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GFC Contenders 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Home Depot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Grimes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Home Depot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Depot connects with a right hand. Grimes shakes it off.
Grimes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grimes misses with a wild combination.
Depot scores with a body shot.
Depot missing with a left hand there. Grimes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimes moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooh!!! Depot has knocked Grimes down with a huge combo! Depot steps away and waves a wobbly Grimes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Grimes is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Depot misses with a series of wild punches.
Grimes is still on wobbly legs! Can Depot finish him?
Grimes misses with a two punch combination.
Home Depot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes swinging wildly here.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Depot avoids them all with ease.
Depot closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Grimes out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Home Depot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raven Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raven Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lucas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lucas lands a jab.
Lucas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lucas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carter is pulling down on Lucas's head to control his posture.
Lucas wanted to stand there but Carter had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lucas slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter throws a jab when Lucas was well out of range.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Lucas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lucas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucas slips under a jab from Carter.
Lucas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carter did well to prevent Lucas getting side control.
Carter controlling the position for now.
Carter is looking to control Lucas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carter avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Matt Carter just wasn't active enough.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick from Lucas.
Carter thuds his right hand into Lucas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lucas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
Lucas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Lucas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Lucas misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Carter misses.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Lucas's shoulder, as Lucas tries to avoid the shot.
Lucas closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Lucas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lucas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to pull guard but Lucas won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Lucas stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raven Lucas.
A cross from Lucas lands.
Carter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Lucas dominated that round.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lucas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucas misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Lucas. Those never looked like landing.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lucas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lucas throws a body kick that misses.
Carter tries for a takedown but Lucas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lucas scores with a head kick.
Lucas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lucas is thwarting Carter's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas prevents Carter from standing back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lucas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lucas's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lucas shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lucas staying out of range there.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Lucas's head.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws the left hand but Lucas avoids the punch easily.
Raven Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter misses with a hook. Lucas ducked under it nicely.
Lucas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Lucas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Lucas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucas needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Lucas moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter gets caught napping as Lucas dives in and scores a takedown. Carter manages to retain guard.
Lucas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lucas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Raven Lucas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice defenses there by Lucas.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Lucas's shoulder, as Lucas tries to avoid the shot.
Carter slaps away a takedown attempt from Lucas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matt Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raven Lucas.
Lucas slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter fails with the takedown.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Lucas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lucas lands in his opponent's guard.
Lucas wants to get up but he can't break Carter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter wants to stand up but Lucas is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raven Lucas.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raven Lucas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Carter looks to throw the jab but Lucas is out of range.
Lucas with a nice cross.
Lucas throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Lucas throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Lucas slips a jab from Carter.
Lucas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carter throws a hook but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter has his takedown stuffed
and Lucas counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucas manages to avoid it.
Lucas has a takedown stuffed.
Lucas throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Lucas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lucas.
Lucas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Lucas's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Carter to the ground. Lucas is now in Carter's guard.
Lucas wants to stand but Carter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carter pulls Lucas in close to his closed guard and prevents Lucas from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Matt Carter just wasn't active enough.
Lucas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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Lucas tries to stand but Carter controls the position and pulls Lucas into his guard.
Carter wants to stand up but Lucas is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Raven Lucas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Carter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lucas. Lucas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
and Lucas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Matt Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raven Lucas.
Lucas slips a straight right by Carter.
Matt Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raven Lucas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lucas ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raven Lucas.
I've got Lucas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raven Lucas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Tangcalagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Humper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Adrian Tangcalagan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Tangcalagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Humper!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tangcalagan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Humper looking to score a takedown here. Tangcalagan is defending well but Humper drives through and ends up in Tangcalagan's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tangcalagan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Humper is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Humper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Humper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tangcalagan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Humper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Humper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Humper is working Tangcalagan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Humper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Humper trying to control but Tangcalagan is working from the bottom.
Humper slips nicely into half guard.
