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GFC 38: Lucas vs Unkown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvynski Shimhaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Gardner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Gardner!
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, Arvynski Shimhaliev!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Shimhaliev. Those never looked like landing.
Shimhaliev wants to clinch.
Shimhaliev clinches.
Gardner has Shimhaliev pushed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gardner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shimhaliev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gardner keeps the fight on the outside.
Arvynski Shimhaliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimhaliev throws a good cross that connects.
Shimhaliev tries to clinch up but Gardner circles away and keeps his distance.
Gardner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gardner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimhaliev wants to control but Gardner is keeping busy.
Gardner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shimhaliev defending well though.
Shimhaliev regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gardner.
Gardner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gardner working some strikes from top position.
Gardner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shimhaliev is keeping the position for now.
Gardner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shimhaliev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gardner is looking to work some ground and pound but Shimhaliev has wrist control.
Gardner scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardner works over Shimhaliev with some ground and pound from guard.
Gardner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gardner 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.
Gardner lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gardner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shimhaliev's head.
Shimhaliev trying to control the position.
Gardner is working Shimhaliev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shimhaliev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gardner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gardner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gardner postures up.
Shimhaliev wants to stand up but Gardner is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gardner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gardner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gardner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gardner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shimhaliev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gardner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gardner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gardner lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gardner prevents Shimhaliev from getting back to his feet.
Shimhaliev looks winded!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gardner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lands a couple of elbows.
Gardner forces his way into half guard.
Gardner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gardner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shimhaliev is trying to stand up here but Gardner is controlling him well.
Gardner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gardner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shimhaliev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gardner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shimhaliev defending well though.
Gardner moves into full mount! Shimhaliev won't be happy about that!
Gardner looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Shimhaliev covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Gardner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Bellanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellanca comes to the cage accompanied by Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold. Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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188 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Bellanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio scores with a jab to the body.
Bellanca is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellanca shoots in for a double leg but Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bellanca bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bellanca lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio down.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio wants to control but Bellanca postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellanca grinds an elbow into Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio 's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanca grinds an elbow into Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio 's temple.
Bellanca sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is trying to improve his position.
Bellanca trying to control the position but Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is working away.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio tries to bench press Bellanca off him but Bellanca keeps the position.
Bellanca working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bellanca scoring with punches and elbows.
Bellanca is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bellanca thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellanca tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bellanca looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio wants to control but Bellanca postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellanca landing strikes.
Bellanca is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bellanca is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bellanca tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bellanca tries for a kimura but Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is defending well.
Bellanca working the ground and pound.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio prevents Bellanca from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio can't do much from the bottom here.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio taking a bit of punishment here - Bellanca scoring with strikes.
Bellanca postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bellanca in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bellanca tries for a kimura but Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is defending well.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Bellanca dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio wants to slow Bellanca down by chopping away at his legs.
Bellanca takes a swing at Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio 's ribcage but misses.
Bellanca is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bellanca takes a swing at Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio 's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio .
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio throws a hook but Bellanca blocks it.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bellanca's head backwards.
Bellanca misses with a wild body shot.
Bellanca tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bellanca somewhat.
Bellanca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio lands a leg kick that knocks Bellanca off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio .
A head kick misses from Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio .
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio .
Bellanca fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Bellanca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bellanca's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bellanca.
Bellanca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio .
Bellanca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio scores with a decent looking hook.
Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bellanca in his tracks.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio lands an overhand right.
A head kick from Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio lands but Bellanca takes it in his stride.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bellanca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio .
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio .
Bellanca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio . Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio cracks the inside of Bellanca's front leg.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio lands a big right hand that sends Bellanca crashing to the mat! Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio stays standing though and waves Bellanca back to his feet!
Bellanca is rocked!
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio lands a leg kick that knocks Bellanca off balance momentarily.
Oh Bellanca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio , right into the meat.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio fakes the body blow, causing Bellanca to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Bellanca goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio !
Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Powerful |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Brandon back into the cage.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandon pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brandon sprawls well initially but Diaz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brandon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brandon is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
Diaz wants to free his trapped foot but Brandon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Diaz stops Brandon from getting back to his feet.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brandon pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Brandon is having none of it.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diaz has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Brandon defend it? Diaz steps over the head and cranks it - Brandon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Norman Diaz!
Our winner, Norman Diaz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch comes into the arena with HEALTH - TEARS blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Garcia's choice of entrance music: Don Omar - Danza Kuduro. 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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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Garcia!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia.
