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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tad Unhinged (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tad Unhinged!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson gets a double leg takedown into Unhinged's guard.
Unhinged throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Unhinged looking for a guillotine here but Davidson defends easily.
Davidson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Unhinged is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Unhinged has escaped and now he's on top!
Unhinged looking to sit in guard and control but Davidson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davidson stands up and waves to Unhinged to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unhinged takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davidson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davidson.
It looks like Tad Unhinged has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Unhinged looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Unhinged shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Davidson is defending against the submission attempts here by Unhinged.
Unhinged lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unhinged frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unhinged controlling from mount.
Unhinged get's back to his feet.
Davidson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Unhinged shoots in for a takedown but Davidson shows good takedown defense.
Unhinged throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davidson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Unhinged is in Davidson's guard.
Unhinged missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davidson looking for a guillotine here but Unhinged defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Unhinged passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davidson throws Unhinged to one side and escapes!
Davidson drives through with a takedown into Unhinged's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Unhinged is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Unhinged has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davidson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davidson stands up and waves to Unhinged to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unhinged fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Unhinged is looking to clinch.
Unhinged closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davidson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tad Unhinged. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unhinged fails with the takedown
and Davidson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Unhinged won't be happy with that.
Unhinged is breathing heavily.
Davidson stands up and beckons Unhinged to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Davidson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tad Unhinged's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Unhinged shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Davidson is trying to defend but Unhinged finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Davidson wants to improve his position but Unhinged is controlling well.
Unhinged is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Unhinged postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Davidson to stand up.
Davidson lands with a nice combination. Unhinged backs away looking to recover.
Davidson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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.
Davidson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Willie Davidson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unhinged closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Unhinged trying to control the position but Davidson is working away.
Davidson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davidson is breathing heavily.
Unhinged slows the pace down.
Unhinged's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson tries to escape but Unhinged is in control.
Unhinged tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Unhinged decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davidson wants it to stay on the feet.
Davidson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unhinged shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davidson as he jumps to the side.
Unhinged moves in looking to clinch but Davidson pushes him off.
Davidson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Unhinged on the side of the head.
Davidson 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.
Unhinged will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Unhinged looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davidson trying to control but Unhinged is working from the bottom.
Davidson advances position into side control!
Unhinged is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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!
Unhinged is looking for a sweep.
Davidson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Unhinged is avoiding damage well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unhinged manages to work his way to half guard, despite Davidson's best efforts.
Unhinged moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tad Unhinged will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tad Unhinged's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Unhinged shoots in but no luck this time.
Unhinged feints and as Davidson raises his hands in defense, Unhinged changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Unhinged stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davidson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Unhinged stands and throws Davidson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Unhinged working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Unhinged wants to control but Davidson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unhinged tries for a kimura but Davidson is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Unhinged tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Unhinged has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Davidson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Unhinged asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Unhinged wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davidson, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is pushing Unhinged's head away, looking to escape. Unhinged manages to hold on to the position though.
Davidson can't do much from the bottom here.
Unhinged has hold of Davidson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Davidson seems comfortable defending it but Unhinged has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Davidson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Davidson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Unhinged couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tad Unhinged!
An out of breath Tad Unhinged 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Macho Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Macho Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Rynes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynes looks to land a combination. Franco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rynes throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely.
Rynes misses with a takedown attempt - Franco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Macho Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Franco fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rynes to the ground. Franco is now in Rynes's guard.
Franco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Franco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Franco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rynes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Franco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Franco is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rynes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rynes has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Franco looking for subs off his back but Rynes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Franco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rynes is keen to just control but Franco is a slippery customer.
Franco actively working from the bottom here.
Franco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Franco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rynes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Franco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rynes has managed to get both his arms back between Franco's legs - danger averted.
Franco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rynes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rynes defends it easily.
Franco keeping moving, preventing Rynes from controlling successfully.
Franco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rynes defends it easily.
