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Bellum 21: Road to Victory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Garcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Delcin (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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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Garcon!
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, Vlad Delcin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delcin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garcon was covering up waiting for the punch and Delcin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Delcin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garcon looking to control.
Delcin throwing strikes but missing.
Delcin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Delcin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Delcin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delcin postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcon is on top in guard.
Garcon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Garcon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delcin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon wants to control from the top but Delcin keeps moving.
Delcin has Garcon pulled in close to control his posture.
Delcin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcon's guard.
Garcon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Delcin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcon has momentary wrist control but Delcin slips an elbow through the middle.
Delcin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delcin works over Garcon with some ground and pound from guard.
Delcin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delcin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Delcin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garcon is rocked!
Delcin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Garcon's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vlad Delcin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcomn Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Prince. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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174 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Axel Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcomn Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown is looking to advance position but Garcia won't allow it.
Garcia looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brown is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
Garcia is looking to escape.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcia defending well though.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown winds up and cracks Garcia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garcia is looking to escape.
Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Brown is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Brown works his way into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Garcia is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Brown has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Garcia is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malcomn Brown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Syah Pernong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keaton Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keaton Bullard struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Syah Pernong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keaton Bullard!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syah Pernong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bullard darts in trying to clinch
and Syah Pernong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Syah Pernong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Syah Pernong is trying to work for a kimura but Bullard is defending well.
Syah Pernong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bullard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Syah Pernong.
Syah Pernong is looking for a kimura here.
Syah Pernong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syah Pernong is looking for a kimura but Bullard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Syah Pernong to get the leverage.
Bullard wants to improve his position but Syah Pernong is controlling well.
Syah Pernong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Syah Pernong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bullard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Syah Pernong.
Bullard has hold of Syah Pernong's hands but Syah Pernong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Syah Pernong in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bullard tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Syah Pernong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edward Syah Pernong!
Edward Syah Pernong looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'He is nothing!!! .thx for my fans..i\'m ready for next fight'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Jackson (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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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Parker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Parker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Parker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Parker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parker tries to get out of the position.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Parker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Parker's guard.
Parker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parker tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker is controlling Jackson's posture.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billy Jackson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parker as he avoids it easily.
Parker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Parker wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Parker in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson tries to kick Parker off in order to stand up. Parker Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Parker misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Parker dominated that round.
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.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Parker which made him look bad.
Jackson shoots in but Parker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Parker.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parker is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Parker circles away and we're back to standing.
Ted Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Jackson.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Parker sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parker misses with a double jab.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Parker scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parker jumps guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Parker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parker lands a right hand.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Parker after a bit of a struggle.
Parker tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker feints and as Jackson raises his hands in defense, Parker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Parker is controlling him.
Parker trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Parker tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker postures up.
Ted Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Parker.
Parker catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parker gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Parker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jackson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Parker just content to control the position.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Parker has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Parker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Parker sprawls well.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Parker.
Jackson slips a jab from Parker.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ted Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Jackson.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Jackson defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Parker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parker gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to control the pace.
Parker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Parker works his way into full mount!
Parker landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Parker lands a heavy elbow.
Billy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker working Jackson over with strikes here.
Parker with the ground and pound from mount.
Parker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Parker lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker controlling from mount.
Parker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parker, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Parker!
Ted Parker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Herdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Herdy!
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, Jean Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Herdy misses.
Van Dam misses with a hook.
Herdy throws a body punch but Van Dam moves out of range.
Van Dam just misses with a punch to the body.
Herdy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Dam throws out the jab.
Van Dam gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Van Dam looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Dam, not yet.
Van Dam keeping full guard, as Herdy tries to pass.
Herdy pushing down on Van Dam's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Van Dam is pressing down on Herdy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Herdy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Herdy is working hard here to advance position.
Herdy slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam tries to roll over but Herdy keeps him under control.
Herdy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Dam keeps working.
Herdy with the ground and pound but Van Dam uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Van Dam looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Dam, not yet.
Van Dam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Herdy's guard.
Herdy is trying to keep Van Dam in close.
Van Dam preventing the sweep.
Herdy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van Dam!
Herdy has hold of Van Dam's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Van Dam manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Dam can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Van Dam holds on for dear life.
Herdy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Van Dam is desperately trying to improve his position but Herdy has a good base and remains in mount.
Van Dam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Herdy with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herdy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Herdy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Van Dam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Herdy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Dam is looking to escape.
Herdy thowing shots but they're missing.
Van Dam is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Van Dam is looking to improve his position but Herdy isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herdy avoids the attempt from Van Dam to control.
Van Dam holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Herdy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Herdy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Van Dam tries to hold on but Herdy pushes him away.
Herdy moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Van Dam has worked his arm free - good work by Van Dam!
Van Dam is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dam is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herdy wants to pass the guard but Van Dam is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Herdy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Dam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herdy manages to avoid it.
Herdy slips a straight right by Van Dam.
Van Dam throws out a loose jab but Herdy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herdy manages to avoid it.
Herdy throws an overhand right that lands on Van Dam's shoulder, as Van Dam tries to avoid the shot.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut.
Herdy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Dam.
Van Dam closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Van Dam lands in his opponent's guard.
Van Dam looking to sit in guard and control but Herdy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Herdy throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam keeping full guard, as Herdy tries to pass.
Van Dam wants to sweep here but Herdy controlling him for the moment.