Fitch throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Fitch counters with a crisp one two that drops Garcia! Fitch thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Garcia to his feet! Garcia is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fitch doesn't seem bothered though.
Fitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fitch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Adam Fitch has been cut.
Fitch tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia'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.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Fitch's body. Fitch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitch circles away.
Fitch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fitch throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fitch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Fitch misses with a few strikes there.
Fitch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Fitch ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia with a hook.
Garcia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sloppy strikes from Fitch. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Fitch is rocked!
No joy there for Fitch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Fitch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fitch throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Fitch seems to have got his legs back now.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fitch doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Fitch's body. Fitch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fitch is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia cracks Fitch with a hook to the temple - Fitch is on wobbly legs here! Garcia swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fitch falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Garcia wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fernando Garcia!
Fernando Garcia spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the cage accompanied by Kill The Noise Pt. 1. Hendricks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by $50 and a flask of crown. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hendricks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Perez.
Hendricks throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendricks misses with a combination
and Hendricks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendricks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Perez sprawls well initially but Hendricks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hendricks winds up and cracks Perez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Perez is looking to control Hendricks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perez avoid being mounted?
Hendricks wants to stand but Perez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Perez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendricks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks drops an elbow to the side of Perez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hendricks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hendricks's back!
Hendricks controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Perez sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Hendricks taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Juan Perez!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Perez 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Aegor Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by Pursuit of Happiness. 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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Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aegor Rivers!
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, Bradley Henson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Henson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henson tries to avoid it.
Henson gets a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Henson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivers's elbow.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Henson tries for a takedown but Rivers manages to get underhooks.
Rivers breaks the clinch.
That kick from Rivers tenderised Henson's leg. Henson is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Henson down.
Henson moves in looking to clinch but Rivers pushes him off.
Henson throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Henson misses with a straight left.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
Henson has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henson jumps guard but Rivers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Henson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aegor Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Henson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Henson - that landed with a thud.
Henson tries to pull guard but Rivers won't allow it.
Henson has Rivers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rivers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The referee calls for Rivers to work.
Henson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henson.
Henson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivers.
Bradley Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henson throws a shot to the body.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Henson.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aegor Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
Henson connects with a right hand. Rivers shakes it off.
Henson tries to clinch but Rivers moves out of range.
Henson misses the jab.
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Henson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henson tries to avoid it.
Rivers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivers circles away.
Nice shot lands for Henson.
Rivers takes a swing at Henson's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henson. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Bradley Henson has been cut.
Rivers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henson.
A clash of legs there as Henson blocks the low kick.
Jab, jab by Henson - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rivers as he avoids it easily.
Nice body kick from Rivers.
Henson throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henson's sensitive parts.
Henson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henson cracks Rivers with an open hand slap.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henson scores with a hook to the body. Rivers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rivers.
Rivers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henson looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henson lands a lovely overhand right.
Rivers is looking to slow Henson down with leg kicks.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivers.
Henson looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Rivers cracks the inside of Henson's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rivers.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivers.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and Henson moves out of range easily.
Rivers connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivers, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Rivers.
Henson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rivers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivers thumps Henson with a low kick.
Rivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henson.
Rivers feints and then cracks Henson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henson down.
Henson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivers throws a head kick but Henson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegor Rivers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bradley Henson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henson throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers throws a head kick that misses.
Rivers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rivers counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aegor Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivers.
Henson dives in and grabs Rivers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rivers pushes down on Henson's head and hops out.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henson.
Rivers swinging wildly here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivers.
Henson is breathing heavily.
Rivers misses with a head kick.
Henson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivers circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henson throws a hook to the side of Rivers's head but Rivers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rivers lands with a slapping head kick.
Rivers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivers misses with a double jab.
Rivers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers feints and then cracks Henson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henson down.
Henson throws a hook to the side of Rivers's head but Rivers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henson stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henson throws a right hand that Rivers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivers also avoids with ease.
Rivers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aegor Rivers is winning the standup battle so far.
Henson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henson closes the distance and clinches.
Henson misses with a punch to the body.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
Henson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivers can pounce on him.
Rivers walks into a straight right hand from Henson.
Rivers throws a head kick that half lands.
Henson checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivers.
Henson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henson misses with a looping left.
Henson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Henson is rocked!
Henson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rivers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henson is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivers finish him?
A good leg kick by Rivers.
