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SFC151: ... PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lj Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs comes to the cage accompanied by LJ Gibbs. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lj Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Weed!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs misses with a takedown
so Weed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Weed wants to stand but Gibbs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Weed looking to pass the guard.
Gibbs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Weed gets to his feet. Gibbs looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gibbs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gibbs is defended easily by Weed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lj Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gibbs fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Weed to the ground. Gibbs is now in Weed's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weed keeping moving, preventing Gibbs from controlling successfully.
Weed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Weed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gibbs defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gibbs is controlling him.
Gibbs has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gibbs trying to stand up but can't free himself from Weed's guard.
Weed has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gibbs is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Weed is pressed up against the cage. Gibbs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Weed down to the mat. Weed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gibbs stuffs the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weed swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
Gibbs goes for a double leg but Weed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Weed continues to drive forward.
Gibbs tries to score a body lock takedown but Weed shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed manages to break the clinch.
Weed feints and as Gibbs raises his hands in defense, Weed changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Weed not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Weed preventing the sweep.
Weed forces his way into half guard.
Gibbs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weed.
Weed tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gibbs controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Weed prevents Gibbs from standing back up.
Weed is nestled in close to Gibbs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gibbs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weed performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Weed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gibbs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Weed swivels and escapes.
Gibbs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Weed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Weed wants to clinch.
Gibbs misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Gibbs both land. Nice combination.
Weed closes the distance and clinches up with Gibbs, looking for a takedown. Weed pushes Gibbs against the cage but Gibbs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gibbs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lj Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Weed counters by clinching up.
Weed jumps into guard, dragging Gibbs to the mat.
Gibbs postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs stops Weed from standing up.
Gibbs trying to control the position from guard on top but Weed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weed is looking to stand up but Gibbs isn't so interested in that idea.
Weed working a defensive guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Weed wants to sweep here but Gibbs controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gibbs takes a swing at Weed's ribcage but misses.
Weed stuffs the takedown.
Weed has Gibbs up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gibbs manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Weed trying to control but Gibbs is working from the bottom.
Gibbs wants to stand up but Weed is controlling him.
Weed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gibbs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Weed drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gibbs manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Weed has Gibbs in his guard.
Weed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Weed throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gibbs trying to control but Weed is working from the bottom.
Weed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Weed dives on top into guard.
Weed trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibbs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Weed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Weed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weed looking to pass the guard.
Gibbs looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonathan Weed 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!
Gibbs darts in looking for a takedown but Weed gets double underhooks and turns Gibbs into the cage.
Gibbs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Weed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gibbs fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Weed to the ground. Gibbs is now in Weed's guard.
Gibbs postures up.
Gibbs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Weed manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gibbs has Weed in his guard.
Weed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Weed is controlling him.
Gibbs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Weed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gibbs is keeping the position for now.
Weed scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs keeping moving, preventing Weed from controlling successfully.
Weed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibbs trying to keep a closed guard but Weed is proving a slippery customer.
Weed works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Weed is trying to control. Gibbs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gibbs is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathan Weed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Weed controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gibbs fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lj Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gibbs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Weed sprawls well. Weed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gibbs gets slowly back to his feet.
Weed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs leaves Weed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lj Gibbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gibbs throws a body punch but Weed moves out of range.
Lj Gibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbs shoots in for a takedown but Weed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gibbs fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weed wants to clinch.
Lj Gibbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Weed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Weed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Weed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Skindred - Nobody. Mason has chosen Kavinsky - Nightcall as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anzor Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Mason!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason slaps away a takedown attempt from Greene, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anzor Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mason circles away.
Mason drops his hands momentarily and Greene takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mason tries to sprawl but Greene drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Greene.
Greene with the ground and pound but Mason uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mason has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greene can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Mason escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Greene gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mason is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greene defends well.
Greene is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mason is keeping the position for now.
Mason is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Greene is aware though and is defending well.
Greene is sitting in close to Mason's body. Mason has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Greene is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Greene is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mason.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Mason!
