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CCF Midweek Mayhem 32 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between TJ Dillashaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asiong Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TJ Dillashaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Dillashaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asiong Salonga!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillashaw closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Salonga quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Salonga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dillashaw pulls his head out easily.
Dillashaw slows the pace down in half guard.
Salonga is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dillashaw's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. TJ Dillashaw wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Salonga shoots in but Dillashaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dillashaw darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dillashaw is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Salonga!
Salonga is trying to escape the mount.
Salonga in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dillashaw tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salonga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Salonga is in a horrible position here. Dillashaw smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dillashaw connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dillashaw 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.
Dillashaw controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillashaw jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Salonga manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dillashaw staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw decides to stand back up.
Nice sprawl there from Dillashaw as Salonga shoots in.
Dillashaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dillashaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salonga as he avoids it easily.
Dillashaw moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salonga has hold of one of Dillashaw's legs. Dillashaw is fighting the takedown attempt but Salonga gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salonga wants to control from the top but Dillashaw keeps moving.
Salonga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dillashaw is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dillashaw performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillashaw is looking for a kimura but Salonga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dillashaw to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salonga tries to get to full guard but Dillashaw has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Dillashaw dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salonga wants to clinch up but Dillashaw keeps it at a distance.
Dillashaw feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Salonga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dillashaw is one step ahead there.
Dillashaw controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dillashaw stands and steps away. Salonga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Salonga shoots in but no luck this time.
Dillashaw clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonga is looking for a takedown.
Salonga wants to take the fight to the mat but Dillashaw manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
TJ Dillashaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asiong Salonga.
Dillashaw tries a knee to the head but Salonga blocks it.
Salonga has Dillashaw pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dillashaw manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dillashaw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salonga throws a head punch that misses.
Dillashaw turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dillashaw manages to end up in side control.
Salonga takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dillashaw throws an elbow but Salonga slips to the side and avoids it well.
Salonga is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Salonga is trying to escape the position but Dillashaw is controlling the position.
TJ Dillashaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillashaw decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Asiong Salonga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salonga shoots in and drives through. Dillashaw sprawls well.
Dillashaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
TJ Dillashaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillashaw clinches up with Salonga and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salonga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dillashaw here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Salonga fails with a takedown attempt.
Salonga shoots in looking for a takedown. Dillashaw tries to sprawl out of it but Salonga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dillashaw manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salonga is breathing heavily.
Salonga scores with a decent looking hook.
Dillashaw drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dillashaw engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dillashaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Salonga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because TJ Dillashaw wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Salonga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salonga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillashaw as he jumps to the side.
Dillashaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salonga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Dillashaw dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dillashaw misses with a body shot.
Salonga tries to clinch up.
Dillashaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dillashaw gets underhooks to prevent Salonga's takedown attempt.
Dillashaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dillashaw ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dillashaw no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dillashaw looking to control.
Dillashaw looking for a triangle here. Salonga is fighting it but it looks tight! Dillashaw pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Salonga is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). TJ Dillashaw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Trainor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trainor has chosen The Revolution Will Not Be Televised as his entrance music. Lawrence Trainor has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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135 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lyle Sutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Trainor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trainor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sutton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trainor moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sutton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Trainor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trainor trying to control the action but Sutton is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trainor controlling from side mount.
Sutton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trainor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trainor lands a few punches from side control.
Trainor decides to stand back up.
Trainor leaves Sutton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sutton tries to clinch
and Trainor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trainor.
Trainor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trainor throws a big elbow that misses.
Trainor passes Sutton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Trainor seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Sutton has recovered full guard.
Trainor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Trainor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sutton is looking for a sweep. Trainor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trainor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sutton keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutton actively working from the bottom here.
Sutton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trainor wants to control but Sutton is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trainor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sutton defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trainor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sutton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trainor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trainor pulls his head out easily.
Trainor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Trainor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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. Trainor connects with a nice short shot to Sutton's temple.
Trainor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trainor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Trainor 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.
Trainor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sutton tries to get to full guard but Trainor has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Trainor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutton looking for submissions off his back.
Trainor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sutton is just riding it out for now. Trainor eventually gives up the hold.
Trainor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sutton tries to clinch
and Trainor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trainor.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sutton tries a knee to the head but Trainor blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trainor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sutton moves to clinch but Trainor breaks away
and Trainor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sutton!