Humper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Humper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Humper slips a nice elbow through Tangcalagan's hands, connecting with Tangcalagan's forehead.
Humper working Tangcalagan over with strikes.
Humper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humper wants to take a breather but Tangcalagan is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Humper there.
Humper thows a huge punch but Tangcalagan dodges it nicely.
Humper slips a nice elbow through Tangcalagan's hands, connecting with Tangcalagan's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Humper lands a nice short elbow.
Humper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Humper there.
Humper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tangcalagan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Humper.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tangcalagan tries to kick Humper off but Humper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Humper working the head and body with strikes.
Humper prevents Tangcalagan from improving his position.
Tangcalagan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Humper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan is refusing to be controlled, as Humper sits in half guard.
Tangcalagan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tangcalagan tries to get out of the position.
Humper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tangcalagan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Humper there.
Humper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Humper is nestled in close to Tangcalagan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Humper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tangcalagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Humper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tangcalagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tangcalagan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan has hold of Humper's hands but Humper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Humper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Humper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Humper there.
Humper drops an elbow to the side of Tangcalagan's head.
Humper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Humper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tangcalagan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Humper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Humper is nestled in close to Tangcalagan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Humper tries to pass to full mount but Tangcalagan defends it.
Tangcalagan has hold of Humper's hands but Humper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tangcalagan is looking for a sweep. Humper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tangcalagan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Humper working the head and body with strikes.
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. Humper connects with a nice short shot to Tangcalagan's temple.
Humper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Humper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Humper winds up and cracks Tangcalagan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Humper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Humper drops an elbow to the side of Tangcalagan's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Humper tries to pass to full mount but Tangcalagan defends it.
Humper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tangcalagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Humper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Humper has his takedown stuffed
and Tangcalagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Humper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tangcalagan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Tangcalagan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tangcalagan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Humper scoring with punches and elbows.
Humper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tangcalagan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Humper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Humper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Humper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tangcalagan's head.
Humper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Humper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tangcalagan wants to control but Humper is keeping busy.
Humper prevents Tangcalagan from improving his position.
Tangcalagan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Humper.
Humper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Humper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Humper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Humper winds up and cracks Tangcalagan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Humper lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan trying to control from the bottom.
Tangcalagan wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Humper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tangcalagan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Humper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Humper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Humper.
Humper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Humper working over Tangcalagan with some ground and pound. Tangcalagan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tangcalagan trying to control from the bottom.
Humper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Humper thows a huge punch but Tangcalagan dodges it nicely.
Tangcalagan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Humper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tangcalagan trying to control here.
Tangcalagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Humper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Humper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tangcalagan wants to control but Humper is keeping busy.
Humper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Humper controlling the pace.
Humper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Humper controlling the pace.
Larry Humper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Humper.
Humper working Tangcalagan over with strikes.
Humper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tangcalagan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Humper.
Tangcalagan taking some punishment here, with Humper in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Humper is trying to control the action in half guard but Tangcalagan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Humper drops an elbow to the side of Tangcalagan's head.
Humper is nestled in close to Tangcalagan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Humper working Tangcalagan over with strikes.
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. Humper connects with a nice short shot to Tangcalagan's temple.
Humper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Humper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Humper working Tangcalagan over with strikes.
Humper working Tangcalagan over with strikes.
Humper is trying to control. Tangcalagan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Humper 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! And we move into the final round!
Humper clinches up against the cage.
Humper throws a head punch that misses.
Tangcalagan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Humper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Humper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Humper throws a head punch that misses.
Tangcalagan blocks a body shot from Humper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tangcalagan.
Tangcalagan blocks a body shot from Humper.
Humper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Humper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Humper misses with a punch on the inside.
Tangcalagan wants to get back to striking at distance but Humper won't allow it.
Tangcalagan wants to get back to striking at distance but Humper won't allow it.
Humper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tangcalagan throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humper misses with a punch to the body.
Humper throws a head punch that misses.