Alex Mason decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamburyan comes to the cage accompanied by Gamburyan vs. Brown on April 24th. Slick has chosen Careful With That Axe Eugene as his entrance music. Oil Slick struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Manvel Gamburyan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
8 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manvel Gamburyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oil Slick!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamburyan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Slick wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gamburyan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gamburyan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slick pushes a forearm under Gamburyan's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gamburyan is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oil Slick!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Oil Slick waved his t-shirt featuring RSR Elite Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dova Lova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mcgee's choice of entrance music: McGee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dova Lova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timothy Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lova fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mcgee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lova!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lova is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lova is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lova is trying to control Mcgee's posture but Mcgee avoids it.
Lova gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lova wants to get back to his feet.
Mcgee is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lova is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Timothy Mcgee!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Timothy Mcgee waved his t-shirt featuring Das Labor's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Valenta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crash Bandicoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bandicoot has chosen Crash Bandicoot: Jungle Rollers Remix as his entrance music. Crash Bandicoot acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lorenzo Valenta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crash Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot closes the distance but Valenta moves to the side
and Valenta counters with a shoot takedown. Bandicoot fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bandicoot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valenta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bandicoot is looking for a triangle but Valenta pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandicoot has his foot on Valenta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valenta works his way back into a safe position though.
Bandicoot is looking for a triangle but Valenta pushes his legs off easily.
Valenta is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Valenta trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandicoot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valenta controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bandicoot working for a triangle but Valenta defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenta scoring with some ground and pound.
Valenta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valenta chips away with some ground and pound.
Valenta wants to control from the top but Bandicoot keeps moving.
Valenta content to stall in guard here.
Valenta works over Bandicoot with some ground and pound from guard.
Valenta lands a couple of digs.
Bandicoot is looking for a triangle but Valenta pushes his legs off easily.
Valenta with a nice head shot there.
Valenta won't allow Bandicoot to get back to his feet.
Valenta wants to control from the top but Bandicoot keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot is looking for a triangle but Valenta pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valenta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Valenta cracks Bandicoot with a solid left hand.
Bandicoot wants to sweep here but Valenta controlling him for the moment.
We've been hearing that Valenta has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bandicoot throws his legs up looking for a submission but Valenta uses it to pass to side control.
Valenta looks up at the clock and then as Bandicoot takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Valenta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Valenta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bandicoot down.
Valenta laying and praying for a moment but Bandicoot takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bandicoot wants to control but Valenta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bandicoot is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valenta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Valenta slips a nice elbow through Bandicoot's hands, connecting with Bandicoot's forehead.
Bandicoot is trying to stand back up but Valenta is controlling him
Valenta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bandicoot doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Valenta.
Valenta is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Valenta is trying to control the action in half guard but Bandicoot is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valenta working Bandicoot over with strikes.
Bandicoot tries to roll over but Valenta keeps him under control.
Bandicoot looks like he's trying to stand up.
Valenta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot is staying active underneath Valenta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bandicoot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bandicoot on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valenta controlling the action here.
Valenta wants to work for an arm triangle but Bandicoot is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bandicoot is refusing to be controlled, as Valenta sits in half guard.
Valenta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valenta lands with a punch from half guard.
Valenta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valenta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Valenta wants to work for an arm triangle but Bandicoot is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Valenta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valenta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bandicoot takes one on the button.
Bandicoot moves in looking to clinch but Valenta pushes him off.
Bandicoot tries to clinch up but Valenta circles away and keeps his distance.
Bandicoot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bandicoot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valenta lands with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Valenta there.
Bandicoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Valenta circles away.
Bandicoot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bandicoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bandicoot closes the distance and clinches up with Valenta, looking for a takedown. Bandicoot pushes Valenta against the cage but Valenta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valenta gets the takedown into side control.
Valenta lands a few punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot taking a bit of punishment here - Valenta scoring with strikes.
Valenta landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The referee asks Valenta politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Valenta prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bandicoot tries to bench press Valenta off him but Valenta keeps the position.
Valenta wants to control but Bandicoot is keeping him busy.
Bandicoot is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Valenta trying to control the action but Bandicoot is working from the bottom.
Bandicoot taking a bit of punishment here - Valenta scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot can't do much from the bottom here.
Bandicoot is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Valenta's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bandicoot actively working from the bottom here.
Valenta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bandicoot with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandicoot is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valenta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bandicoot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valenta is working away from the top position though.
Valenta is trying to work for a kimura but Bandicoot is defending well.
Bandicoot lands with a few short shots to the body.
