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Third Times A Charm PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vader Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vader Flynn!
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, Oliver Hare!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hare lands a head shot.
Flynn clinches.
Flynn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hare pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Flynn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Flynn has closed the distance and engaged Hare in a clinch.
Flynn has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hare clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flynn throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Flynn throwing sloppy strikes.
Hare tries to break free.
Hare has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Flynn.
Hare manages to reverse the position and now he's in Flynn's guard. Nice work there by Hare.
Flynn trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hare wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flynn controlling the position.
Flynn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hare on the ground.
Hare pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flynn is keeping the position for now.
Hare is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hare looking to sit in guard and control but Flynn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hare controls Flynn momentarily but Flynn frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn throws a big right hand that misses.
Flynn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hare lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Flynn!
Flynn is working to get back to half guard.
Hare working for a submission but Flynn is keeping him at bay.
Hare wants to finish this one by submission but Flynn is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hare.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hare trying to control but Flynn is having none of it.
Flynn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hare.
Flynn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hare tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hare looking to secure an arm triangle but Flynn defends it well.
Flynn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hare.
Hare looking to secure an arm triangle but Flynn defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flynn avoids a strike by Hare and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Hare's guard! Fantastic escape!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Hare dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hare lands a glancing blow to the side of Flynn's head.
Hare lands a lovely overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flynn, right into the meat.
Hare misses with a few strikes there.
Flynn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hare throws out the jab.
Hare lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Flynn gets a takedown into half guard.
Hare slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Flynn looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hare keeping moving, preventing Flynn from controlling successfully.
Flynn throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flynn manages to get himself to full guard.
Hare tries to free his leg and advance position but Flynn is retaining full guard.
Hare slips nicely into half guard.
Hare is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flynn is squirming around, avoiding Hare's attempts to control the action.
Hare throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hare goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Flynn turns into him and now he's in Hare's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn tries to free his leg and advance position but Hare is retaining full guard.
Hare has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Flynn should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hare has tightened it up now! Flynn 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 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oliver Hare!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danillo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Supranovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supranovich has chosen None Shall Pass as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Danillo Silva 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danillo Silva!
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, Sam Supranovich!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with the takedown.
Supranovich looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva wants to clinch up but Supranovich keeps it at a distance.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Supranovich back into the cage.
Supranovich jumps guard.
Silva stands up and waves to Supranovich to follow him.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Supranovich stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Supranovich wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Supranovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danillo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but Supranovich keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Supranovich. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva blocks a head kick by Supranovich.
Supranovich should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva pulls guard.
Silva trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Supranovich pushes him off.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Supranovich back into the cage.
Supranovich has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Supranovich's face.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Supranovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Supranovich prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Supranovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Supranovich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva stalling the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva is working for takedown but Supranovich is calmly controlling the position for now.
Supranovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva just leaning against Supranovich, taking a breather.
Supranovich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Supranovich 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Nice cross by Silva.
Silva forces Supranovich back against the cage and clinches.
Supranovich can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Supranovich is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danillo Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Supranovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Supranovich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sam Supranovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Supranovich fails with a takedown attempt.
Supranovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Supranovich is breathing heavily.
Supranovich leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Supranovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Supranovich bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Supranovich is blocking nicely.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Supranovich is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Supranovich is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Supranovich for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Danillo Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danillo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danillo Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Supranovich ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Supranovich sprawls well.
Silva tries to clinch but Supranovich moves out of range.
Supranovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Supranovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva rushes Supranovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Supranovich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danillo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Supranovich to the mat.
Silva has his feet on Supranovich's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Supranovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva tries for a takedown but Supranovich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Supranovich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Supranovich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Supranovich after a bit of a struggle.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands an elbow just above Supranovich 's eye.
Supranovich tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Supranovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supranovich wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Supranovich.
Supranovich gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva darts in and clinches Supranovich up against the cage.
Silva has Supranovich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Supranovich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Supranovich's defenses.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Supranovich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva wants to clinch up but Supranovich keeps it at a distance.
Danillo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Supranovich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva dives in and grabs Supranovich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Supranovich pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Supranovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sam Supranovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danillo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Supranovich letting Silva take a breather 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!
Supranovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danillo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 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... Danillo Silva!
Danillo Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Valhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Nwachukwu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valhar comes to the cage accompanied by Strange Clouds. Ajax Valhar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ajax Valhar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Nwachukwu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valhar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nwachukwu lands with a hook. Valhar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nwachukwu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valhar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nwachukwu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Valhar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Valhar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nwachukwu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nwachukwu is trying to control Valhar's posture but Valhar avoids it.
