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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelsey Cumberdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelsey Cumberdale!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cumberdale dives in and scores a takedown into Cena's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cumberdale drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cena looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cena looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cena!
Cumberdale really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cena. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cena trying to control the action but Cumberdale is working from the bottom.
Cena advances nicely into full mount.
Cena controlling his opponent.
Cena unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumberdale is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cumberdale can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cumberdale defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cena.
Cena controlling the position easily from mount.
Cena has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cumberdale wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cena patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cena has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cena has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Cumberdale is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Cena has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Cumberdale taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Cena!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bennett Collazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collazo has chosen Started From The Bottom as his entrance music. Brian Banks looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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195 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Banks!
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, Bennett Collazo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collazo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Collazo trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Banks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Collazo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bennett Collazo.
Banks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Collazo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've been told by Banks's head coaches at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Collazo shoots in for a takedown but Banks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collazo misses with a straight left.
Collazo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Banks was covering up waiting for the punch and Collazo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Collazo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Collazo controlling from the top position.
Banks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collazo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Collazo forces his way into half guard.
Collazo is looking to take a break and control but Banks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Collazo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Banks defends it well.
Collazo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Banks is staying active underneath Collazo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collazo stops Banks from getting back to his feet.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Collazo wants to pass the guard but Banks is defending well.
Collazo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Banks's head.
Collazo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Collazo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banks keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bennett Collazo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Collazo drives through with a takedown into Banks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Collazo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Collazo trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Collazo postures up.
Collazo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collazo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennett Collazo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Banks moves into the clinch.
Collazo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Collazo.
Collazo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Collazo shoots in and gets a takedown into Banks's guard.
Collazo trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collazo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collazo lands a couple of digs.
Collazo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Banks manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Collazo has Banks in his guard.
Collazo looking for a sweep. Not yet Collazo, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Collazo holds on and takes a little breather.
Bennett Collazo has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Collazo trying to keep a closed guard but Banks is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bennett Collazo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Collazo misses with the combination.
Collazo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Banks defends it nicely.
Banks stuffs the takedown.
Collazo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collazo throws a leg kick
and Banks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brian Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bennett Collazo.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Collazo as he jumps to the side.
Collazo tries to land a body kick
and Banks counters with a series of strikes. Collazo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Collazo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banks.
Banks goes for a double leg but Collazo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Collazo continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collazo is looking for a takedown.
Collazo tries to pull guard but Banks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Banks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Collazo's brow.
Still in the clinch, Banks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Collazo has Banks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Banks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Banks is leaning against Collazo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Collazo blocks an elbow strike from Banks.
Banks lands a good knee to the midsection. Collazo won't want to take too many of those.
Banks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banks crunches a lovely knee into Collazo's ribcage.
Collazo wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Banks will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Banks fails with a takedown attempt.
Banks tries to sprawl but Collazo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Banks regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Collazo.
Collazo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Collazo cracks Banks with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks is trying to keep Collazo in close.
Collazo is pushing down on Banks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Banks is fighting to maintain full guard but Collazo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Collazo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banks wants to control but Collazo is keeping busy.
Collazo slips a nice elbow through Banks's hands, connecting with Banks's forehead.
Collazo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Banks tries to get to full guard but Collazo has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collazo wants to free his trapped foot but Banks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Collazo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Collazo is looking to advance position but Banks won't allow it.
Banks wants to control but Collazo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Collazo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Collazo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Collazo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Banks is just riding it out for now. Collazo eventually gives up the hold.
Collazo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks pushes Collazo off looking to stand but Collazo dives back in and keeps control.
Collazo drops an elbow to the side of Banks's head.
Collazo is thwarting Banks's attempts to control the position.
Collazo is trying to control. Banks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Collazo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collazo seems to be working for a kimura but Banks defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bennett Collazo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Collazo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bennett Collazo!
A victorious Bennett Collazo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jory Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by ain't worried about nothin. The crowd seem to be enjoying Duarte's choice of entrance music: Shabba Ranks (Shabba Remix). The key to victory for Jory Cruz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jory Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Duarte is in Cruz's guard.
Duarte distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duarte wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duarte wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Duarte controlling him for the moment.
Cruz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Duarte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Duarte was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Duarte shoots in looking for a takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but Duarte keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cruz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Duarte shoots in and drives through. Cruz sprawls well.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Duarte wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Duarte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
Duarte wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duarte keeps working.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Jory Cruz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Duarte is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz is keen to just control but Duarte is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duarte's head.
Duarte actively working from the bottom here.
Duarte trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is pressing down on Duarte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duarte is holding on for now.
Duarte is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duarte's head.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but Duarte is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duarte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cruz trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duarte looking for a sweep. Not yet Duarte, not yet.
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 Jory Cruz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Duarte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Duarte wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Duarte has his foot on Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
Cruz wanted to stand there but Duarte had control of the position.
Cruz trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Duarte keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Duarte manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Duarte controlling from the full mount.
Duarte's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cruz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Junior Duarte.
Duarte tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Duarte wants to clinch.
Duarte darts in looking for a takedown but Cruz gets double underhooks and turns Duarte into the cage.
Cruz pulls guard successfully.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duarte on the ground.
Cruz has a closed guard, preventing Duarte from standing up.
Duarte postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is stalling in the full guard.
Duarte won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
Duarte is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Duarte has managed to sneak the leg through.
Duarte uses his free foot to push down on Cruz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cruz.