Tangcalagan tries for a takedown but Humper manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Tangcalagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tangcalagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tangcalagan blocks a body shot from Humper.
Tangcalagan looking to stall.
Humper scores with a shot to the side of Tangcalagan's head.
Humper misses with some punches.
Tangcalagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tangcalagan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Humper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tangcalagan tries for a takedown but Humper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humper forces Tangcalagan back against the cage and clinches.
Tangcalagan blocks an uppercut.
Humper throws a punch but it's blocked by Tangcalagan.
Humper working aggressively here.
Humper is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tangcalagan can't fight it off and eventually Humper manages to take the fight to the floor. Tangcalagan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Humper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Humper lands a couple of digs.
Tangcalagan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Humper.
Humper is in close to Tangcalagan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Humper throws an elbow that misses. Tangcalagan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Humper's guard. Nice move by Tangcalagan!
Humper has control of Tangcalagan's left arm, preventing Tangcalagan from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tangcalagan stopping the sweep attempt from Humper.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Humper rushes Tangcalagan and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan wants to stall.
Tangcalagan is looking for a takedown.
Tangcalagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Humper shoots in but Tangcalagan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larry Humper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Humper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tangcalagan was covering up waiting for the punch and Humper finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Humper throwing strikes but missing.
Adrian Tangcalagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larry Humper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tangcalagan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Humper.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Humper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Humper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Humper!
In his post fight interview, Larry Humper started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ethen Kanven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Pirates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ethen Kanven has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethen Kanven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Captain Pirates!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanven moves into the clinch successfully.
Kanven lands a nice knee to the body.
Pirates drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kanven stalling in the clinch.
Pirates goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kanven prevents it.
Pirates blocks the elbow strike.
Pirates works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pirates drops back looking for a leg! Kanven is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kanven manages to kick Pirates off! Pirates jumps back into Kanven's guard.
Pirates drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pirates jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirates drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Pirates as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kanven screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Pirates! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Captain Pirates!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keeping Promises (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Keeping Promises has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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212 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keeping Promises!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Ham!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Promises fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ham shoots in for a takedown but Promises shows good takedown defense.
Promises fails with an attempt to clinch.
Promises tries to clinch there but Ham circles away.
Ham gets a double leg takedown into Promises's guard.
Ham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham pushing down on Promises's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Promises knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ham on the ground.
Ham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Promises avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ham.
Ham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Promises's head.
Promises keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Promises defending well though.
Ham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ham winds up and cracks Promises with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ham scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Promises is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham is nestled in close to Promises, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Promises avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ham.
Ham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ham drops an elbow to the side of Promises's head.
Ham lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ham looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ham 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.
Ham 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.
Ham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Promises avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ham.
Ham 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham slips a nice elbow through Promises's hands, connecting with Promises's forehead.
Ham maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Promises could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ham has cracked it and Promises is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ham!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Ham!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Neer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neer comes into the arena with Filter-Hey Man Nice Shot blaring out of the sound system. Josh Neer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
183 lbs
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21
163 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Neer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera tries to clinch but Neer is having none of it.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Neer circles away.
Rivera closes the distance and pushes Neer back into the cage.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neer avoids it.
Neer fails to pull guard.
Neer is trying to pull guard but Rivera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Neer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rivera just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Neer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Neer is trying to pull guard but Rivera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neer avoids it.
Rivera is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera tries a body shot but Neer blocks it.
Come on Rivera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Neer tries to pull guard but Rivera forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Neer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rivera to keep the fight standing.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Josh Neer has been cut.
Rivera breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Neer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Neer circles away and keeps his distance.
Neer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch but Neer moves out of range.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Neer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Neer keeps it at a distance.
Rivera tries to clinch but Neer is having none of it.
Rivera closes the distance but Neer moves to the side
and Neer counters with a left and a right that stings Rivera.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to clinch
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Neer circles away.
Rivera closes the distance but Neer moves to the side
and Neer counters with a nice body shot.
