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UPF-LA 2: Wong Vs Brandt PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Scarpavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Johny Bravo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johny Bravo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Scarpavi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo misses with a takedown attempt - Scarpavi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scarpavi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bravo on the side of the head.
Scarpavi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bravo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good shot there by Scarpavi.
Bravo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Scarpavi to the ground. Bravo is now in Scarpavi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bravo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bravo forces his way into half guard.
Bravo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Scarpavi is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johny Bravo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jax Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delgado comes into the arena with Deftones - My own summer blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jax Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonas Estrada!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado has closed the distance and engaged Estrada in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Delgado.
Delgado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Estrada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Delgado circles away.
Delgado clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Delgado.
Delgado lands a shoulder strike.
Delgado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delgado gets a clinch.
Estrada tries for a takedown but Delgado manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Delgado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Delgado.
Delgado scores with a shot to the side of Estrada's head.
Estrada wants a takedown but no success here.
Jax Delgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Estrada.
Estrada has Delgado pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Delgado manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Estrada looks winded!
Delgado lands a shot to the body.
Delgado lands a shoulder strike.
Delgado breaks the clinch.
Delgado scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jonas Estrada has been cut.
Estrada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Delgado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado rushes Estrada and presses him up against the cage.
Delgado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Delgado on the inside.
Estrada has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Delgado avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Delgado lands a nice uppercut.
Delgado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Estrada or not.
Delgado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Delgado is leaning against Estrada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Delgado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Delgado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delgado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delgado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oooooh!!! Delgado has knocked Estrada down with a huge combo! Delgado steps away and waves a wobbly Estrada back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Estrada is rocked!
Delgado lands a nice hook to Estrada's body. Estrada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Estrada is still on wobbly legs! Can Delgado finish him?
Estrada backs away from a small jab... but Delgado lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Estrada crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Delgado with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jax Delgado!
After winning the bout, Jax Delgado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dagonet McLoughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLoughlin has chosen Kutt Calhoun- Self Preservation as his entrance music. Dagonet McLoughlin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dagonet McLoughlin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLoughlin misses with the combination.
Banner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McLoughlin takes one on the button.
It looks like Dagonet McLoughlin has been cut.
McLoughlin lands with a good body shot.
McLoughlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McLoughlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Banner counters with a nice uppercut.
Banner cracks McLoughlin with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! McLoughlin falls to his knees and Banner doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Banner!
Jesse Banner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Namba Babakla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gotrek Felix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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176 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Namba Babakla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gotrek Felix!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felix lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Babakla sprawling to the canvas. Felix follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Babakla hang on?
It looks like Namba Babakla has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babakla is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Felix's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Felix's back!
Babakla struggling to land strikes to the head as Felix covers up.
Babakla keeps control of the position as Felix tries to break free.
Felix is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Babakla 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babakla tries to get the hooks in deep but Felix pushed the leg off.
You can see the frustration on Felix's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Babakla gets his hands free as Felix looks to control.
Babakla throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Felix rolls, trying to escape but Babakla keeps control of the position.
Babakla looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Babakla is riding his opponent, not letting Felix buck him off.
Felix wants to escape the position.
Babakla is working the ground and pound. Can Felix escape?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix is taking damage to the body and head.
Felix trying to control but not successfully.
Babakla controlling well, preventing Felix from escaping the position.
Felix trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Even with his hooks in, Babakla manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Babakla is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Felix has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Felix won't enjoy being in this position. Babakla looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Felix is tapping - it's over boys! Babakla picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Namba Babakla!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alecxsander Pitpitunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitpitunge comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Never Say Die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alecxsander Pitpitunge was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alecxsander Pitpitunge!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones passes into side control, despite Pitpitunge's attempt to control the position.
Pitpitunge has one of Jones's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Jones is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pitpitunge's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pitpitunge keeps working.
Jones working away.
A lull in the action here as Jones stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones working away.
Pitpitunge prevents Jones from improving position.
Jones moves into full mount!
Pitpitunge wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Pitpitunge is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones scoring with strikes but Pitpitunge is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones goes for an armbar but Pitpitunge turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pitpitunge.