Franco has his foot on Rynes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rynes works his way back into a safe position though.
Franco has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rynes should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Franco has tightened it up now! Rynes should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Macho Franco!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barti Fat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Rosenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fat comes to the cage accompanied by Road to hell. Niko Rosenberg will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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132 lbs
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142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barti Fat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Rosenberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosenberg. Fat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rosenberg.
Rosenberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fat's hands.
Rosenberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fat is rocked!
It looks like Barti Fat has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Rosenberg.
Oh Fat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Rosenberg has cracked Fat with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Rosenberg lands another huge swinging hook and Fat tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Fat, before Rosenberg can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Niko Rosenberg!
An out of breath and clearly excited Niko Rosenberg thanked - Elite Fighter Clothing © - **SALE** for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thoughtless by KoRn. Brooks has chosen Sexy and I know it as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Brooks!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Barton throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barton throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
Barton tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barton misses with a head kick.
Barton misses with a body kick.
Barton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks misses with the combination.
Barton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brooks will feel that in the morning.
Barton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barton is looking to land body kicks.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks rushes Barton and presses him up against the cage.
Brooks throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brooks misses with a knee strike.
Brooks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brooks connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Barton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks looking to throw knees to the head but Barton is blocking nicely.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Brooks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barton blocks it with crossed arms.
Brooks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Brooks.
Barton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton with a nice cross.
Barton throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Barton circles away and keeps his distance.
Barton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Barton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barton is looking to land body kicks.
Barton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barton.
The crowd cheers as Barton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brooks doesn't seem phased though.
A jab lands there for Barton.
Barton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barton throws a right and a left that Brooks avoids nicely.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Barton throws a series of punches but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks moves out of range as Barton throws a body kick.
Barton keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks rushes Barton and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks landing knees to the body.
Brooks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but Barton blocks with his arms.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks looks gassed!
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks trying to stall but Barton improves his position.
Barton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks moves to clinch but Barton breaks away
and Barton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Barton keeps it at a distance.
Barton throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooks.
Barton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Eric Barton 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.
No joy there for Barton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Barton.
Brooks wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barton is defended easily by Brooks.
Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brooks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brooks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barton blocks it with crossed arms.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but Barton blocks with his arms.
Brooks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barton avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barton up against the cage.
Barton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brooks is looking to control Barton's arms but Barton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brooks has his back to the cage.
Barton has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Brooks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barton just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Barton.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barton throws out the jab.
Jab from Barton.
Barton throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton misses with a head kick.
Brooks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barton circles away quickly and effectively.
Kyle Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barton fails to land the takedown.
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brooks has closed the distance and engaged Barton in a clinch.
Brooks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks scores with a knee to the head.
Brooks prevents Barton from breaking the clinch.
Barton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barton digs a good hook to Brooks's body.
Barton throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Brooks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eric Barton is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Barton misses.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barton misses with a body kick.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brooks is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Brooks as Barton shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Barton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barton fails to land with a series of punches.
Barton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brooks is fending him off so far but Barton persists. Nope, Brooks circles away and we're back to standing.
Brooks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brooks has closed the distance and engaged Barton in a clinch.
Come on Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brooks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barton misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barton misses with a wild body shot.
Barton tries to score with a low kick but Brooks moves his leg out of the way.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Kyle Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barton breaks the clinch.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Barton pushes him off.
Brooks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brooks closes the distance but Barton moves to the side
and Barton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks slips under a jab from Barton.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Barton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barton.
Barton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Brooks got wobbled bad by a big combination! Barton presses forward with punches and knees until Brooks stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Brooks closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Barton!
Our winner, Eric Barton, 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marko Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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20
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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32
134 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marko Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato Barral!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barral has his feet on Khan's thighs here. He's pushed Khan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Khan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Barral!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Knock Out. Larry Hernandez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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163 lbs
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150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Las Vegas, Larry Hernandez!