Van Dam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Herdy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Herdy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Herdy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Herdy throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herdy is looking to advance position but Van Dam has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Dam cracks Herdy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Herdy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Van Dam landing shots from mount.
Herdy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Herdy flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dam tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Van Dam raining down shots from the mount!
Herdy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Van Dam is landing with some decent strikes but Herdy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Herdy is bucking up trying to escape but Van Dam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Herdy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Van Dam.
Oh Herdy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Herdy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Dam landing punches.
Van Dam postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Herdy bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Van Dam and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Van Dam!
Jean Van Dam took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Rebel Pride Clothing. (Death Before Dishonor) $8 S for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johhny Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
179 lbs
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30
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johhny Stan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stan trying to control the position.
Stan controlling the position.
Tyson advances position into side control!
Stan is looking for a sweep.
Stan can't do much from the bottom here.
Stan is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Tyson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tyson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stan is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stan is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Stan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tyson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stan wants to sweep but Tyson has passed to side control!
Tyson is trying to get an arm triangle but Stan is defending well.
Tyson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stan can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson controlling the position from side mount.
Stan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stan is trying to control Tyson's posture but Tyson avoids it.
Tyson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stan tries to buck Tyson off but Tyson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has an Americana. Stan didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Tyson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Tyson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Orlando Tyson!
Orlando Tyson is the new welterweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Slamen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Only One Can Judge as his entrance music. Troy Slamen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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163 lbs
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24
165 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Slamen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Martinez enables Slamen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martinez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Slamen postures up in Martinez's guard and throws a big left but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slamen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slamen with a nice head shot there.
Slamen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slamen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Slamen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slamen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Slamen controlling him for the moment.
Slamen postures up in Martinez's guard and throws a big left but Martinez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slamen manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slamen pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.
Slamen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slamen is pulling down on Martinez's head. It's preventing any offense from Martinez, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Slamen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slamen connects with a couple of short punches.
Slamen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez can't keep his opponent in guard - Slamen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slamen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Martinez could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Slamen has cracked it and Martinez is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Slamen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Troy Slamen!
Troy Slamen retains his lightweight title!
Troy Slamen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Houle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Simpson's choice of entrance music: The Fire by The Roots. Devin Houle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Houle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Simpson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson clinches up against the cage.
Houle pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Simpson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Houle keeping moving, preventing Simpson from controlling successfully.
Simpson looking to pass the guard.
Simpson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Simpson throws a big right hand that misses.
Simpson advances position into side control!
Simpson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Houle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Simpson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Houle keeps working.
Houle is trying to improve his position.
Houle is not content to let Simpson control the position.
Simpson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Houle is trying to get back to half guard.
Simpson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Houle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houle prevents Simpson from improving position.
Houle tries to improve position but can't.
Houle prevents Simpson from moving into mount.
Simpson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Houle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Simpson trying to control the position but Houle is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houle is looking to reverse the position.
Simpson advances to mount.
Houle is looking to get to half guard.
Simpson wants to control but Houle has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Simpson is working for a kimura but Houle is defending it quite comfortably.
Houle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Simpson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Simpson seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houle is staying active underneath Simpson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Simpson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Houle defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Simpson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Houle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Simpson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Houle somewhat.
Simpson has closed the distance and engaged Houle in a clinch.
Houle jumps guard.
Simpson wants to control from the top but Houle keeps moving.
Simpson stands and throws Houle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Houle is looking to regain half guard here but Simpson keeps moving and retains side control.
Simpson works to advance to full mount. Houle defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houle is trying desperately to improve position.
Steven Simpson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson moves to back control.
Will Simpson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Simpson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Houle tries to escape the position.
Houle breaks Simpson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Houle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houle trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Simpson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Simpson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Simpson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Simpson trying to control but Houle is working from the bottom.
Simpson advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson is looking to advance position but Houle won't allow it.
Houle moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Houle is adopting a defensive guard.
Houle keeping full guard, as Simpson tries to pass.
Houle controls Simpson momentarily but Simpson frees himself.
Simpson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Houle manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Houle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Houle trying to control the position from guard on top but Simpson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson wants to sweep here but Houle controlling him for the moment.
Houle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Simpson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simpson keeping moving, preventing Houle from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Devin Houle wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Simpson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Houle will feel that in the morning.
Simpson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Houle at a distance.
Houle checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Simpson 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. This is the final round!
Houle shoots for a takedown but Simpson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Houle scores a takedown into full mount!
Simpson is trying to escape the mount.
Houle goes for an armbar but Simpson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Simpson.
Simpson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Houle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Simpson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Houle is keeping the position for now.
Simpson trying to control but Houle is working from the bottom.
Simpson looking to pass the guard.
Houle wants to sweep but no luck.
Simpson trying to control but Houle is working from the bottom.
Simpson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Houle is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Simpson passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Simpson seems content to control.
Simpson is looking to pass Houle's guard but actually Houle recovers to full guard.
Simpson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Houle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Houle keeping moving, preventing Simpson from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Steven Simpson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Houle fails with a takedown attempt.
Simpson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Simpson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Houle!
Simpson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houle blocking the ground and pound.
Houle suckers Simpson into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Houle is now in Simpson's guard!
Houle trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Simpson controls Houle momentarily but Houle frees himself.
Houle trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Simpson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Steven Simpson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simpson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Simpson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Simpson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Simpson!
Our winner, Steven Simpson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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