Henson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson cracks Rivers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henson clobbers Rivers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henson avoids the head kick by Rivers.
Henson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers scores with a kick to the body.
Good work by Henson as he checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henson checks a leg kick.
Rivers staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivers.
Rivers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivers counters with a head kick. That will keep Henson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That has opened up Bradley Henson's cut even more.
Rivers fails to land with a series of punches.
Henson misses with an uppercut.
Rivers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Henson fails with a takedown attempt.
Aegor Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Henson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Henson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henson tries to avoid it.
Henson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rivers off the cage and back into range.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivers moves out of range as Henson strikes.
Rivers looks to land a body kick but Henson moved away.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.
Henson throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers counters with a leg kick.
Henson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rivers keeping control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegor Rivers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bradley Henson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rivers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Henson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henson.
Henson connects with a crisp jab.
Henson is looking to clinch but Rivers is avoiding it.
A shot to the body from Henson misses
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Henson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivers.
Henson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rivers misses with a combination
and Henson counters with a nice uppercut.
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henson punishes Rivers's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henson.
Rivers slips under a jab from Henson.
Rivers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rivers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivers circles away.
Henson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henson with a hook.
Rivers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rivers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers scores with a spinning back kick!
Henson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rivers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henson tries for a takedown but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aegor Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Henson.
Henson throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
Henson lands a head shot.
Henson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rivers counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henson throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivers circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivers misses with a head kick.
Rivers is looking to slow Henson down with leg kicks.
Rivers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henson.
Henson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivers. Rivers obviously looking to wear him down.
Rivers thumps Henson with a low kick.
Henson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivers. Rivers obviously looking to wear him down.
Henson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Henson down.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henson if he has to take too many more of those.
Rivers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henson can do to turn this around?
Rivers swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
Henson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from Henson.
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Henson throws a big shot that misses.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and Henson moves out of range easily.
Henson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rivers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henson stalks Rivers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rivers's face. Rivers staggers backwards, shaken.
Rivers moves forwards but Henson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rivers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Henson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson lands with a hook. Rivers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivers feints and then cracks Henson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henson down.
Rivers cracks the inside of Henson's front leg.
Henson throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
Henson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivers circles away.
Rivers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henson.
Rivers keeps the fight on the outside.
Henson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
Aegor Rivers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Bradley Henson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henson works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aegor Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aegor Rivers!
After the fight, Aegor Rivers 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristan Maruyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keeping Promises (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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212 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristan Maruyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keeping Promises!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Maruyama tries to clinch up but Promises circles away and keeps his distance.
Promises circles away from the clinch attempt
and Promises counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maruyama tries to clinch up
and Promises counters with a big head kick but Maruyama shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruyama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maruyama wants to clinch but Promises slips to the side
and Promises counters with a stiff right hand.
Maruyama closes the distance but Promises moves to the side
and Promises counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maruyama darts in trying to clinch
and Promises counters with a huge head kick that drops Maruyama! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keeping Promises!
An out of breath Keeping Promises thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doncarlo Giani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck Matsumoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Doncarlo Giani's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doncarlo Giani!
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, Buck Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Matsumoto misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Giani.
Matsumoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giani pushes Matsumoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Giani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Matsumoto up against the cage.
Matsumoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giani has him pressed against the cage.
Matsumoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Giani - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Giani manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Matsumoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Matsumoto has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Giani to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Matsumoto is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Giani pulls down on the head and he's put Matsumoto to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Doncarlo Giani!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eagles Giants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi has chosen Ara Gevorgyan Artsakh as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagles Giants!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregor Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi misses with a two punch combination.
Giants keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mousasi throws a body punch but Giants moves out of range.
Mousasi throws a hook to the side of Giants's head but Giants sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giants lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mousasi's sensitive parts.
Mousasi throws a series of punches but Giants moves out of range.
Giants misses with a jab to the body
and Mousasi counters with a two punch combo.
Giants fails to land the takedown.
Giants takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mousasi misses with a hook
and Giants counters with a nice leg kick.
Mousasi throws a series of punches but Giants avoids them all with ease.
Mousasi looks to land a combination but Giants avoids it well.
Mousasi misses with a body shot.
Mousasi lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mousasi punishes Giants's body with a nice straight punch.
Giants rushes Mousasi and presses him up against the cage.
Mousasi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giants.
Giants lands an uppercut.
Giants's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giants lands a nice shot that snaps Mousasi's head back.