Valhar tries for a kimura but Nwachukwu is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nwachukwu is looking to reverse the position.
Valhar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valhar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Valhar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nwachukwu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Valhar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nwachukwu tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valhar goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nwachukwu has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Valhar but great work by Nwachukwu.
Nwachukwu tries to advance to mount but can't.
Valhar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Valhar seems to be looking for submissions.
Nwachukwu pushes Valhar off looking to stand but Valhar dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valhar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nwachukwu defends it well.
Nwachukwu is trying to stand.
Nwachukwu trying to hold on to Valhar's head to control him but Valhar postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valhar wants to pass the guard but Nwachukwu is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valhar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Valhar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Valhar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Valhar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Valhar is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nwachukwu has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nwachukwu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nwachukwu wants to pass the guard but Valhar is keeping the position.
Nwachukwu trying to control the position from guard on top but Valhar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nwachukwu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valhar isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nwachukwu stacks Valhar on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nwachukwu!
Nwachukwu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nwachukwu looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valhar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ajax Valhar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nwachukwu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valhar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valhar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Valhar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nwachukwu is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Valhar has hold of Nwachukwu's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nwachukwu manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Valhar looking to secure an arm triangle but Nwachukwu defends it well.
Valhar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nwachukwu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Valhar is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Valhar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ajax Valhar!
A very excited looking Ajax Valhar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kawasaki Dojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
3 - 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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kawasaki Dojo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dojo throws a nice head kick!
Dojo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oliveira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oliveira lands some shots froms side control.
Dojo pushes Oliveira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Oliveira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira is chipping away with strikes.
Oliveira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Oliveira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dojo parries the strikes from Oliveira easily there. Oliveira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dojo to escape.
Dojo tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Oliveira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dojo?
Oliveira raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dojo is in a horrible position here. Oliveira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oliveira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oliveira looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Dojo covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakob Mezerolovskionivch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mezerolovskionivch has chosen betcha can't do it like me as his entrance music. Yakob Mezerolovskionivch looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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235 lbs
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258 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yakob Mezerolovskionivch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Liddel showed some decent athleticism there.
Liddel is nestled in close to Mezerolovskionivch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mezerolovskionivch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mezerolovskionivch has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Liddel escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Liddel!
Liddel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Liddel is trying to get an arm triangle but Mezerolovskionivch is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mezerolovskionivch, who protects the arm well.
Liddel stands up and beckons Mezerolovskionivch to his feet.
Liddel clinches with his opponent.
Mezerolovskionivch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Liddel walks away with a smile on his face. Mezerolovskionivch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Liddel misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddel digs a good body shot into Mezerolovskionivch's ribs.
Mezerolovskionivch looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mezerolovskionivch fails with the takedown
and Liddel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddel decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Liddel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Yakob Mezerolovskionivch has been cut.
Liddel clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Liddel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liddel tries to stall but Mezerolovskionivch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Liddel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddel gets a double leg takedown into Mezerolovskionivch's guard.
Liddel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Liddel decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a chopping leg kick but Mezerolovskionivch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Liddel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Liddel 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.
Liddel trying to control the position from guard on top but Mezerolovskionivch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liddel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mezerolovskionivch is keeping the position for now.
Liddel wants to control from the top but Mezerolovskionivch keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mezerolovskionivch looking for a guillotine here but Liddel defends easily.
Mezerolovskionivch has a closed guard, preventing Liddel from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel trying to control the position from guard on top but Mezerolovskionivch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yakob Mezerolovskionivch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liddel shoots for a double leg takedown but Mezerolovskionivch sprawls well. He's pushed Liddel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Liddel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Liddel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Liddel with a couple of short strikes.
Liddel working Mezerolovskionivch over with strikes here.
Liddel looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mezerolovskionivch is squirming around, avoiding Liddel's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Liddel.
Mezerolovskionivch is breathing heavily.
Liddel is working for a guillotine from mount but Mezerolovskionivch frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddel cracks Mezerolovskionivch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Liddel landing punches.
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 big elbow - Mezerolovskionivch is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Mezerolovskionivch is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chuck Liddel!
Chuck Liddel is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsumi Fujinami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Kriznoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caleb Kriznoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tatsumi Fujinami!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Caleb Kriznoff!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujinami keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fujinami decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fujinami is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fujinami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Fujinami seems content to control.
Fujinami throwing shots but Kriznoff is blocking nicely.
