of wild strikes but Mcgrath uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcgrath cracks a nice hook into Fisher's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a right and a left that Mcgrath avoids nicely.
Fisher tries to clinch up but Mcgrath circles away and keeps his distance.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgrath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcgrath stuffs the takedown attempt from Fisher. Fisher gets slowly back to his feet.
Fisher misses with a combination
and Mcgrath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Mcgrath fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fisher, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcgrath tries to break free but Fisher pushes him back against the cage.
Mcgrath tries to circle away but Fisher has him pinned against the cage.
Mcgrath tries to break free but Fisher pushes him back against the cage.
Fisher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgrath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath thows a body shot but no joy.
Fisher shoots for a double leg takedown but Mcgrath sprawls well. He's pushed Fisher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fisher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Fisher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mcgrath tries to bum rush Fisher with a series of wild strikes but Fisher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgrath. Those never looked like landing.
Mcgrath blocks the body kick.
Mcgrath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mcgrath misses with an uppercut. Fisher saw that one coming.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Mcgrath avoids them all with ease.
Mcgrath with a hook.
John Fisher's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Mcgrath.
Fisher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mcgrath counters with a good low kick that Fisher was not able to check.
Mcgrath attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Mcgrath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Fisher's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mcgrath avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fisher tries to clinch but Mcgrath is having none of it.
Fisher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcgrath's waist but Mcgrath gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fisher off to one side.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fisher tries for a takedown but Mcgrath circles away easily
and Mcgrath counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fisher thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Mcgrath swings for the body but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher tries to clinch but Mcgrath is having none of it.
Fisher has his takedown stuffed
and Mcgrath counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgrath throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Fisher crashing down! Fisher tries to stagger back to his feet but Mcgrath just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Fisher asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Mcgrath!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Kronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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156 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Kronic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murkulanvippaaja looks for the body kick but Kronic saw that one coming.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a combination
and Kronic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murkulanvippaaja drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Kronic. Those never looked like landing.
Kronic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kronic lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja has been cut.
Kronic tries to score with a low kick but Murkulanvippaaja moves his leg out of the way.
Kronic throws a jab when Murkulanvippaaja was well out of range.
Kronic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murkulanvippaaja.
Kronic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murkulanvippaaja.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kronic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murkulanvippaaja has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murkulanvippaaja and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kronic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murkulanvippaaja.
Murkulanvippaaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murkulanvippaaja swinging wildly here.
Kronic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kronic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murkulanvippaaja circles away quickly and effectively.
Kronic misses with a few strikes there.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kronic misses with a body shot.
Kronic tries to score with a low kick but Murkulanvippaaja moves his leg out of the way.
A combination from Kronic does no damage.
Murkulanvippaaja tries to bum rush Kronic with a series of wild strikes but Kronic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kronic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kronic tries a head kick but it misses.
Kronic fails to land with a series of punches.
Murkulanvippaaja fails to land with a series of punches.
Murkulanvippaaja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kronic.
Kronic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkulanvippaaja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kronic.
Murkulanvippaaja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kronic.
Murkulanvippaaja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murkulanvippaaja dodges the punch combination from Kronic.
Murkulanvippaaja ducks under a wild hook from Kronic.
Kronic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a wild combination.
Kronic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murkulanvippaaja throws a good cross that connects.
Murkulanvippaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kronic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murkulanvippaaja takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Murkulanvippaaja throws a shot to the body.
Kronic tries to bum rush Murkulanvippaaja with a series of wild strikes but Murkulanvippaaja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kronic scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murkulanvippaaja thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a hook
and Kronic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murkulanvippaaja's knee momentarily.
Kronic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murkulanvippaaja rather than just go for the knockout.
Murkulanvippaaja moves in looking to clinch but Kronic pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Kronic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kronic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murkulanvippaaja has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kronic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kronic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murkulanvippaaja thows a body shot but no joy.
Kronic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kronic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kronic drops Murkulanvippaaja with a naaaaasty hook - Murkulanvippaaja is in real trouble here! Kronic dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Kronic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Sonofabeetch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams's entrance music is Death Blooms By Mudvayne. A fine choice. Sonofabeetch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by the theme from the x files. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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286 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Sonofabeetch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a right hand that misses
and Sonofabeetch counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Adams!
Adams is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonofabeetch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oh Adams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonofabeetch unloads with some huge strikes here! Adams is out! Sonofabeetch wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Harry Sonofabeetch!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inigo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montoya comes to the cage accompanied by Reptile Theme by Skrillex. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inigo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan shoots in and drives through. Montoya sprawls well.
Montoya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Montoya shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Montoya looking to pass the guard.
Bryan looking to control.
Montoya is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montoya was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryan.
Montoya moves forwards but Bryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Montoya takes a swing at Bryan's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan stuffs the takedown attempt from Montoya. Montoya gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryan misses with an uppercut. Montoya saw that one coming.