Rivera tries to clinch but Neer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Neer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Neer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rivera leaning against his opponent.
Rivera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivera takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neer up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rivera just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rivera breaks from the clinch.
Neer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franco Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera throws a lazy right hand but Neer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera wants to clinch but Neer slips to the side
and Neer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Neer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Neer is avoiding it.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Neer pushes him off.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Neer is avoiding it.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Neer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Neer pushes him off.
Franco Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Neer pushes him off.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera pushes Neer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neer keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Neer jumps guard but Rivera stands there with Neer around his waist. Neer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rivera avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Neer's cut.
That's time! Neer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Neer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Neer counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Neer counters with a one-two to the body.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Neer keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Neer is avoiding it.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera tries to clinch but Neer is having none of it.
Rivera rushes Neer and presses him up against the cage.
Neer tries to pull guard but Rivera won't allow it.
Neer gets control of Rivera's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rivera trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Neer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rivera controls Neer momentarily but Neer frees himself.
Neer pushing down on Rivera's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rivera sees it coming and defends easily.
Rivera is looking for a sweep. Neer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rivera defends it well.
Neer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera pushes Neer off looking to stand but Neer dives back in and keeps control.
Neer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rivera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rivera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Neer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neer is looking for a kimura here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rivera can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rivera sees it coming and defends easily.
Josh Neer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer is trying to work for a kimura but Rivera is defending well.
Franco Rivera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neer is trying to work for a kimura but Rivera is defending well.
Neer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rivera defends it well.
Neer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Neer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rivera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franco Rivera!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul VanSchool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Rector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VanSchool's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Better Than You by Metallica. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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23
135 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul VanSchool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Rector!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rector shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as VanSchool sprawls well. VanSchool wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rector gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from VanSchool.
VanSchool scores with a head kick.
The fighters circling - VanSchool throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
VanSchool throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rector takes a kick to the side of the head.
VanSchool misses with a body kick.
VanSchool takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
VanSchool lands with a nice combination. Rector backs away looking to recover.
A low kick from VanSchool is predictable there
and Rector counters with a nice right hand that sends VanSchool toppling to the canvas! VanSchool scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rector finish him?!
VanSchool is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rector moves into the clinch.
Oh VanSchool is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rector's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
VanSchool tries to clinch up but Rector circles away and keeps his distance.
VanSchool misses with a shot to the body
and Rector changes levels and lands a brilliant counter slam that knocks VanSchool senseless! The eyes are open but nobody's home! Rector is victorious and celebrates with his fans in the crowd. Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Andre Rector!
Andre Rector bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Castellano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks comes into the arena with $50 and a flask of crown blaring out of the sound system. Castellano has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone 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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25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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21
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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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, Johny Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Castellano!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks looks to land a right hand but Castellano moved out of range.
Hendricks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castellano defends it nicely.
Hendricks misses with an uppercut
and Castellano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hendricks keeping moving, preventing Castellano from controlling successfully.
Castellano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Castellano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hendricks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hendricks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Castellano.
Hendricks tries to improve position but can't.
Hendricks tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellano takes Hendricks's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Hendricks is in trouble.
Castellano trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Hendricks is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Castellano has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Hendricks taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rich Castellano!
Rich Castellano 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rayden Warmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warmaster comes to the cage accompanied by The Warrior. Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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173 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Great elbows
KO power |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rayden Warmaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Warmaster.
Warmaster changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to avoid it but Warmaster manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Washengtoneo Bandairrezz to the ground. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz looks to land a right hand but Warmaster moved out of range.
Warmaster looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Warmaster counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Warmaster just misses with a elbow thrown towards Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's brow.
Warmaster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz scores with a shoulder strike.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has had enough of the clinch but Warmaster keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warmaster.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries for a takedown but Warmaster manages to get underhooks.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz digs a right hand underneath Warmaster's ribcage. Warmaster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Warmaster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Warmaster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warmaster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warmaster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warmaster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz dodges an elbow strike from Warmaster.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Warmaster just misses with a elbow thrown towards Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's brow.
