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CWFC 44 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between eat Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez has chosen Bad Company as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rod Melendez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.5lbs 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. eat Me has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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170 cm
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145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, eat Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Melendez is refusing to be controlled, as Me sits in half guard.
Me is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Melendez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Me.
Me perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Melendez is looking for a sweep. Me is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Me looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Melendez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Me is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Me is looking for a kimura here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melendez keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Melendez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). eat Me!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Verson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Kit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Verson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buakaw Kit!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kit motions for Verson to come forward. Kit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kit wants to slow Verson down by chopping away at his legs.
Verson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kit.
Rodrigo Verson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verson has a takedown stuffed.
Verson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kit as he jumps to the side.
Verson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Verson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Verson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Verson swings around for an armbar but Kit sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Verson's guard.
Kit is looking to work some ground and pound but Verson has wrist control.
Verson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kit defends well.
Verson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verson has an active guard here but Kit has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Verson sees it coming and defends easily.
Verson looking for submissions off his back.
Verson is staying active underneath Kit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kit slows the pace down in half guard.
Verson tries to get to full guard but Kit has control of the leg.
Verson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kit pulls his head out easily.
Verson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Verson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Verson tries to roll over but Kit keeps him under control.
Verson actively working from the bottom here.
Kit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Verson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kit pulls his head out easily.
Verson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kit pulls his head out easily.
Verson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kit pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Verson wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Verson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kit pulls his head out easily.
Verson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kit.
Verson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Verson is not content to let Kit control the position.
Verson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kit pulls his head out easily.
Verson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verson is working hard here to advance position.
Kit seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Verson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Verson looking for submissions off his back.
Kit trying to control from half guard but Verson is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Verson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rodrigo Verson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kit is looking to slow Verson down with leg kicks.
Verson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Verson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Verson drops back looking for a leg! Kit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kit manages to kick Verson off! Verson jumps back into Kit's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kit is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kit has escaped and now he's on top!
Kit trying to control but Verson is working from the bottom.
Verson is looking for a triangle but Kit pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verson keeping full guard, as Kit tries to pass.
Verson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Verson working for submissions but it's allowed Kit to get to half guard.
Kit lands with a punch from half guard.
Verson looking for submissions off his back.
Kit is trying to control the action in half guard but Verson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodrigo Verson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Verson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Verson is looking for a sweep. Kit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kit wants to take a breather but Verson is having none of it.
Verson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Verson looking for submissions off his back.
Kit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Verson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Verson looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Kit there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kit looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Verson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Verson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kit pulls his head out easily.
Kit wants to control but Verson is keeping him busy.
Verson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kit pulls his head out easily.
Kit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Verson sees it coming and defends easily.
Kit takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Verson wants to improve his position but Kit is controlling well.
Verson actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Verson with the active half guard here but Kit passes nicely into side control.
Kit works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kit trying to control the position but Verson is working away.
Verson is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Buakaw Kit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Kit.
Verson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Verson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Verson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Verson working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Kit slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Verson is looking for a kimura but Kit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Verson to get the leverage.
Verson is looking for a kimura here.
Kit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kit wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kit is on top in guard.
Verson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Verson keeping moving, preventing Kit from controlling successfully.
Verson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Verson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Verson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kit has managed to get both his arms back between Verson's legs - danger averted.
Verson working for a triangle but Kit defends it easily.
Verson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kit trying to control the position from guard on top but Verson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kit scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kit wants to control from the top but Verson keeps moving.
Kit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kit stopping the sweep attempt from Verson.
Verson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kit trying to control but Verson is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Buakaw Kit.
Verson shoots in and drives through. Kit sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Verson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kit fails to land the takedown.
Verson checks a leg kick nicely.
Verson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kit is fending him off so far but Verson persists. Nope, Kit circles away and we're back to standing.
Kit throws a low kick but Verson moves out of range easily.
Kit throws a nice looking combination but Verson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kit. That's going to slow Verson down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kit throws a wild body kick that Verson sees coming a mile off.
Verson shoots in but Kit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Verson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kit connects with a jab.
Verson misses with a takedown attempt - Kit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kit misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Kit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakaw Kit!
An out of breath and clearly excited Buakaw Kit thanked Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Lonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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204 lbs
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194 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Lonzo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande doesn't manage to clinch there - Lonzo circles away.
Lonzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Grande tries to sprawl out of it but Lonzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grande manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lonzo gets tackled into the cage by Grande. Grande maintains the clinch.
Grande will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lonzo up against the cage.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande breaks from the clinch.
Grande tries to clinch there but Lonzo circles away.