Fujinami throwing shots but Kriznoff is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fujinami in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kriznoff is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tatsumi Fujinami wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kriznoff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fujinami looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kriznoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fujinami is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fujinami looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fujinami trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fujinami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujinami trying to control the action but Kriznoff is working from the bottom.
Fujinami thows a huge punch but Kriznoff dodges it nicely.
Fujinami working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujinami slips a nice elbow through Kriznoff's hands, connecting with Kriznoff's forehead.
Fujinami tries to pass to full mount but Kriznoff defends it.
Fujinami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fujinami has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fujinami wants to control but Kriznoff is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tatsumi Fujinami wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fujinami.
Fujinami looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kriznoff is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fujinami has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kriznoff!
Fujinami thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fujinami controlling his opponent.
Kriznoff looks gassed!
Kriznoff wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fujinami.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujinami tries to control but Kriznoff wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsumi Fujinami dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fujinami.
Fujinami working the head with strikes.
Kriznoff parries the strikes from Fujinami easily there. Fujinami is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kriznoff to escape.
Fujinami is looking to take a break and control but Kriznoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kriznoff takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kriznoff can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriznoff is not content to let Fujinami control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fujinami looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kriznoff is avoiding damage well.
Kriznoff being controlled for a moment.
Fujinami is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kriznoff can do to turn this around?
Fujinami fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kriznoff is avoiding damage well.
Fujinami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kriznoff keeps working.
Kriznoff takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kriznoff parries the strikes from Fujinami easily there. Fujinami is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kriznoff to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriznoff takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fujinami misses with the ground and pound.
Fujinami in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kriznoff is breathing heavily.
Fujinami looking to control but instead Kriznoff has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kriznoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fujinami trying to pass the guard but Kriznoff defending well.
Fujinami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fujinami uses his free foot to push down on Kriznoff's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kriznoff.
Fujinami looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriznoff in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujinami looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fujinami putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fujinami throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kriznoff because Fujinami loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujinami tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kriznoff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fujinami. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BOOM! Fujinami connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsumi Fujinami 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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kriznoff enables Fujinami to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kriznoff manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fujinami content to stall in guard here.
Fujinami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fujinami throws a big right hand that misses.
Fujinami not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fujinami throwing strikes from guard but Kriznoff blocks nicely.
Fujinami trying to control but Kriznoff is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fujinami with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami 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.
Kriznoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fujinami keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kriznoff's head.
Fujinami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kriznoff is keeping the position for now.
Fujinami working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fujinami trying to control the position from guard on top but Kriznoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujinami lands a couple of digs.
Fujinami forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami thows a huge punch but Kriznoff dodges it nicely.
Fujinami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fujinami missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fujinami not doing much here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujinami lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriznoff taking some punishment here, with Fujinami in his half guard.
Fujinami sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kriznoff defending well though.
Fujinami tries to pass to full mount but Kriznoff defends it.
Fujinami content to control rather than advance.
Kriznoff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fujinami.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tatsumi Fujinami just wasn't active enough.
Fujinami closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fujinami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fujinami tries to pass to full mount but Kriznoff defends it.
Fujinami passes to side control.
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.
Kriznoff is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsumi Fujinami clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fujinami bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fujinami slows the pace down.
Fujinami working the ground and pound.
Fujinami is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kriznoff's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ground and pound from Fujinami seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fujinami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kriznoff keeps working.
Kriznoff is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The referee asks Fujinami politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fujinami prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sloppy strikes there by Fujinami.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami happy to just control the position for now.
Kriznoff is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fujinami throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fujinami taking a breather here.
Fujinami has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fujinami throws an elbow but Kriznoff slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fujinami working the ground and pound.
Fujinami controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Fujinami's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kriznoff is trying to escape the position but Fujinami is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kriznoff is not content to let Fujinami control the position.
Fujinami misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Fujinami throws an elbow but Kriznoff slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami wants to control but Kriznoff is keeping him busy.
Fujinami controlling the position from side mount.
Fujinami lands a nice forearm strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tatsumi Fujinami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fujinami working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fujinami just content to control the position.
Fujinami looks up at the clock and then as Kriznoff takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fujinami smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujinami scores with punches from side control.
Fujinami scores with punches from side control.
Kriznoff is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujinami has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kriznoff is still in real trouble! Can Fujinami finish him?
Fujinami sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fujinami with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsumi Fujinami had his way with Caleb Kriznoff in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fujinami shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kriznoff seems to have recovered his senses.
Fujinami takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fujinami looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kriznoff covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsumi Fujinami!
Tatsumi Fujinami is the new light heavyweight champion!
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