Montoya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Montoya throws a wild body kick that Bryan sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Montoya.
Sloppy strikes from Bryan. Those never looked like landing.
Montoya thows a body shot but no joy.
Bryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montoya.
Montoya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Montoya scores with a jab.
Bryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montoya misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryan.
Bryan blocks a head kick by Montoya.
Bryan thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Bryan misses.
Montoya throws a jab but it's blocked by Bryan.
Inigo Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryan throws a body punch but Montoya moves out of range.
Montoya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montoya misses with a body shot.
Montoya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montoya.
Bryan throws the left hand but Montoya avoids the punch easily.
Montoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryan.
Bryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Montoya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bryan's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya slaps away a takedown attempt from Bryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Montoya swings for the body but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan looks to land a left hand but Montoya moved out of range nicely.
Montoya moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Montoya misses with a wild body shot.
Montoya lands a jab to the head.
Bryan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bryan duly obliges.
It looks like Inigo Montoya has been cut.
A head kick misses from Montoya.
Bryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montoya.
Bryan throws a series of punches but Montoya avoids them all with ease.
Bryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Montoya moves forwards but Bryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Montoya misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bryan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bryan has a takedown stuffed.
Inigo Montoya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montoya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Montoya misses.
Bryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montoya.
Montoya misses with a wild body shot.
Montoya ducks under a wild hook from Bryan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bryan looks to land a right hand but Montoya moved out of range.
Montoya lands a front kick.
Montoya thumps Bryan with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Montoya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Inigo Montoya's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bryan misses the shot to the body.
Montoya defending well as Bryan loads up on a big left hand.
Montoya is looking to wear down Bryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Montoya misses its intended target.
Montoya jabs Bryan right on the nose. Bryan blinks but takes it well.
Bryan moves away from the strike by Montoya.
Inigo Montoya is winning the standup battle so far.
Montoya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid body kick from Montoya.
Montoya closes the distance and clinches up with Bryan, looking for a takedown. Montoya pushes Bryan against the cage but Bryan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montoya throws a body punch but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A bone on bone clash there as Bryan blocks the leg kick.
Bryan takes a swing at Montoya's ribcage but misses.
Montoya punishes Bryan's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya misses with a hook.
Montoya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Montoya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montoya connects with a nice looking jab.
Montoya lands a glancing blow to the side of Bryan's head.
Montoya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montoya thumps Bryan with a low kick.
Bryan misses the jab.
Bryan misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Montoya. Bryan shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryan. Montoya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montoya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryan misses the target.
Bryan misses with a hook
and Montoya counters with a straight right hand.
Montoya jabs Bryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montoya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bryan throws a right hand that Montoya ducks under and follows up with a left that Montoya also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bryan takes a step back to recover.
Bryan throws an overhand right that lands on Montoya's shoulder, as Montoya tries to avoid the shot.
Montoya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montoya cracks Bryan with a good jab.
Bryan connects with a body shot.
Montoya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bryan shoots in but Montoya avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Montoya tries to clinch but Bryan is having none of it.
Bryan misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Montoya.
Montoya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bryan's hands.
Bryan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Montoya lands a jab to the nose.
Montoya keeps Bryan at a distance using the push kick.
Montoya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bryan's head.
Montoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Decent striking displayed by Bryan there.
A shot to the liver by Bryan. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bryan ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryan throws a body punch but Montoya moves out of range.
Montoya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Montoya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Montoya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montoya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Montoya misses.
Montoya scores with the left hand. Bryan knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Montoya does no damage.
Bryan throws a one two combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montoya connects with a looping right hand.
Montoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Montoya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Inigo Montoya's cut.
That's time! Montoya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bryan throws a series of punches but Montoya avoids them all with ease.
Montoya displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bryan.
Montoya moves into the clinch successfully.
Montoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montoya stalling in the clinch but Bryan improves position.
Bryan looking for a takedown.
Montoya keeps control of Bryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bryan blocks a body shot from Montoya.
A short right from Montoya.
Montoya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Montoya lands a body punch.
Bryan can't get the takedown.
Inigo Montoya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryan.
Bryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Montoya missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya stalling.
Bryan blocks a body shot from Montoya.
Montoya misses with an elbow over the top.
Montoya leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bryan has picked Montoya up - he's going for a ride! Bryan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Montoya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is looking to pass Montoya's guard but actually Montoya recovers to full guard.
Montoya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bryan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bryan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Montoya trying to keep a closed guard but Bryan is proving a slippery customer.
Bryan trying to control but Montoya is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Montoya can't keep his opponent in guard - Bryan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Montoya is trying to control but can't.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bryan passes into side control, despite Montoya's attempt to control the position.
Montoya is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan trying to control the position but Montoya is working away.
Bryan lands an elbow.
Montoya takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kobe Bryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montoya is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Inigo Montoya.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Montoya, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inigo Montoya!
In his post fight interview, Inigo Montoya started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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