Lonzo connects with a body shot that sends Grande's belly button to the back.
Grande tries to clinch but Lonzo moves away
and Lonzo counters with a single leg into guard. Grande didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lonzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grande works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonzo postures up in Grande's guard and throws a big left but Grande blocks it.
Grande keeping full guard, as Lonzo tries to pass.
Grande avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lonzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grande works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lonzo wants to control from the top but Grande keeps moving.
Lonzo throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grande is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grande is controlling Lonzo's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lonzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lonzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Grande is working an open guard so Lonzo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lonzo fails with the takedown.
Grande takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lonzo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lonzo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grande looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lonzo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grande's head.
Grande working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lonzo.
Lonzo looking to pass the guard.
Lonzo stands up from Grande's guard - Lonzo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lonzo closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo tries to stall but Grande uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grande is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lonzo is defending well.
Grande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lonzo as Grande tries to tie him up.
Grande wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande misses with some punches.
Lonzo tries for a takedown but Grande manages to get underhooks.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Lonzo.
Lonzo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lonzo has had enough of the clinch but Grande keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lonzo avoids it.
Grande tries a body shot but Lonzo blocks it.
Grande pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grande tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lonzo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grande's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande has momentary wrist control but Lonzo slips an elbow through the middle.
Lonzo looking to pass the guard.
Lonzo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lonzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lonzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lonzo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grande has time to react.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lonzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grande is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Lonzo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grande gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Lonzo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Grande is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Lonzo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson's entrance music is Caustic Are The Ties That Bind. A fine choice. Simpson has chosen The Fire by The Roots as his entrance music. Steve Simpson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simpson's sensitive parts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Simpson.
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson lands a nice hook to Simpson's body. Simpson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simpson looks gassed!
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Wilson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson cracks Simpson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilson. That's going to slow Simpson down.
Wilson lands a big head kick that sends Simpson to the canvas! Wilson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Wilson!
A very excited looking Wade Wilson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gromowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar has chosen go coors! as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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235 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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31
287 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Gromowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silverback Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gromowski.
Nice cross by Gromowski.
Lesnar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gromowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gromowski scores with the left hand. Lesnar knows he should have avoided that one.
Gromowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gromowski counters with a leg kick.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Lesnar moves out of range of the leg kick from Gromowski.
Gromowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lesnar throws out the jab.
Lesnar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gromowski.
Gromowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Gromowski.
Gromowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lesnar's sensitive parts.
Gromowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot lands for Gromowski.
Gromowski scores with the left hand. Lesnar knows he should have avoided that one.
Lesnar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromowski lands with a shot to the body.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gromowski drops Lesnar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lesnar looks back up at him and smiles so Gromowski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lesnar is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gromowski thuds a left hand into Lesnar's body.
Lesnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Gromowski finish him?
Gromowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gromowski, right into the meat.
Gromowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lesnar seems to have recovered his senses.
Gromowski cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gromowski.
Gromowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lesnar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lesnar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gromowski pounces like a tiger and cracks Lesnar with a vicious hook! Lesnar is down but not out! Gromowski follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Gromowski!
A relieved looking Michael Gromowski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: . 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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28
147 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
St Pierre is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
St Pierre misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jeremy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson is trying to stand.
St Pierre wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Pierre wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson has one foot on St Pierre's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Pierre has time to react.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
St Pierre defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson pushes St Pierre off and scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Felix St Pierre will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and St Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson cracks St Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on St Pierre's shoulder, as St Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson sizes up St Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson jabs at St Pierre's body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
Jeremy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a nice strike.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Pierre.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson stays in close to St Pierre's body and controls the position.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
St Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
St Pierre has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeremy Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Nice uppercut there from St Pierre.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as St Pierre shoots in.
St Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Johnson.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jeremy Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and St Pierre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donk. Johnson catches St Pierre right on the button with a cross.
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!
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but St Pierre seems unphased.
Nice shot by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Pierre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Pierre. St Pierre obviously looking to wear him down.
St Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson cracks St Pierre with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Phuey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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25
144 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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27
141 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Phuey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phuey scores with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Phuey - that will leave a mark!
Phuey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Phuey tries to work over Hunter's front leg with a kick but Hunter checks it.
Phuey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phuey lands a slapping body shot.
Phuey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunter tries for a takedown but Phuey circles away easily
and Phuey finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hunter slips a jab from Phuey.
Sam Phuey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phuey tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter fails to land the takedown.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Sam Phuey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phuey.
Phuey misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Phuey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phuey throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter lands a jab-cross combination.
Phuey throws a wild body kick that Hunter sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut lands for Phuey. That snapped Hunter's head back.