Trainor breaks from Sutton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Trainor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trainor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sutton's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trainor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sutton is in all sorts of trouble here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Trainor. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Trainor landing strikes from the mount and Sutton is in trouble!
Trainor goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sutton is on top in guard.
Sutton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trainor is keeping the position for now.
Trainor pushes Sutton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sutton is trying to defend but Trainor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lawrence Trainor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sutton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trainor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sutton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trainor working over Sutton with some ground and pound. Sutton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trainor is working for a kimura but Sutton is defending it quite comfortably.
Trainor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sutton trying to control but Trainor postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutton actively working from the bottom here.
Sutton is not content to let Trainor control the position.
Sutton trying to control here.
Sutton is looking to improve his position.
Sutton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trainor 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.
Trainor slips a nice elbow through Sutton's hands, connecting with Sutton's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trainor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Trainor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sutton is looking for a sweep. Trainor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor drops an elbow to the side of Sutton's head.
Sutton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trainor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trainor's back!
Sutton is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Trainor manages to stand up with Sutton still on his back. Eventually Sutton drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Sutton moves into the clinch.
Sutton is looking to control Trainor's arms but Trainor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sutton has his back to the cage.
Sutton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trainor lands a right hand.
Sutton tries to stall but Trainor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Trainor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trainor scores with a knee to the head.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Sutton blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trainor has him pressed against the cage.
Trainor lands a good knee to the midsection. Sutton won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Sutton blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trainor as Sutton tries to tie him up.
Sutton trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trainor prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trainor obliges.
Trainor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sutton tries to break the clinch but Trainor is controlling the position.
Trainor looking to throw knees to the head but Sutton is blocking nicely.
Trainor lands a good knee to the midsection. Sutton won't want to take too many of those.
Trainor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trainor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trainor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trainor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trainor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sutton can't fight it off and eventually Trainor manages to take the fight to the floor. Sutton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sutton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Trainor rushes Sutton and presses him up against the cage.
Trainor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trainor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trainor lands a nice knee to the body.
Sutton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sutton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sutton wants to get back to striking at distance but Trainor won't allow it.
Trainor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trainor landing knees to the head.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sutton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trainor scores with a shot to the side of Sutton's head.
Trainor decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor is trying to control the position but Sutton postures up.
Trainor is pulling down on Sutton's head. It's preventing any offense from Sutton, at least for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Trainor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sutton won't allow Trainor to sweep him here.
Sutton drops back looking for a leg! Trainor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trainor manages to kick Sutton off! Sutton jumps back into Trainor's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trainor is on top in guard.
Sutton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trainor defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sutton looking for a guillotine here but Trainor defends easily.
Trainor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sutton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Trainor escapes and throws Sutton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor landing strikes.
Trainor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Trainor scoring with punches from side control.
Trainor lands an elbow.
Trainor content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Trainor scoring with punches from side control.
Trainor scoring with punches from side control.
Trainor scoring with punches and elbows.
Trainor stands up and beckons Sutton to his feet.
Lyle Sutton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutton shoots in for a takedown but Trainor shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trainor wants to pass the guard but Sutton is keeping the position.
Trainor works over Sutton with some ground and pound from guard.
Trainor stands and steps away. Sutton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sutton fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Sutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sutton throws a sloppy head kick
and Trainor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sutton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Trainor lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trainor wants to control from the top but Sutton keeps moving.
Trainor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trainor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sutton controls Trainor momentarily but Trainor frees himself.
Sutton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sutton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trainor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sutton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trainor distracts Sutton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sutton working for a triangle but Trainor defends it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Trainor trying to control but Sutton is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Trainor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trainor trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trainor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trainor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trainor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is looking for a triangle but Trainor pushes his legs off easily.
Trainor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Trainor postures up and lands a big shot to Sutton's brow.
Trainor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sutton, up you get!
Sutton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trainor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trainor is working Sutton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trainor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sutton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trainor has managed to get both his arms back between Sutton's legs - danger averted.
Trainor is pushing down on Sutton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sutton is fighting to maintain full guard but Trainor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sutton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Trainor trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Trainor escapes and throws Sutton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Trainor advances to mount.
Trainor putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Trainor looking to control but Sutton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sutton can't escape the position.
Trainor scoring with strikes but Sutton is staying in there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sutton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trainor content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Trainor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Trainor blocks Sutton's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Trainor looking to finish Sutton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sutton!
Trainor scoring with strikes but Sutton is staying in there.