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, Ricky Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez slips under a jab.
A nice combination there by Martinez.
Hernandez with a jab.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Martinez slips a straight right by Hernandez.
Martinez fails to land the takedown.
Larry Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Martinez.
Hernandez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernandez throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Martinez feints and as Hernandez raises his hands in defense, Martinez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hernandez is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez seems keen to control Martinez's posture.
Hernandez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Larry Hernandez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Martinez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larry Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Hernandez gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Hernandez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as Martinez shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown but Hernandez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martinez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martinez looks gassed!
Hernandez digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Hernandez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hernandez misses with a hook.
Hernandez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martinez back to the cage. Hernandez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hernandez defends it nicely.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hernandez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Hernandez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hernandez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hernandez is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep.
Hernandez is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Hernandez is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hernandez. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Martinez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hernandez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez is adopting a defensive guard.
Martinez drops back looking for a leg! Hernandez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hernandez manages to kick Martinez off! Martinez jumps back into Hernandez's guard.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
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 Larry Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hernandez takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez looks for a takedown but Hernandez sprawls well.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernandez misses the target.
Martinez shoots in but Hernandez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larry Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Martinez.
Hernandez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martinez back to the cage. Hernandez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Hernandez punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Hernandez stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Hernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Ricky Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Larry Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernandez lands a lovely overhand right.
Hernandez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Hernandez. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Hernandez thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hernandez to score with a decent uppercut.
Hernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez slaps away a takedown attempt from Martinez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez works Martinez's body with a nice hook.
Larry Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez avoids it really well and circles away.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Hernandez lands a body shot.
Martinez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hernandez is defending against the submission attempts here by Martinez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Hernandez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense.
Martinez ducks right into an uppercut from Hernandez.
Hernandez leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut.
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Hernandez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hernandez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hernandez circles away.
Larry Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Martinez.
Hernandez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernandez tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hernandez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hernandez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a nice right hand.
Hernandez connects with the punch.
Hernandez swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Hernandez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hernandez misses with a hook.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.
Martinez has managed to clinch.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hernandez but Hernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hernandez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernandez. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hernandez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hernandez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hernandez throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hernandez's guard.
Martinez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hernandez is proving hard to escape from.
Hernandez is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hernandez circles away.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt - Hernandez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernandez.
Larry Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Hernandez circles away.
Horrible takedown by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hernandez which made him look bad.
Hernandez swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Hernandez stuffs the takedown.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Ricky Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hernandez, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bj Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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135 lbs
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139 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bj Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Probert!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert gets caught napping as Ferguson dives in and scores a takedown. Probert manages to retain guard.
Ferguson 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.
Ferguson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Probert is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bj Ferguson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ferguson shoots for a takedown but Probert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferguson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferguson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Probert stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ferguson lands in his opponent's guard.
Ferguson trying to control but Probert is working from the bottom.
Ferguson wants to stand but Probert is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ferguson tries to free his leg and advance position but Probert is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Probert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because bj Ferguson just wasn't active enough.
Ferguson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferguson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ferguson manages to end up in side control.
Probert tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferguson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ferguson trying to control the position but Probert is working away.
Ferguson controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bj Ferguson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Probert punishes Ferguson's body with a nice straight punch.
Probert throws a shot to the body.
Probert scores with a jab to the jaw.
Probert lands a nice looking body shot.
Probert lands a right hook to the body.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Probert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Probert throws a series of punches but Ferguson moves out of range.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Ferguson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Probert scores with a nice head shot.
Probert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Probert stuns Ferguson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sparky Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Ferguson misses.
Probert connects with a body shot.
Probert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Probert.
Probert lands a jab to Ferguson's midsection.
Probert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferguson at a distance.
Probert lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferguson's sensitive parts.
Probert scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Probert listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Probert lands a slapping body shot.
Probert is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferguson rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Probert dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ferguson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Probert.