Pitpitunge wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pitpitunge is one step ahead there.
Jones 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.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pitpitunge is sitting in close to Jones's body. Jones has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pitpitunge is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pitpitunge is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jimbo Jones!
After the fight, Jimbo Jones was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kari Parisyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parisyen comes to the cage accompanied by KPARISYEN. Dragon has chosen Taio Cruz-Dynamite as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kari Parisyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dragon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon swats away the attempt to clinch by Parisyen.
Dragon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Parisyen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parisyen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dragon digs a good hook to Parisyen's body.
Parisyen clinches with his opponent.
Parisyen has picked Dragon up - he's going for a ride! Parisyen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Parisyen prevents Dragon from improving his position.
Parisyen trying to mount his opponent but Dragon defends it.
Parisyen wants to work for an arm triangle but Dragon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragon is looking to improve his position.
Dragon trying to hold on to Parisyen's head to control him but Parisyen postures up.
Dragon is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parisyen is looking for a kimura but Dragon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Parisyen to get the leverage.
Dragon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Parisyen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dragon is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Parisyen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Parisyen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dragon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Parisyen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dragon is looking to control Parisyen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dragon avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to roll over but Parisyen keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dragon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Parisyen advances to half guard.
Dragon is trying to get back to full guard.
Dragon is trying to maintain the position but Parisyen is very close to passing his half guard.
Parisyen is working for a kimura but Dragon is defending it quite comfortably.
Parisyen is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Dragon is refusing to be controlled, as Parisyen sits in half guard.
Dragon is looking to improve his position.
Dragon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dragon.
Parisyen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Parisyen wants to control from the top but Dragon keeps moving.
Dragon is trying to control the position but Parisyen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dragon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alex Dragon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Parisyen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Parisyen is working for a kimura but Dragon is defending it quite comfortably.
Parisyen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon tries to get to full guard but Parisyen has control of the leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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 Kari Parisyen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dragon looks to land a combination. Parisyen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parisyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Dragon circles away.
Dragon keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dragon.
Parisyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragon jabs at Parisyen's body.
Dragon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Parisyen rather than just go for the knockout.
Parisyen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Parisyen closes the distance and pushes Dragon back into the cage.
Parisyen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dragon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dragon tries to work over Parisyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parisyen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragon tries a body shot but Parisyen blocks it.
Dragon managing to block the knees to the body from Parisyen.
Parisyen pushes off an throws an elbow but Dragon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parisyen has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
Dragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parisyen backwards.
Dragon looking to stall.
Parisyen misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon avoids a wild elbow strike from Parisyen.
Dragon tries a body shot but Parisyen blocks it.
Parisyen is trying to trip Dragon. He has hold of a leg but Dragon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Parisyen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kari Parisyen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parisyen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragon is keeping the position for now.
Parisyen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dragon controls Parisyen momentarily but Parisyen frees himself.
Parisyen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dragon trying to control the position.
Parisyen trying to control but Dragon is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kari Parisyen just wasn't active enough.
Parisyen is looking to clinch but Dragon is avoiding it.
Dragon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Parisyen back to the cage. Dragon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parisyen has closed the distance and engaged Dragon in a clinch.
Parisyen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Parisyen looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kari Parisyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dragon prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Dragon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parisyen tries for a takedown but Dragon manages to get underhooks.
Dragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dragon misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Parisyen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dragon's brow.
Parisyen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dragon is defending well.
Dragon has had enough of the clinch but Parisyen keeps him there for the moment.
Dragon can't find room to land a body shot as Parisyen controls the action.
Dragon avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Dragon.
Dragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dragon blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon looking to stall.
Dragon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dragon taking a breather.
Dragon blocks a body shot from Parisyen.
Dragon cracks Parisyen with a nice body shot.
Dragon lands a left hand.
Alex Dragon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dragon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parisyen is keeping busy.
Parisyen blocks a body shot from Dragon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragon.
Dragon stalling in the clinch but Parisyen improves position.