Trainor lands a big shot there that rocks Sutton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sutton tries to hold on but Trainor postures up.
Sutton is in a horrible position here. Trainor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sutton is trying to escape the mount.
Trainor has hold of Sutton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sutton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Trainor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sutton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Trainor to the ground. Sutton is now in Trainor's guard.
Trainor looking for a sweep. Not yet Trainor, not yet.
Sutton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trainor has his hands on Sutton's head, controlling the position.
Sutton wants to control from the top but Trainor keeps moving.
Sutton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trainor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sutton!
Trainor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sutton is desperately trying to improve his position but Trainor has a good base and remains in mount.
Trainor with shots to the head and body - Sutton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Trainor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sutton wants to control but Trainor is having none of it.
Sutton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trainor with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trainor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Trainor prevents Sutton from getting the reversal.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trainor avoids the attempt from Sutton to control.
Trainor controlling the position easily from mount.
Sutton is trying to escape the mount.
Trainor lands a big shot there that rocks Sutton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Trainor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trainor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sutton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sutton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sutton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Trainor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor trying to control but Sutton is having none of it.
Sutton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trainor raining down shots from the mount!
Sutton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Trainor tries to control but Sutton wriggling away.
Trainor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sutton?
Lyle Sutton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sutton is in a horrible position here. Trainor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Trainor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Trainor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trainor lands with some strikes.
Sutton is rocked!
Sutton tries to hold on but Trainor pushes him away.
Trainor controlling his opponent.
Sutton is squirming around, avoiding Trainor's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trainor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sutton?
Lawrence Trainor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trainor punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Trainor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trainor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Lawrence Trainor wins by unanimous decision!
Lawrence Trainor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between tj Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McCarthy's choice of entrance music: Crank That-Soulja Boy. tj Miller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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146 lbs
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158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tj Miller!
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, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy swinging wildly here.
Ryan McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
McCarthy misses with a leg kick
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses
and Miller counters with a three punch combo that has McCarthy backing up. McCarthy nods at Miller to acknowledge the strikes.
McCarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
McCarthy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller moves out of range as McCarthy throws a body kick.
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
McCarthy throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from McCarthy.
Miller is looking to clinch.
McCarthy misses with a leg kick.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
McCarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller blocks a head kick by McCarthy.
Ryan McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick
and Miller counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCarthy's waist but McCarthy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
McCarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from McCarthy.
Nice sprawl there from McCarthy as Miller shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tj Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses
and Miller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McCarthy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCarthy is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, McCarthy circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from McCarthy as Miller shoots in.
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
McCarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miller checks a leg kick.
McCarthy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Miller blocks a head kick by McCarthy.
Miller blocks a head kick by McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick
and Miller counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCarthy's knee momentarily.
McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but McCarthy sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miller shoots in and drives through. McCarthy sprawls well.
McCarthy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCarthy throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
McCarthy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miller tries for a takedown but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCarthy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCarthy misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters with a body kick that stops McCarthy in his tracks momentarily.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCarthy throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
McCarthy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks a head kick by McCarthy.
Miller misses with a takedown
and McCarthy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick misses from McCarthy.
Miller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McCarthy throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller throws a head kick but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCarthy throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller tries for a takedown but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
McCarthy throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCarthy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McCarthy throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and McCarthy only half commits.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses
and Miller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McCarthy is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
McCarthy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCarthy tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
McCarthy misses with a knee to the head.
McCarthy breaks the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Miller. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ryan McCarthy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. McCarthy is trying to escape and Miller transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and McCarthy is forced to tap! Nice work there by Miller! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). tj Miller!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmons's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, San Francisco Anthem. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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130 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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141 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Timmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Timmons eats them both and turns towards Garcia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Timmons moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away
and Garcia counters with a nice kick to the body.
Timmons tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Timmons to the ground. Garcia is now in Timmons's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Timmons gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Timmons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia wants to control but Timmons passes easily into half guard.
Timmons is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Garcia is just riding it out for now. Timmons eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons wants to free his trapped foot but Garcia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Timmons prevents Garcia from standing back up.
Timmons will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia moves into full guard.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Timmons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons stands and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Timmons is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garcia has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garcia wants to control but Timmons postures up.
Timmons really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Timmons keeps moving and retains side control.
Timmons tries to move into full mount but can't pass Garcia's legs.