Duarte avoids the attempt from Cruz to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duarte looking to control but Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junior Duarte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Duarte swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Duarte is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cruz is just content to waste time from the top position. Duarte takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Duarte will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Duarte working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Duarte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cruz uses it to pass to side control.
Duarte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz wants to stand but Duarte is controlling his arm.
Duarte tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Duarte prevents Cruz from improving position.
Cruz misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte can't do much from the bottom here.
Duarte is trying to improve his position.
Duarte is trying to work for a sweep but Cruz has mounted him!
Cruz looking to secure an arm triangle but Duarte defends it well.
Jory Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duarte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz can't control as he wanted to and Duarte manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Duarte is trying to stand.
Cruz thows a huge punch but Duarte dodges it nicely.
Cruz is pressing down on Duarte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duarte is holding on for now.
Duarte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Duarte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cruz wants to take a breather but Duarte is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz wants to stand up but Duarte is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cruz stops Duarte from getting back to his feet.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Duarte defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jory Cruz just wasn't active enough.
Duarte rushes Cruz and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duarte drives through with a takedown into Cruz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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 Jory Cruz.
Well Cruz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darius Ellis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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169 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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Ellis!
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, Jin Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato throws a one two combo.
Ellis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamato.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamato. Ellis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamato has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yamato throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
Yamato looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellis is just out of range.
Yamato throws an overhand right that lands on Ellis's shoulder, as Ellis tries to avoid the shot.
Yamato looks to land a right hand but Ellis moved out of range.
Yamato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamato tests Ellis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ellis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamato.
Yamato throws a sloppy head kick
and Ellis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamato catches Ellis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yamato throws a right and a left that Ellis avoids nicely.
Ellis finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Yamato's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Ellis falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Yamato!
After winning the bout, Jin Yamato thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Darius Ellis stepped up to the mic, saying 'He is an excellent fighter and had a good gameplan. Nothing else to do now but get back in the gym'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Rijkaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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, Nick Markakis!
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, Patrick Rijkaard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Markakis.
Markakis throws a nice looking combination but Rijkaard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Markakis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Markakis.
Markakis clinches up with Rijkaard and pushes him back against the cage.
Markakis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Markakis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rijkaard manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Markakis.
Markakis ducks under a wild hook from Rijkaard.
Markakis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rijkaard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Markakis lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Markakis. Those never looked like landing.
Markakis throws a right hand that Rijkaard ducks under and follows up with a left that Rijkaard also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rijkaard throws a shot from downtown. Markakis moves away and avoids it.
Markakis throws a leg kick that misses.
Markakis throws a series of strikes that have Rijkaard backpedaling.
Markakis falls off balance throwing a combination
so Rijkaard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Markakis is breathing heavily.
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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rijkaard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Markakis is proving hard to escape from.
Rijkaard is looking to advance position but Markakis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
BOOM! Markakis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rijkaard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rijkaard wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Markakis.
Markakis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rijkaard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rijkaard can't escape the position.
Markakis thowing shots but they're missing.
Markakis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rijkaard tries to reverse the position but Markakis maintains control.
Rijkaard is squirming around, avoiding Markakis's attempts to control the action.
Markakis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rijkaard tries to hold on but Markakis pushes him away.
Rijkaard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Markakis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rijkaard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Markakis decides to stand up.
Markakis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Markakis tries to bum rush Rijkaard with a series of wild strikes but Rijkaard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rijkaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markakis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rijkaard circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Markakis does no damage.
Rijkaard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markakis misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markakis tries to work over Rijkaard's front leg with a kick but Rijkaard checks it.
Markakis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rijkaard is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markakis closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rijkaard! Markakis dives in looking to finish! Rijkaard is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Markakis!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Hennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hennings might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Braveheart Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Hennings!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Louis scores with a leg kick.
Dustin Hennings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hennings closes the distance but Saint Louis moves to the side
and Saint Louis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hennings shoots for a double leg takedown but Saint Louis sprawls well. He's pushed Hennings's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saint Louis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hennings momentarily.
Saint Louis is looking to slow Hennings down with leg kicks.
Saint Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hennings in his tracks.
Nice shot by Saint Louis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Saint Louis. No joy for Hennings on that attempt.
Saint Louis clobbers Hennings with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hennings darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Hennings's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hennings sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis is doing well to control the position and prevent Hennings from advancing to side control.
Saint Louis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hennings pulls his head out easily.
Saint Louis won't allow Hennings to pass to mount.
Hennings is trying to control the action in half guard but Saint Louis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Dustin Hennings wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hennings takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that misses.
Hennings walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saint Louis connects with a looping right hand.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Hennings down.
Hennings moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
Hennings takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Saint Louis finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Hennings. Those never looked like landing.
Saint Louis with a nice cross.
Hennings tries to clinch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennings takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saint Louis dodges the punch combination from Hennings.
Saint Louis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hennings is rocked!
Hennings gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Saint Louis gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Saint Louis! Martin Saint Louis retains his bantamweight title!
Martin Saint Louis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Dustin Hennings was interviewed post fight and said 'I will come back better and stronger.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reza Karimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reza Karimi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Karimi.
Sonnen doesn't manage to clinch there - Karimi circles away.
Karimi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sonnen on his heels. He'll look to pass Sonnen's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Karimi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sonnen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karimi wants to control from the top but Sonnen keeps moving.
Karimi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sonnen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karimi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karimi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sonnen shoots and misses
and Karimi counters with a huge head kick that drops Sonnen! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reza Karimi!
Reza Karimi retains his middleweight title!
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