Parisyen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dragon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Parisyen misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Dragon.
Dragon tries to keep at a distance but Parisyen has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon wants to stall.
Dragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dragon works on Parisyen's body with a couple of short punches.
Parisyen prevents a body shot from Dragon.
Parisyen keeps control of Dragon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Dragon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parisyen blocks a body shot from Dragon.
Dragon tries a body shot but Parisyen blocks it.
Parisyen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dragon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dragon tries to work over Parisyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dragon gets through Parisyen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon misses with a body punch.
Dragon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parisyen is keeping busy.
Parisyen prevents a body shot from Dragon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Dragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dragon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Parisyen drives through with a takedown into Dragon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dragon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Parisyen!
Parisyen tries to lock up and control but Dragon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Parisyen gets back to half guard.
Parisyen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dragon is trying to control the action in half guard but Parisyen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parisyen won't allow Dragon to pass to mount.
Dragon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Parisyen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Dragon.
Dragon throws a series of strikes that have Parisyen backpedaling.
Parisyen has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parisyen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Parisyen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dragon sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parisyen seems to be looking for submissions.
Dragon tries to get to full guard but Parisyen has control of the leg.
Parisyen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dragon trying to control from the bottom.
Dragon is looking for a sweep. Parisyen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dragon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dragon looking for a sweep. Not yet Dragon, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon keeping moving, preventing Parisyen from controlling successfully.
Dragon trying to control the position.
Parisyen content to stall in guard here.
Parisyen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dragon's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parisyen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Parisyen.
Parisyen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dragon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dragon tries to roll over but Parisyen keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parisyen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Parisyen is thwarting Dragon's attempts to control the position.
Parisyen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dragon defends it well.
Dragon tries to get to full guard but Parisyen has control of the leg.
Parisyen wants to pass the guard but Dragon is defending well.
Dragon wants to improve his position but Parisyen is controlling well.
Dragon is staying active underneath Parisyen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to roll over but Parisyen keeps him under control.
Dragon trying to control here.
Dragon moves into full guard.
Dragon looking to control.
Parisyen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kari Parisyen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dragon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dragon.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kari Parisyen.
I think Parisyen 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kari Parisyen!
Kari Parisyen gave a mention to MFW Clothing Company in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Brandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dongdong Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Brandt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dongdong Wong's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dongdong Wong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandt.
Brandt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Brandt or perhaps it was just good defense by Wong which made him look bad.
Brandt shoots in looking for a takedown. Wong tries to sprawl out of it but Brandt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tom Brandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong takes the fight into the clinch.
Wong scores with a shot to the side of Brandt's head.
It looks like Tom Brandt has been cut.
Brandt is working for takedown but Wong is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Brandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wong stops a takedown attempt from Brandt.
Brandt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brandt up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Wong.
A head punch on the inside from Brandt fails to land.
Brandt tries to pull guard but Wong holds him up against the cage and eventually Brandt drops back down to his feet.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wong lands a hook that snaps the head of Brandt backwards.
Wong lands with a light punch inside.
Brandt tries to score a body lock takedown but Wong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wong lands with a light punch inside.
Wong landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Wong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brandt looking for a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Wong.
Tom Brandt's cut is getting worse.
A shot in the inside from Wong.
Brandt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wong is defending well.
Wong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Wong - that landed with a thud.
Brandt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brandt is breathing heavily.
Wong is leaning against Brandt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brandt is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Wong.
Brandt working aggressively here.
Brandt is trying to pull guard but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong stops a takedown attempt from Brandt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wong.
Tom Brandt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brandt tries to stall but Wong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brandt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Brandt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wong to keep the fight standing.
Wong lands with a light punch inside.
Wong lands with a short shot to the head.
Brandt is rocked!
Wong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brandt or not.
Wong lands an uppercut.
Oh Brandt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wong throws a big uppercut that drops Brandt! More strikes from Wong and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brandt lies dazed against the cage as Wong celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dongdong Wong!
In his post fight interview, Dongdong Wong gave a big smile as he said 'Dongdong is sound your brain make when I hit your face.'.
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