Phuey misses with a leg kick
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter fails to land the takedown.
Sam Phuey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Hunter.
Phuey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Phuey cracks the inside of Hunter's front leg.
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!
A head kick misses from Phuey.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phuey.
Phuey lands a slapping body shot.
Hunter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Phuey circles away.
Phuey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter checks a leg kick nicely.
Phuey throws a leg kick but Hunter sees it coming and moves out of range.
That kick from Phuey tenderised Hunter's leg. Hunter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Phuey has managed to clinch.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phuey.
Hunter avoiding damage as Phuey throws knees to the body.
Phuey misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phuey.
A nice left hand lands by Phuey.
Hunter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Phuey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phuey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phuey looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Phuey is looking to wear down Hunter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Phuey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phuey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phuey scoring well with a low kick there.
Phuey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunter takes a swing at Phuey's ribcage but misses.
Phuey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phuey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phuey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Phuey throws out a leg kick but Hunter moves out of range and Phuey only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Phuey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hunter.
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Phuey counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phuey.
Hunter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Sam Phuey has been cut.
Phuey misses with a body kick.
Phuey throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Phuey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phuey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuey is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phuey.
Phuey cracks Hunter with a good jab.
Phuey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phuey lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phuey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hunter cracks Phuey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phuey throws a leg kick which misses Hunter's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunter tries to avoid it.
Hunter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Phuey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phuey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phuey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phuey connects with a high kick.
Phuey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunter doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Phuey counters with a leg kick.
Phuey throws a leg kick which misses Hunter's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunter tries to avoid it.
Sam Phuey is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phuey. That's going to slow Hunter down.
Hunter misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hunter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Phuey - the referee stops the clock and Hunter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Phuey. Hunter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A right-left combo lands from Phuey.
Good leg kick by Phuey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phuey just misses with a punch to the body.
Phuey throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Phuey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phuey.
Phuey works Hunter's body with a nice hook.
Phuey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunter is out of range and Phuey settles back down.
Hunter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Phuey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phuey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunter.
Phuey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phuey scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phuey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunter's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter tries to land a body kick
and Phuey counters with a head kick. That will keep Hunter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Phuey feints and then cracks Hunter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunter down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phuey can pounce on him.
Hunter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phuey can pounce on him.
Hunter shoots in and gets a takedown into Phuey's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Phuey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Phuey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Phuey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunter's sensitive parts.
Phuey closes the distance and pushes Hunter back into the cage.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Phuey.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Phuey landing knees to the body.
Hunter tries to break free but Phuey pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
Phuey landing knees to the head.
Hunter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Phuey tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter can't get the takedown.
Phuey lands a left hand.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phuey prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Phuey missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter pulls guard successfully.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Phuey from controlling successfully.
Hunter being controlled here, momentarily.
Hunter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Phuey is aware though and is defending well.
Phuey trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phuey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sam Phuey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hunter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phuey defending well though.
Phuey is trying to control but can't.
Phuey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Travis Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Phuey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hunter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hunter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Phuey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hunter prevents Phuey from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Phuey is on top in guard.
Hunter is trying to keep Phuey in close.
Phuey wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter keeping full guard, as Phuey tries to pass.
Phuey sitting in guard here, content to control.
Phuey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuey is pushing down on Hunter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hunter is fighting to maintain full guard but Phuey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hunter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hunter looking to control.
Phuey trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Phuey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hunter looking for a triangle here. Phuey is fighting it but it looks tight! Hunter pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Phuey is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Travis Hunter!
An out of breath Travis Hunter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Zalinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowell comes to the cage accompanied by Doin Time. Zalinski has chosen We Don't Need Another Hero as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Nowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Zalinski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalinski throws a leg kick but Nowell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Zalinski.
Zalinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nowell.
Zalinski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nowell is out of range.
Zalinski misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nowell lands a knee to the body.
Nowell just leaning against Zalinski, taking a breather.
Nowell has Zalinski pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nowell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Zalinski tumbling to the mat - Nowell dives into Zalinski's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zalinski controls Nowell momentarily but Nowell frees himself.
Zalinski wants to sweep but no luck.
Zalinski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Zalinski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalinski wants to take a breather but Nowell is having none of it.
Nowell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nowell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nowell tries to clinch but Zalinski is having none of it.
Nowell has a takedown stuffed.
Nowell moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zalinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nowell has Zalinski pressed against the cage.
Nowell connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowell obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ray Zalinski has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nowell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zalinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zalinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zalinski looks gassed!
Nowell scores with a knee to the head.
