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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajax Valhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valhar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Strange Clouds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ajax Valhar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valhar gets the takedown into side control.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Valhar tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Valhar controls the position from side control.
Valhar working away.
Valhar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Valhar trying to control from the bottom.
Valhar is trying to control but Jones passes into side control!
Valhar is not content to let Jones control the position.
You can see the frustration on Valhar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Valhar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones wants to control but Valhar is keeping him busy.
Valhar controls the position for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valhar tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Valhar trying his best to control but Jones has mounted him.
Valhar is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valhar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Valhar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valhar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Valhar is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Valhar is trying desperately to improve position.
Valhar looks gassed!
Jones is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Valhar has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Valhar!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valhar chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Valhar doesn't defend quickly enough and Jones has managed to lock this one up! Can Valhar escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jones on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jimbo Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kade Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Player Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes to the cage accompanied by Undead. Kade Edgar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kade Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Player Four!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Four lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Four tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Edgar swivels and escapes.
Four shoots for a takedown but Edgar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Edgar shoots for a takedown but Four saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Four scores with a nice right hand.
Four tries a head kick but it misses.
Player Four seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar keeps the fight on the outside.
Four connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Edgar shoots in looking for a takedown but Four manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Edgar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Four misses with a straight right.
Edgar shoots for a takedown but Four saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kade Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Four throws a right and a left that Edgar avoids nicely.
Four tests Edgar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Four misses with a head kick.
Four misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four is looking to clinch.
Four tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Edgar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Edgar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Four tries to hold on but Edgar postures up.
Four is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Edgar wants to control the pace but Four is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four bucks up and throws Edgar to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Edgar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Four defends it nicely.
Edgar dives in and grabs Four's left leg, looking for a takedown. Four pushes down on Edgar's head and hops out.
Edgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Four tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Four misses.
Four lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Four wants to clinch
and Edgar counters with a takedown into side control.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four wants to get back to his feet.
Edgar decides to stand back up.
Four shoots in but no luck this time.
Four clinches.
Four is working for takedown but Edgar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Edgar working hard to break the clinch.
Four wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Four escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four misses with a jab, cross combination.
Four lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Four.
Four throws a shot from downtown. Edgar moves away and avoids it.
Four tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Four misses with a double jab
and Edgar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Four keeping moving, preventing Edgar from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Edgar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Four manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Player Four 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.
Four throws a nice looking combination but Edgar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Four throws a series of punches but Edgar moves out of range.
Four misses with a wild combination.
Kade Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edgar slips a jab and a cross from Four.
Nice takedown defense from Four. No joy for Edgar on that attempt.
Jab by Four.
Four shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edgar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Edgar trying to control but Four is working from the bottom.
Four is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four is looking to stand up but Edgar isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kade Edgar just wasn't active enough.
Four tries to clinch but Edgar moves out of range.
Four swings away with a body shot that misses
and Edgar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Edgar stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A jab from Four misses.
Four pushes Edgar up against the cage in a clinch.
Four misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Four jumps guard but Edgar stands there with Four around his waist. Four gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Four breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar looks for a takedown but Four sprawls well.
Edgar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Four is fending him off so far but Edgar persists. Nope, Four circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kade Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Four misses with a series of wild punches.
Four displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Four feints a jab promting Edgar to slip. Four then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Edgar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Four stuffs the takedown attempt from Edgar. Edgar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Four moves to clinch but Edgar breaks away
and Edgar counters with a shoot takedown. Four fights it but they end up in guard.
Edgar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Four's guard.
Four keeping moving, preventing Edgar from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kade Edgar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Four darts in and clinches Edgar up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four can't break the clinch.
Four working hard to break the clinch.
Four escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Four tries to clinch but Edgar moves out of range.
Four displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Edgar.
Four looks to land a combination but Edgar avoids it well.
Four looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Four shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Edgar eats them both and turns towards Four to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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 Kade Edgar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Edgar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Four slaps away a takedown attempt from Edgar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Four moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Four.
Four escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edgar slips under a jab from Four.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Four as he avoids it easily.
Edgar blocks the body kick.
Edgar ducks under a wild hook from Four.
Four lands with a straight right. Edgar didn't see that one coming.
Edgar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Four avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kade Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Four misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four looks to land a combination. Edgar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Four.
Four tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Four lands a right hook to the body.
Four dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Four wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
Edgar slips a straight right by Four.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Four but Four pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Four jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Four, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four forces Edgar back against the cage and clinches.
Four breaks the clinch.
Four throws a series of punches but Edgar moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Four will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Four misses with a jab, cross combination.
Four scores with a one two! Edgar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Four moves into range and clinches up with Edgar.
Edgar pushes Four back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Four blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edgar is looking for a takedown.
Four breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four punishes Edgar's body with a nice straight punch.
Four throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Four moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Four scores with a nice short uppercut.
Four lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Four is looking to break free of the clinch but Edgar has double underhooks.
Four tries to break free but Edgar pushes him back against the cage.
Four pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Four misses with a looping left.
Four swinging wildly here.
Four misses with a double jab
and Edgar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Edgar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar prevents Four from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Four is looking to escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edgar misses with a takedown attempt - Four sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Four looks to land a combination. Edgar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Four throws a right and a left that Edgar avoids nicely.
Edgar fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Player Four comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Four 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Player Four!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dude Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Dela Cruz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dude Johnson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dude Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dela Cruz counter with a right hand.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dela Cruz back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dela Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Dela Cruz moved out of range.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dela Cruz moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dela Cruz won't allow it.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Dela Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Dela Cruz controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dela Cruz won't allow it.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dela Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Dela Cruz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson tries to circle away but Dela Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Dela Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Dela Cruz has double underhooks.