Ferguson checks a low kick from Probert.
Probert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Probert.
Good exchange - Probert coming out on top.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Ferguson shoots in but Probert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Probert throws a body kick that misses.
bj Ferguson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Probert cracks the inside of Ferguson's front leg.
Ferguson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Probert moves out of range easily.
Ferguson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Probert manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferguson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ferguson forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to stand but Probert has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Probert avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ferguson.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Probert is not content to let Ferguson control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of bj Ferguson.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Probert lands with a nice body punch.
Probert slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferguson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Probert lands a nice hook to Ferguson's body. Ferguson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
Ferguson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Probert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferguson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Probert does it's job there.
Ferguson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Probert can pounce on him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferguson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bj Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Probert scores with a punch to the head.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Probert lands a head shot.
Probert lands a nice hook to Ferguson's body. Ferguson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Probert lands with a shot to the body.
Probert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Probert lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Probert throws a solid leg kick but Ferguson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Probert.
Probert scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Probert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Probert does it's job there.
Ferguson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Ferguson. Those never looked like landing.
Probert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Probert fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferguson on the side of the head.
Ferguson is rocked!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferguson is defended easily by Probert.
Oh Ferguson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Probert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferguson seems to have got his legs back now.
Probert lands a slapping body shot.
Probert stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.
Probert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Probert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferguson at a distance.
Ferguson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Probert to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert cracks a nice hook into Ferguson's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Probert.
Ferguson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert thuds a left hand into Ferguson's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferguson 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.
Ferguson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Probert lands a nice shot to the body.
Probert lands with a nice body punch.
Probert works Ferguson's body with a nice hook.
Probert scores with a kick to the body.
Probert stuns Ferguson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Probert, as that shot connected.
Probert fakes the leg kick and cracks Ferguson in the body.
Probert scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Ferguson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ferguson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Probert lands a nice hook to Ferguson's body. Ferguson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Probert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert scores with a three punch combo!
Probert throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Ferguson blocks the low kick.
Sparky Probert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Probert throws out a powerful jab.
Probert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Probert throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Probert jabs at Ferguson's body.
Probert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferguson momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Probert.
Probert lands a jab-cross combination.
No luck for Ferguson with that takedown attempt.
Sparky Probert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Probert looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Probert scores with a hook to the body. Ferguson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferguson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Probert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Probert lands with a nice body punch.
Probert lands a right hook to the body.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bj Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Probert throws out a powerful jab.
Probert connects with a solid leg kick.
Probert displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Probert connects with a body shot.
Probert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ferguson backs up against the cage.
Probert thuds a left hand into Ferguson's body.
Ferguson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probert lands a really nice looking cross but Ferguson seems unphased.
Probert scores with a nice strike.
Probert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferguson.
Probert connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Probert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ferguson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferguson checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Ferguson as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ferguson blocks the leg kick.
Probert connects with a body shot that sends Ferguson's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferguson checks a low kick from Probert.
bj Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sparky Probert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Probert uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferguson has time to react.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but Probert shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparky Probert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Probert winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparky Probert!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kazuki Williams has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kazuki Williams seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuki Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Dillard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries for a takedown but Dillard circles away easily
and Dillard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dillard stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Dillard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillard doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Williams advances position into side control!
Dillard is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but Dillard is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dillard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dillard manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dillard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillard wants to free his trapped foot but Williams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dillard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Williams sees it coming and defends easily.
Dillard is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Williams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dillard passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dillard is looking to pass Williams's guard but actually Williams recovers to full guard.
Dillard wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillard wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Dillard from standing up.
Dillard drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Williams dives on top into guard.
Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dillard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dillard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kazuki Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Dillard.
Dillard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Dillard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dillard has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
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!
Dillard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dillard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dillard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Dillard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dillard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Dillard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dillard tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dillard keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Dillard is retaining full guard.