Timmons is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Timmons has hold of Garcia's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Garcia seems comfortable defending it but Timmons has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Garcia is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Garcia is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Timmons couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordan Timmons!
Jordan Timmons got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Angero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford has chosen The Cranberries - Zombie as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
135 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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25
155 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Angero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Crawford!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford leaves Angero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crawford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crawford has Angero up against the cage in a clinch.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Angero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angero.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Angero avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
Angero gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Angero seems to be looking for submissions.
Crawford tries to kick Angero off but Angero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crawford kicks Angero off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angero shoots in for a takedown but Crawford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crawford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crawford throws a right and a left that Angero avoids nicely.
Angero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crawford counters with a left and a right that stings Angero.
Crawford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Angero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Angero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angero misses with a takedown attempt - Crawford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Angero.
Crawford throws a nice head kick!
Angero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crawford counters with a left and a right... And another left! Angero is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TJ Crawford!
Our winner, TJ Crawford, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lance Nasri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Stewart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
155 lbs
3 - 5 - 1 |
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23
145 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Nasri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nasri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nasri lands a body shot.
Nasri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nasri slaps away a takedown attempt from Stewart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nasri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nasri throws a series of punches but Stewart avoids them all with ease.
Nasri swats away the attempt to clinch by Stewart.
Nasri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Paul Stewart has been cut.
Nasri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart fails with the takedown.
Lance Nasri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Stewart.
Nasri throws a series of punches but Stewart avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nasri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nasri.
Lance Nasri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stewart is rocked!
Nasri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stewart circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Nasri.
Stewart is still on wobbly legs! Can Nasri finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Nasri. Those never looked like landing.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nasri napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Nasri stops Stewart from passing to mount.
Stewart seems to have recovered his senses.
Stewart tries for a kimura but Nasri is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is trying to get an arm triangle but Nasri is defending well.
Stewart tries for a kimura but Nasri is defending well.
Nasri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stewart on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri sneaks out the side door and pushes Stewart away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nasri throws a combination. Stewart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That has opened up Paul Stewart's cut even more.
Lance Nasri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stewart shoots in but no luck this time.
Nasri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stewart with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stewart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nasri throws a series of punches but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart misses with a head kick.
Nasri lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stewart backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nasri sprawls well. Nasri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Nasri does no damage.
Nasri is working the combinations to good effect here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nasri enables Stewart to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nasri manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stewart trying to control but Nasri is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Stewart was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stewart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Nasri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Stewart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stewart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nasri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stewart scrambles back to his feet.
Nasri misses with a series of wild punches.
Nasri stuffs the takedown attempt from Stewart. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Nasri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stewart counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stewart is looking to take a break and control but Nasri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nasri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stewart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Stewart hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice uppercut there from Nasri.
Nasri throws a right and a left that Stewart avoids nicely.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
Nasri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stewart moves into range and clinches up with Nasri.
Nasri is trying to break the clinch but Stewart has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nasri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lance Nasri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Stewart.
Nasri breaks the clinch.
Nasri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stewart counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nasri won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nasri to his feet.
Stewart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nasri's waist but Nasri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stewart off to one side.
Nasri lands with a nice combination. Stewart backs away looking to recover.
Stewart drives through with a takedown into Nasri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Paul Stewart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nasri wants to stand up but Stewart is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nasri lands a lovely overhand right.
The cut above Paul Stewart's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice sprawl there from Nasri as Stewart shoots in.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Nasri. No joy for Stewart on that attempt.
Nasri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Nasri shows good takedown defense.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Donk. Nasri catches Stewart right on the button with a cross.
Nasri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stewart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasri throws a right hand that Stewart ducks under and follows up with a left that Stewart also avoids with ease.
Stewart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Nasri shows good takedown defense.
Nasri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooh!!! Nasri has knocked Stewart down with a huge combo! Nasri steps away and waves a wobbly Stewart back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart is looking to clinch but Nasri is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nasri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stewart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nasri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stewart somewhat.
Lance Nasri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nasri stuns Stewart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Nasri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Stewart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stewart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nasri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stewart has his takedown stuffed
and Nasri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paul Stewart's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Stewart's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lance Nasri!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinomat Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Millen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Da Strike!. Man has chosen Country Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dinomat Man!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millen keeps the fight on the outside.
Man tries to clinch but Millen moves out of range.
Millen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Millen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Man checks a low kick from Millen.
Man moves to clinch but Millen breaks away
and Millen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Millen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Millen circles away.