Nowell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks with his arms.
Nowell stalling the fight.
Zalinski tries for a takedown but Nowell manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zalinski tries to pull guard but Nowell won't allow it.
Nowell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nowell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Zalinski actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell wants to control but Zalinski is keeping him busy.
Nowell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nowell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zalinski is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nowell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zalinski throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nowell. What's that going to do exactly?
Zalinski is working to get back to half guard.
Nowell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell looking to finish Zalinski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zalinski!
Zalinski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Nowell seems content to control.
Nowell is keen to just control but Zalinski is a slippery customer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zalinski trying to control here.
Nowell prevents Zalinski from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nowell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zalinski keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Nowell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Zalinski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nowell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zalinski avoids it really well and circles away.
Zalinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Nowell is just out of range.
Zalinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nowell was well out of range. Poor timing from Zalinski.
Zalinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nowell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zalinski. Nowell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zalinski has Nowell up against the cage in a clinch.
Nowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zalinski's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zalinski.
Zalinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zalinski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zalinski is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zalinski gets caught napping as Nowell dives in and scores a takedown. Zalinski manages to retain guard.
Nowell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zalinski is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell forces his way into half guard.
Zalinski trying to control but Nowell postures up.
Nowell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zalinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zalinski is looking for a sweep. Nowell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Nowell there.
Nowell is pressing down on Zalinski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zalinski is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zalinski keeping hold of Nowell's head, controlling as best he can.
Zalinski actively working from the bottom here.
Bradley Nowell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nowell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zalinski for as long as he can get away with.
Zalinski is looking to control Nowell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zalinski avoid being mounted?
Zalinski tries to roll over but Nowell keeps him under control.
Nowell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nowell wants to pass to mount but Zalinski is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bradley Nowell just wasn't active enough.
Nowell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zalinski pinned against the cage. Zalinski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zalinski swats away the attempt to clinch by Nowell.
Nowell clinches up with Zalinski and pushes him back against the cage.
Bradley Nowell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zalinski pushes Nowell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nowell lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowell scores with a knee to the head.
Nowell landing knees to the head.
Nowell crunches a lovely knee into Zalinski's ribcage.
Zalinski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nowell avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalinski can't break the clinch.
Zalinski jumps guard but Nowell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nowell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zalinski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowell connects with a knee to the head.
Zalinski is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowell.
Zalinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Nowell finish him?
Nowell has Zalinski pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Zalinski is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Nowell - that's hurt Zalinski badly! Oh, another knee lands and Zalinski is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Zalinski doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bradley Nowell!
During a confident post fight interview, Bradley Nowell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blow Jimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy has chosen Take a lick as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blow Jimmy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimmy forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Jimmy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Jimmy backwards.
It looks like Blow Jimmy has been cut.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jimmy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King lands with a right to the head.
King misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
Jimmy looking to stall.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Jimmy.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jimmy backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Jimmy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Jimmy.
Jimmy misses with a body punch.
A short right from King.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jimmy misses with a body punch.
King scores with a hook to the body.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King working aggressively here.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jimmy or not.
Jimmy looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from King.
King lands an uppercut.
King tries to work over Jimmy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jimmy blocking some punches.
Jimmy stalling in the clinch but King improves position.
King digs a right hand underneath Jimmy's ribcage. Jimmy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy blocks a body shot from King.
Jimmy blocks a body shot from King.
Jimmy prevents a body shot from King.
Jimmy taking a breather.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jimmy backwards.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King cracks Jimmy with a nice body shot.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King scores with a hook to the body.
King tries to throw a body punch but Jimmy avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Jimmy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King misses with a body punch.
King working aggressively here.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King tries to work over Jimmy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King prevents a body shot from Jimmy.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jimmy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jimmy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jimmy.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Blow Jimmy's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King lands a body shot.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Jimmy controls the action.
King misses with a body punch.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jimmy backwards.
King misses with the head strike.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King tries to work over Jimmy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jimmy blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jimmy taking a breather.
King tries to throw a body punch but Jimmy avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jimmy blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
King works on Jimmy's body with a couple of short punches.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blow Jimmy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jimmy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King thuds his right hand into Jimmy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jimmy is rocked!
King moves in looking to clinch but Jimmy pushes him off.
King throws a right hand that Jimmy ducks under and follows up with a left that Jimmy also avoids with ease.
King misses with a body shot.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimmy throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimmy takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Jimmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Jimmy misses with a low kick.
King lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Jimmy is looking to close the distance but King sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Jimmy crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Jimmy is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Brian King!
Brian King retains his heavyweight title!
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