Williams tries to stand but Dillard is controlling from the bottom.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Dillard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is standing up over Dillard. Dillard looks to escape but Williams dives into side control.
Williams decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dillard to his feet.
Kazuki Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Dillard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and Dillard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Williams's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuki Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams wants to improve his position but instead Dillard has moved into half guard.
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.
Williams won't allow Dillard to pass to mount.
Dillard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dillard decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Dillard blocks a head kick by Williams.
Dillard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillard wants to get back to full guard.
Dillard with the active half guard here but Williams passes nicely into side control.
Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dillard looks to move to half guard but instead Williams has passed into mount! Damn!
Dillard is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams get's back to his feet.
Williams fails with the takedown.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dillard sprawls well. Dillard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dillard is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Dillard circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dillard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Williams dominated that second 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. 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.
Dillard has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dillard's guard now.
Williams works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dillard is in trouble now - Williams has advanced to mount!
Dillard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams manages to capitalize on a mistake by Dillard to take his back!
Dillard is in bad spot here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillard is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Williams gets his way!
Williams looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Dillard taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kazuki Williams!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Els (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuppu Lupaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Els comes to the cage accompanied by Cassidy - Wake Up. Lupaus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Finnish Alphabet & Pronunciation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Els!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nuppu Lupaus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Els will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Els avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lupaus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Els connects with an inside leg kick.
Els scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lupaus misses with a two punch combination.
Els is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lupaus.
Els displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lupaus.
Lupaus slips under a jab from Els.
Lupaus checks a leg kick.
Lupaus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lupaus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Els defending well as Lupaus loads up on a big left hand.
Els ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lupaus moves away.
Els darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lupaus fails to land the takedown.
Ernie Els has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuppu Lupaus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupaus checks a low kick from Els.
Lupaus throws a right hand that misses
and Els counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lupaus misses with a few strikes there.
Lupaus throws a looping overhand right but Els ducks down to avoid it.
Lupaus throws a shot from downtown. Els moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Lupaus misses.
Donk. Els catches Lupaus right on the button with a cross.
Good exchange - Els coming out on top.
Nuppu Lupaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Els digs a good hook to Lupaus's body.
Lupaus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Els momentarily.
Els looks to land a left hand but Lupaus moved out of range nicely.
Lupaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupaus throws a hook but Els avoids it easily.
Lupaus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Els.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupaus throws a jab when Els was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lupaus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Els.
Els throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Els keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lupaus.
Els feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lupaus's calf.
A big left from Lupaus misses.
Els lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lupaus circles away quickly and effectively.
Els avoids the body shot from Lupaus.
Els is looking to slow Lupaus down with leg kicks.
Lupaus staying out of range there.
Els closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lupaus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lupaus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lupaus looking to sit in guard and control but Els gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Els stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lupaus throws a lazy uppercut
and Els counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lupaus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Els needs to keep his hands up - Lupaus had a free shot at his head there.
Els does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Els lunges at Lupaus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lupaus's hand.
Lupaus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Els.
Els throws a big shot that misses.
Els showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lupaus.
Els with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Els ducks under a wild hook from Lupaus.
Ernie Els is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Els scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lupaus shoots in for a takedown but Els shows good takedown defense.
Els keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Els takes a swing at Lupaus's ribcage but misses.
Lupaus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lupaus landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Els's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lupaus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lupaus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Els to see if he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lupaus trying to control the position but Els is working away.
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 Ernie Els will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lupaus looks to score with a jab to the body but Els is just out of range.
Lupaus scores with a body shot.
Lupaus looks to land a right hand but Els moved out of range.
Els tries to land a front kick but Lupaus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lupaus avoids the body shot from Els.
Els cracks Lupaus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lupaus throws an overhand right that lands on Els's shoulder, as Els tries to avoid the shot.
Els misses with a low kick.
Els moves into range and clinches up with Lupaus.
Lupaus wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lupaus.