Johnson keeps control of Dela Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dela Cruz won't allow it.
Johnson tries a body shot but Dela Cruz blocks it.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dela Cruz can't break the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson trying to stall but Dela Cruz improves his position.
Johnson cracks Dela Cruz with a nice body shot.
Dela Cruz prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dela Cruz manages to avoid it.
Dela Cruz throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Dela Cruz avoids it well.
Dela Cruz wants to clinch.
Dela Cruz pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dela Cruz up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Dela Cruz is controlling him.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Dela Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson tries to circle away but Dela Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dela Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dela Cruz digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dela Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dela Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dela Cruz wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dela Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dela Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dela Cruz wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Dela Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Dela Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dela Cruz throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Juan Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Dela Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dela Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dela Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a jab when Dela Cruz was well out of range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch up.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Dela Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Dela Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dela Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Dela Cruz.
Johnson takes a swing at Dela Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Dela Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dela Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dela Cruz.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dela Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Dela Cruz.
Dude Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz slips a jab from Johnson.
Dela Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Dela Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Dela Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson swings for the body but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dela Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela Cruz tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dela Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dela Cruz tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Dela Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson tests Dela Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dela Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by Johnson.
Dela Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Dela Cruz misses the jab.
Dela Cruz throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Dela Cruz's body. Dela Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dela Cruz is just out of range.
A punch combination from Dela Cruz misses.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Dela Cruz avoids it well.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dela Cruz counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dela Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to circle away but Dela Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dela Cruz slips a jab from Johnson.
Dela Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Dela Cruz slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson digs a good hook to Dela Cruz's body.
Johnson works over Dela Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Dela Cruz avoids nicely.
Dela Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
Dela Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Dela Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dela Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dela Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dela Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dela Cruz throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Dela Cruz.
Nice shot lands for Dela Cruz.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dela Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Dela Cruz counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Johnson badly! He tries to strike back but Dela Cruz puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Johnson out cold! Oh man, Johnson will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juan Dela Cruz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Loco Insane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danillo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Insane comes into the arena with 2Pac Ft. Notorious BIG - If You Ready (Hit Me) blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Loco Insane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danillo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Insane gets the takedown into side control.
Insane in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Insane in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Loco Insane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart has chosen Hide Your Tears as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Hart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hart winds up and cracks Sonnen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen tries to get to full guard but Hart has control of the leg.
Hart trying to control the pace.
Sonnen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sonnen is looking to control Hart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sonnen avoid being mounted?
Hart tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sonnen controls his leg.
Sonnen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sonnen moves into full guard.
Hart is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniel Hart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sonnen gets caught flat footed, as Hart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sonnen 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.
Hart trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Sonnen is keeping the position.
Sonnen pushes a forearm under Hart's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hart is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mar Kunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mar Kunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel dives in and grabs Kunt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kunt pushes down on Liddel's head and hops out.
Liddel throws a head kick but Kunt moves out of range.
Liddel shoots in looking for a takedown but Kunt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Liddel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Liddel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddel tries to clinch but Kunt moves out of range.
Liddel throws a sloppy head kick and Kunt moves out of range easily.
Liddel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mar Kunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddel.
Kunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liddels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liddel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liddel fails with a takedown attempt.
Liddel scores with the left hand. Kunt knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunt ducks under a wild hook from Liddel.
Liddel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kunt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kunt tries to get out of the position.
Liddel stops Kunt from getting back to his feet.
Liddel throwing shots but Kunt is blocking nicely.
Liddel trying to control the action but Kunt is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Liddel connects with a nice short shot to Kunt's temple.
Liddel escapes and gets back to his feet.
Liddel misses with a kick to the body.
Liddel moves out of range of the body kick from Kunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Liddel. Liddel gets slowly back to his feet.
Mar Kunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kunt tries to bum rush Liddel with a series of wild strikes but Liddel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddel avoids the head kick by Kunt.
Liddel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Liddel.
Kunt throws a right hand that Liddel ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddel also avoids with ease.
Liddel lands a nice shot to the body.
Liddel shoots in looking for a takedown but Kunt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Liddel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Liddel.
The ground and pound from Liddel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel landing a few strikes.
Liddel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Liddel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Liddel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Liddel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kunt wants to get back to his feet.
Liddel tries to score with some ground and pound. Kunt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel stands up and beckons Kunt to his feet.
Kunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liddel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Liddel slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Liddel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel lands a body shot.
Liddel working hard to break the clinch.
Liddel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liddel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Liddel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Liddel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Liddel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Liddel controlling the position easily from mount.
Liddel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kunt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Liddel on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunt tries to buck Liddel off but he can't manage it.
Liddel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Liddel controlling the pace for now.
Liddel is working for a guillotine from mount but Kunt frees his head quite easily.
Liddel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Liddel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddel wants to take his opponent's back but Kunt doesn't allow it.
Liddel controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunt is trying to stand up.
Liddel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liddel is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kunt to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kunt shrugs it off.
Liddel working Kunt over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddel content just to control the position here.
Kunt wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Liddel controlling the pace for now.
Kunt defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Liddel.
Liddel working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Liddel looking for a guillotine from mount but Kunt is having none of it.
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!
Liddel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Liddel controlling the pace for now.
Liddel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunt wants to try and get back to his feet.
Liddel content just to control the position here.
Kunt is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kunt finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Liddel's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Kunt falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Liddel!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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21
173 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Basic striking
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Harris!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Oliveira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Oliveira is fighting off a takedown attempt but Harris is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Oliveira to the mat. Oliveira regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harris is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Oliveira has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Harris is looking to defend but Oliveira has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Harris! Oliveira pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Harris taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luiz Oliveira!
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