Warmaster tries to land a knee to the head but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz blocks with his arms.
Warmaster connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has been cut.
Warmaster trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz managing to block the knees to the body from Warmaster.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz gets through Warmaster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz on the inside.
Warmaster prevents a body shot from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warmaster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries a body shot but Warmaster blocks it.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz gets control of Warmaster's arms and successfully pulls guard. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Warmaster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warmaster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz controls Warmaster momentarily but Warmaster frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warmaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Washengtoneo Bandairrezz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz keeping moving, preventing Warmaster from controlling successfully.
Warmaster is really struggling to control Washengtoneo Bandairrezz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Warmaster won't allow Washengtoneo Bandairrezz to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Warmaster.
Warmaster throwing strikes from guard but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz blocks nicely.
Warmaster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Warmaster throws a strike but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz passes into half guard.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is pressing down on Warmaster's thigh, looking to free his foot. Warmaster is holding on for now.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz wants to work for an arm triangle but Warmaster is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz passes into side control, despite Warmaster's attempt to control the position.
Warmaster tries to bench press Washengtoneo Bandairrezz off him but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warmaster manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Warmaster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Warmaster is thwarting Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's attempts to control the position.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warmaster sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz defending well though.
Warmaster working Washengtoneo Bandairrezz over with strikes.
Warmaster 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warmaster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Warmaster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warmaster with the ground and pound but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Warmaster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rayden Warmaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz takes a swing at Warmaster's ribcage but misses.
Warmaster tries to clinch up.
Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz loads up on a big right hand but Warmaster slips the punch.
Warmaster doesn't manage to clinch there - Washengtoneo Bandairrezz circles away.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
Warmaster shoots in looking for a takedown but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Warmaster's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz shoots in looking for a takedown but Warmaster manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Warmaster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz throws a shot from downtown. Warmaster moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warmaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz swings for the body but Warmaster moves out of range.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz misses with a looping right.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz thows a leg kick but Warmaster checks it
and Warmaster counters with a shoot takedown. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz fights it but they end up in guard.
Warmaster with a nice head shot there.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Warmaster.
Warmaster throws a big elbow that misses.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz seems keen to control Warmaster's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warmaster throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warmaster postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Warmaster throwing strikes but missing.
Warmaster throws a big elbow that misses.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is pulling down on Warmaster's head to control his posture.
Warmaster throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is trying to keep Warmaster in close.
Warmaster throws a strike but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Warmaster has Washengtoneo Bandairrezz pulled in close to control his posture.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz postures up in Warmaster's guard and throws a big left but Warmaster blocks it.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warmaster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is in close to Warmaster's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Warmaster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warmaster is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rayden Warmaster wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Warmaster avoids a kick to the body.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz misses the shot to the body.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz stuffs the takedown attempt from Warmaster. Warmaster gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayden Warmaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz scores with a spinning back kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warmaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz takes a swing at Warmaster's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rayden Warmaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz throws the kick towards the body but Warmaster avoids it.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tried to score with a low kick but Warmaster checks it.
Warmaster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Warmaster slips a straight right by Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz thows a body shot but no joy.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Warmaster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Warmaster pushes off an throws an elbow but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Warmaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries a body shot but Warmaster blocks it.
Warmaster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is defending well for now.
Warmaster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to land knees in the clinch but Warmaster avoids the damage to the body.
Warmaster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz blocks it with crossed arms.
Warmaster tries a knee to the head but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz blocks it.
Warmaster misses with an elbow over the top.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz lands a hook that snaps the head of Warmaster backwards.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking to control Warmaster's arms but Warmaster gets an underhook and turns him. Now Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has his back to the cage.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Warmaster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warmaster missing with knees to the body.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warmaster avoids it.
Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
Warmaster creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz blocks an elbow strike from Warmaster.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warmaster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warmaster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Warmaster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz blocks the elbow strike.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has Warmaster pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Warmaster tumbling to the mat - Washengtoneo Bandairrezz dives into Warmaster's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz won't allow Warmaster to sweep him here.
Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz wants to pass the guard but Warmaster is keeping the position.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz postures up in Warmaster's guard and throws a big left but Warmaster blocks it.
Warmaster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Warmaster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warmaster trying to keep a closed guard but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is proving a slippery customer.
Warmaster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Warmaster holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz 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.
Warmaster tries to escape but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is in control.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Warmaster is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Warmaster is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Warmaster manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Warmaster gets full guard.
Warmaster wants to sweep here but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz controlling him for the moment.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz passes Warmaster's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warmaster manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Warmaster has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rayden Warmaster!
During a confident post fight interview, Rayden Warmaster thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trinity Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by Stone Cold Entrance. Hill has chosen Alice In Chains - Rooster as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinity Hill!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
Hill gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Austin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Austin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hill is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hill has escaped and now he's on top!
Austin working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
Austin wants to sweep but no luck.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Austin wants to sweep but no luck.
Austin looking for a guillotine here but Hill defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.
Hill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Austin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Austin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Austin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Austin controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin looking for a sweep. Not yet Austin, not yet.
Austin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from Austin.
Hill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Austin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hill gets to his feet - Austin follows without any prompting.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Austin shoots in for a double leg but Hill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill throws a low kick but it's checked well by Austin.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Austin moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hill slaps away a takedown attempt from Austin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Austin doesn't seem bothered though.
Hill tried to score with a low kick but Austin checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Austin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hill throws a push kick but Austin slaps the foot to one side.
Austin dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on Austin's head and hops out.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Austin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Austin slips under a jab.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
Austin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hill sprawls well. Hill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Austin gets slowly back to his feet.
Austin fails with the takedown.
Hill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Austin.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Austin blocks the leg kick.
Austin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hill counters with a right hand to the body.
Hill stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hill wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Austin fails to land the takedown.
Austin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Austin on that attempt.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hill.
Hill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Austin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hill defends it nicely.
Austin tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Austin.
Hill thumps Austin with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trinity Hill will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Austin shoots and misses
and Hill counters with a good, hard body kick but Austin shrugs it off.
Hill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Austin. That did some damage!
Austin avoids a kick to the body.
Austin drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hill can do anything to dispel that myth.
Austin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hill dives on top into guard.
Hill showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Austin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Austin working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
Hill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Austin looking for a sweep. Not yet Austin, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is looking to stand up but Austin won't let him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hill preventing the sweep.
Austin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill wants to get up but he can't break Austin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hill won't allow Austin to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hill's guard.
Austin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Austin wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Steve Austin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Austin throws a big elbow that misses.
Austin throws a big elbow that misses.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Austin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to keep a closed guard but Austin is proving a slippery customer.
Austin trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Austin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Austin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Austin persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hill avoids it really well and circles away.
Hill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Austin has his takedown stuffed
and Hill counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Austin blocks a head kick by Hill.
Austin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hill lands with a kick to the temple. Austin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hill feints and then cracks Austin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Austin down.
Good leg kick by Hill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Austin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hill.
Austin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steve Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill lets loose with a powerful body kick. Austin will feel that in the morning.
Hill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hill thuds his shin into the meat of Austin's side.
Hill cracks Austin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill scores with the left hand. Austin knows he should have avoided that one.
Hill is looking to slow Austin down with leg kicks.
Austin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Austin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hill avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinity Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hill lands the left hand.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Austin dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on Austin's head and hops out.
Austin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hill circles away.
No luck for Austin with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Hill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Austin.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trinity Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Austin.
Hill throws a leg kick which misses Austin's front leg but catches the back leg as Austin tries to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Hill finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hill bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hill cracks Austin with an open hand slap.
Austin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill seems to be stalking Austin here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Austin drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Trinity Hill!
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pop
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