Els misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupaus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Els pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Els can't find room to land a body shot as Lupaus controls the action.
Lupaus struggles to land a body shot inside as Els controls his hands.
Lupaus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Els lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lupaus.
Els gets underhooks to prevent Lupaus's takedown attempt.
Ernie Els has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuppu Lupaus.
Lupaus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Els lands with a right to the head.
Els tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Els misses with a short punch on the inside.
Els pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Els lands a nice shot that snaps Lupaus's head back.
Lupaus scores with a jab. Els acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lupaus loads up on a big right hand but Els slips the punch.
Els just misses with a punch to the body.
Els ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Els, right into the meat.
Lupaus is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Els cracks Lupaus with a good jab.
Lupaus throws a jab but it's blocked by Els.
Els with a nice cross.
Lupaus is rocked!
Lupaus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lupaus is still on wobbly legs! Can Els finish him?
Lupaus misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Lupaus misses.
Lupaus seems to have recovered his senses.
Els doesn't manage to clinch there - Lupaus circles away.
Lupaus lands with a nice body punch.
Els moves out of range of the strikes.
Lupaus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lupaus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Els defending well as Lupaus loads up on a big left hand.
Els throws a jab when Lupaus was well out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lupaus.
The fighters circle momentarily. Els darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lupaus missing with a left hand there. Els was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lupaus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Els throws a head kick but Lupaus moves out of range.
Els shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Els ducks under a wild hook from Lupaus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Els fails with an attempt to clinch.
Els throws a combination that misses
and Lupaus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Els scores with a nice right hand.
Els tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lupaus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ernie Els is winning the standup battle so far.
Els lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lupaus falls backwards - clearly groggy! Els dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Els!
After winning the bout, Ernie Els thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tricolor Paulista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo SIlva (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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180 cm
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155 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tricolor Paulista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo SIlva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SIlva shoots in looking for a takedown but Paulista manages to keep the fight standing, pushing SIlva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Paulista has a takedown stuffed.
SIlva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paulista tries to avoid it but SIlva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paulista to the ground. Paulista escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paulo SIlva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SIlva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paulista's waist but Paulista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing SIlva off to one side.
Tricolor Paulista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo SIlva.
SIlva misses with a takedown attempt - Paulista sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paulista leaves SIlva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paulista gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paulista breaks from the clinch.
SIlva shoots in but Paulista avoids the takedown attempt easily.
SIlva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paulista sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
SIlva is looking to clinch.
SIlva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
SIlva looks gassed!
Paulista moves into the clinch.
Paulista breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SIlva throws a lazy uppercut
and Paulista counters with a left to the body.
Paulista shoots in and drives through. SIlva sprawls well.
SIlva tries to keep at a distance but Paulista has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paulista's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulista stuffs the takedown attempt from SIlva. SIlva gets slowly back to his feet.
Paulista scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. SIlva doesn't seem bothered though.
Paulista lands with a straight right. SIlva didn't see that one coming.
Paulista fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for SIlva with that takedown attempt.
Paulista looking to score a takedown here. SIlva is defending well but Paulista drives through and ends up in SIlva's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
SIlva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paulista gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
SIlva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
SIlva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paulista.
Paulista lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paulista is looking to work some ground and pound but SIlva has wrist control.
SIlva looking for a guillotine here but Paulista defends easily.
SIlva looking for a guillotine here but Paulista defends easily.
Paulista lands a couple of digs.
SIlva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paulista looking to pass the guard.
Paulista with a nice head shot there.
Paulista throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paulista has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paulista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
SIlva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paulista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
SIlva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paulista defends well.
SIlva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paulista defends it easily.
SIlva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
SIlva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paulista won't allow SIlva to sweep him here.
Paulista postures up in SIlva's guard and throws a big left but SIlva blocks it.
SIlva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paulista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
SIlva is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Paulista rolls with it to try and escape but SIlva cranks on the arm and Paulista is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo SIlva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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