Man moves to clinch but Millen breaks away
and Millen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man gets a clinch.
Man throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Millen tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Millen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Millen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen stalling.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man taking a breather.
Millen throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Millen is trying to pull guard but Man turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Millen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Millen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Man slowing the pace effectively.
Millen pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Millen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Millen pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Man wants to stand but Millen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Millen is trying to control the position but Man postures up.
Millen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Man keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millen content just to control the position here.
Millen looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Millen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Man is desperately trying to improve his position but Millen has a good base and remains in mount.
Millen is landing with some decent strikes but Man is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Millen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to hold on but Millen pushes him away.
Millen throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Man has his hands clasped together but Millen breaks the hold and Man is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Millen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Colin Millen!
A relieved looking Colin Millen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxx Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Weddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weddle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: remember the name - fort minor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxx Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wes Weddle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard scores with a punch to the head.
Shepard moves into the clinch.
Weddle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shepard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weddle as he avoids it easily.
Shepard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weddle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weddle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Weddle tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Weddle goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shepard rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Weddle's guard! Nice work there by Shepard!
Weddle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shepard defends it easily.
Shepard wants to pass the guard but Weddle is keeping the position.
Shepard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Weddle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shepard has Weddle in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weddle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shepard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shepard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shepard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shepard landing shots from mount.
Shepard lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Shepard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shepard dominating with strikes here.
Weddle is looking to improve his position but Shepard isn't that keen on the idea.
Shepard looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shepard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weddle hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weddle is desperately trying to improve his position but Shepard has a good base and remains in mount.
Shepard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Weddle can't escape the position.
Shepard goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Weddle is on top in guard.
Shepard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Weddle throws a big right hand that misses.
Weddle wants to control from the top but Shepard keeps moving.
Weddle won't allow Shepard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weddle postures up in Shepard's guard and throws a big left but Shepard blocks it.
Weddle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shepard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Weddle manages to get himself to full guard.
Weddle working a defensive guard here.
Weddle wants to sweep here but Shepard controlling him for the moment.
Shepard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weddle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shepard is controlling him.
Shepard tries to free his leg and advance position but Weddle is retaining full guard.
Shepard chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shepard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weddle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shepard preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard postures up and lands a big shot to Weddle's brow.
Shepard trying to control the position from guard on top but Weddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard tries to free his leg and advance position but Weddle is retaining full guard.
Weddle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shepard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shepard advances to half guard.
Shepard drops an elbow to the side of Weddle's head.
Shepard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Weddle is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shepard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Weddle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shepard is looking to advance position but Weddle won't allow it.
Weddle strikes from the bottom but Shepard uses the opportunity to move to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxx Shepard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Weddle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shepard avoids it really well and circles away.
Weddle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shepard leaves Weddle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weddle misses with a wild combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Weddle.
Shepard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Weddle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shepard wants to improve his position but Weddle is controlling well.
Maxx Shepard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weddle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard is looking for a sweep. Weddle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Weddle tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Shepard.
Weddle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Weddle thows a huge punch but Shepard dodges it nicely.
Shepard pushes Weddle off and gets back to his feet.
Weddle scores with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Weddle is defended easily by Shepard.
Maxx Shepard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Weddle.
Shepard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Weddle is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard is working for a kimura but Weddle is defending it quite comfortably.
Shepard uses his free foot to push down on Weddle's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Weddle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weddle can't escape the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shepard here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shepard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shepard drops a big elbow. That's hurt Weddle! More shots from Shepard and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxx Shepard!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Gregson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregson's entrance music is Let The Bodies Hit The Floor by Drowning Pool . A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Gregson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Rizal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rizal wants to get back to full guard.
Gregson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gregson throws a strike but Rizal avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rizal working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregson throwing strikes but missing.
Gregson stops Rizal from standing up.
Gregson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rizal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gregson trying to control but Rizal is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rizal shoots in looking for a takedown. Gregson tries to sprawl out of it but Rizal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gregson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rizal misses with a takedown attempt - Gregson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gregson is looking to clinch.
Rizal rushes Gregson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rizal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gregson misses with a takedown
and Rizal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rizal.
Carl Gregson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Rizal.
Rizal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gregson fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rizal.
Gregson misses with a combination
and Rizal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gregson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Gregson tries to escape but Rizal has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizal has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gregson wants to escape the position.
Rizal looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Rizal tightening his grip on Gregson, looking for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rizal is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gregson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gregson for a finish.