Giants throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Gregor Mousasi has been cut.
Giants gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mousasi.
Mousasi tries to keep at a distance but Giants has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giants scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giants lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mousasi backwards.
Giants lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Giants lands a hook that snaps the head of Mousasi backwards.
Giants lands a nice uppercut.
Mousasi has had enough of the clinch but Giants keeps him there for the moment.
Giants throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mousasis head.
Mousasi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Giants has Mousasi pressed against the cage, preventing Mousasi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mousasi tries to circle away but Giants has him pinned against the cage.
Mousasi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Giants.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to get back to striking at distance but Giants won't allow it.
Mousasi tries to break the clinch but Giants is controlling the position.
Mousasi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Giants blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giants keeps control of Mousasi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mousasi is trying to push Giants away but Giants has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Giants scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giants lands a right hand.
Mousasi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mousasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Giants.
Giants throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mousasi looks winded!
Mousasi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giants looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Giants drives through with a takedown into guard.
Giants engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Giants stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mousasi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Giants's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giants looking to pass the guard.
Giants is stalling in the full guard.
Giants won't allow Mousasi to get back to his feet.
Mousasi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Giants throws a big right hand that misses.
Mousasi has an active guard here but Giants has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giants content to control rather than advance.
Mousasi taking some punishment here, with Giants in his half guard.
Giants is looking to stall here but Mousasi recovers full guard.
Giants drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mousasi dives on top into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mousasi throws a strike but Giants rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giants throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eagles Giants dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregor Mousasi'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.
No joy there for Mousasi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Giants.
Giants dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mousasi. That did some damage!
Gregor Mousasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mousasi looks to land a combination but Giants avoids it well.
Giants slips a jab from Mousasi.
Mousasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Giants with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mousasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Giants swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Mousasi misses its intended target.
Mousasi misses with the combination.
Giants closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mousasi quickly recovers to half guard.
Giants is stalling here. Mousasi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Giants seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mousasi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mousasi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Giants is avoiding damage well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mousasi lands a nice forearm strike.
Giants manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giants slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Giants manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mousasi working to try and regain half guard.
Giants looking to control but Mousasi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Giants lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
You get the feeling that Mousasi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Giants working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mousasi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giants misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giants throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Giants controlling from the full mount.
Mousasi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mousasi is desperately trying to improve his position but Giants has a good base and remains in mount.
Giants fails to advance to Mousasi's back.
Giants misses with a head shot.
Giants lands a nice shot to the head.
That has opened up Gregor Mousasi's cut even more.
Mousasi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Giants tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Giants controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Giants lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mousasi blocking the ground and pound.
Mousasi is working to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mousasi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Giants thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Giants lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mousasi reaches up to try and control the position but Giants seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Mousasi rolls and tries to escape and now Giants has his back!
Giants looking to break Mousasi's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mousasi remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Giants will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giants is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Mousasi is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eagles Giants!
Eagles Giants retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raven Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Unkown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas comes to the cage accompanied by Maniac. Johnny Unkown will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raven Lucas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Unkown!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unkown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucas shoots in but Unkown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lucas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Unkown is looking to slow Lucas down with leg kicks.
Unkown scores with a hook.
Unkown checks a leg kick.
Lucas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Unkown throws out the jab.
Lucas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Unkown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Unkown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Unkown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lucas needs to keep his hands up - Unkown had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unkown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Unkown scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas avoids a kick to the body.
Unkown misses the jab.
Lucas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Unkown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lucas under the eye.
Lucas avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Unkown finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Unkown checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Unkown.
Lucas closes the distance and clinches.
Lucas is trying to push Unkown away but Unkown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Unkown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Unkown is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unkown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lucas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unkown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Unkown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lucas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raven Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unkown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
Lucas taking a breather.
Lucas throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Unkown lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Unkown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Unkown lands a shot to the body.
Unkown lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unkown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lucas wants a takedown but no success here.
Lucas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Unkown to keep the fight standing.
Unkown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Unkown misses with a punch to the body.
Lucas misses with a knee strike.
Unkown tries to work over Lucas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Unkown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Unkown delivers a nice body kick.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown but Unkown shows good takedown defense.
Unkown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Raven Lucas has been cut.
Unkown lands a jab to the nose.
Unkown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lucas is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unkown shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Lucas takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Unkown sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Lucas bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Unkown!
Johnny Unkown is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Unkown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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