Rizal looking for the choke but no joy.
Gregson prevents Rizal from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rizal throwing strikes here but Gregson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gregson tries to lock up and control but Rizal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rizal controlling from mount.
Rizal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rizal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rizal fails with a takedown attempt.
Carl Gregson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rizal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gregson is refusing to be controlled, as Rizal sits in half guard.
Gregson is looking for a sweep. Rizal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gregson is refusing to be controlled, as Rizal sits in half guard.
Rizal is trying to work for a kimura but Gregson is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gregson won't allow Rizal to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gregson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rizal pulls his head out easily.
Rizal wants to work for an arm triangle but Gregson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rizal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jose Rizal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rizal tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gregson.
Rizal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gregson tries to roll over but Rizal keeps him under control.
Rizal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gregson is just riding it out for now. Rizal eventually gives up the hold.
Gregson is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregson is pressing down on Rizal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rizal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gregson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rizal trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gregson wants to sweep but no luck.
Rizal advances position into side control!
Rizal scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizal tries to score with some ground and pound. Gregson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gregson is trying to get back to half guard.
Rizal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rizal controlling the position from side mount.
Gregson is looking for a sweep.
Rizal works to advance to full mount. Gregson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rizal is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gregson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gregson shrugs it off.
Rizal is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gregson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregson tries to lock up and control but Rizal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rizal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gregson is working to get back to half guard.
Gregson is squirming around, avoiding Rizal's attempts to control the action.
Rizal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gregson because Rizal loaded up on that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregson is squirming around, avoiding Rizal's attempts to control the action.
Rizal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gregson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rizal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rizal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gregson's waist but Gregson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rizal off to one side.
Rizal rushes Gregson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rizal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gregson uses from the top position.
Gregson wants to stand but Rizal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rizal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rizal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gregson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gregson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rizal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gregson trying to control but Rizal is working from the bottom.
Gregson wants to stand but Rizal is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gregson trying to control but Rizal is working from the bottom.
Rizal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gregson's guard.
Gregson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rizal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rizal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gregson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal throwing strikes from guard but Gregson blocks nicely.
Gregson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rizal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rizal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rizal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rizal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rizal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gregson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rizal wants to get up but he can't break Gregson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rizal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gregson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rizal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gregson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rizal passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizal moves into full mount!
Rizal looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rizal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gregson tries to reverse the position but Rizal maintains control.
Rizal wants to finish this one by submission but Gregson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rizal.
Rizal tries to control but Gregson wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregson is bucking up trying to escape but Rizal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gregson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rizal moves to the back.
Rizal is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gregson is defending well though. Rizal let's go of the attempt for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregson trying to control the position but Rizal manages to sink in the hooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregson showing good submission defense here.
Gregson showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rizal really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck for Gregson with that takedown attempt.
Rizal scores with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gregson.
Rizal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gregson as he avoids it easily.
Gregson closes the distance and clinches up with Rizal, looking for a takedown. Gregson pushes Rizal against the cage but Rizal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Gregson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rizal has a takedown stuffed.
Gregson shoots in and drives through. Rizal sprawls well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal moves into the clinch.
Rizal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rizal swats away the attempt to clinch by Gregson.
Rizal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gregson swivels and escapes.
Rizal shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gregson is trying to defend but Rizal finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rizal in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gregson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rizal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Rizal!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ascension Bjj Expert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Graham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ascension Bjj Expert!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjj Expert throws a low kick but Graham avoids it.
Bjj Expert moves into the clinch.
Bjj Expert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graham avoids it.
Bjj Expert holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Graham has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bjj Expert regains guard immediately.
Bjj Expert has a closed guard, preventing Graham from standing up.
Graham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bjj Expert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bjj Expert is pulling down on Graham's head to control his posture.
Bjj Expert is trying to keep Graham in close.
Graham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bjj Expert has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjj Expert has his foot on Graham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graham works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjj Expert looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Graham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjj Expert is keeping the position for now.
Bjj Expert has his foot on Graham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graham works his way back into a safe position though.
Bjj Expert looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Graham passes into side control.
Graham working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bjj Expert regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bjj Expert manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Graham doesn't defend quickly enough and Bjj Expert has managed to lock this one up! Can Graham escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bjj Expert on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ascension Bjj Expert!
Ascension Bjj Expert made sure to mention his sponsor, Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry in his post fight interview.
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