Bandicoot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valenta is trying to control. Bandicoot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Valenta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bandicoot on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Valenta 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.
Valenta trying to control from half guard but Bandicoot is working away.
Valenta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bandicoot sees it coming and defends easily.
Bandicoot won't allow Valenta to pass to mount.
Lorenzo Valenta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Valenta connects with a nice short shot to Bandicoot's temple.
Bandicoot pushes Valenta off looking to stand but Valenta dives back in and keeps control.
Bandicoot looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valenta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Valenta trying to control the action but Bandicoot is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Valenta connects with a nice short shot to Bandicoot's temple.
Valenta is nestled in close to Bandicoot, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandicoot wants to get back to full guard.
Bandicoot wants to sweep but Valenta has passed to side control!
Bandicoot tries to buck Valenta off but Valenta is having none of it.
Bandicoot is breathing heavily.
Bandicoot takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Valenta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bandicoot can do to turn this around?
Bandicoot is looking to reverse the position.
Valenta is trying to get an arm triangle but Bandicoot is defending well.
Valenta is looking to take a break and control but Bandicoot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valenta looks up at the clock and then as Bandicoot takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Valenta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Valenta dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Valenta throws a quick inside leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bandicoot enables Valenta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bandicoot manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Valenta cracks Bandicoot with a solid left hand.
Valenta trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandicoot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandicoot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valenta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valenta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valenta landing with the ground and pound.
Bandicoot keeping moving, preventing Valenta from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valenta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Valenta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valenta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Valenta trying to control but Bandicoot is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenta postures up.
Valenta connects with a couple of short punches.
Valenta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bandicoot trying to control the position.
Valenta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bandicoot takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Valenta controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot is working to avoid the ground and pound but Valenta connects with a decent elbow.
Bandicoot taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valenta cracks Bandicoot with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bandicoot is trying to get back to half guard.
Valenta lands a few punches from side control.
Valenta working away.
Valenta working the ground and pound.
Valenta cracks Bandicoot with a big elbow.
Valenta working the ground and pound.
Valenta is looking to take a break and control but Bandicoot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bandicoot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Valenta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bandicoot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot is not content to let Valenta control the position.
Bandicoot takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bandicoot manages to get back to half guard.
Valenta trying to control the pace.
Bandicoot is trying to stand up here but Valenta is controlling him well.
Valenta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bandicoot sees it coming and defends easily.
Bandicoot is trying to get back to full guard.
Bandicoot looking for submissions off his back.
Valenta working Bandicoot over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot pushes Valenta off looking to stand but Valenta dives back in and keeps control.
Valenta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Valenta wants to take a breather but Bandicoot is having none of it.
Valenta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valenta's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bandicoot actively working from the bottom here.
Valenta is looking to take a break and control but Bandicoot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valenta is taking a breather. Bandicoot says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Lorenzo Valenta wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bandicoot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crash Bandicoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lorenzo Valenta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bandicoot misses with a leg kick
and Valenta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Valenta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valenta 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Valenta!
Lorenzo Valenta 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Math Rastafari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludovic Presle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Math Rastafari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ludovic Presle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rastafari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Presle.
Presle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Presle misses.
Rastafari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Presle in his tracks.
It looks like Ludovic Presle has been cut.
Presle misses with an uppercut.
Presle throws a hook but Rastafari blocks it.
Presle throws a hook to the side of Rastafari's head but Rastafari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Presle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rastafari. Presle shrugs it off though.
Presle ducks under a wild hook from Rastafari.
Rastafari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Don Frye's Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Rastafari checks a leg kick.
Presle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rastafari.
Presle throws a hook but Rastafari blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Presle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rastafari moves away.
Presle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rastafari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Presle thinking.
Presle needs to keep his hands up - Rastafari had a free shot at his head there.
Rastafari throws the left hand but Presle avoids the punch easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Presle has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rastafari can pounce on him.
Presle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rastafari.
Presle throws an overhand right that lands on Rastafari's shoulder, as Rastafari tries to avoid the shot.
Rastafari looks to throw the jab but Presle is out of range.
Presle throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Rastafari lands.
Presle throws a leg kick but Rastafari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Presle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Presle misses with a series of wild punches.
Presle slips a jab and a cross from Rastafari.
Rastafari throws a lazy uppercut
and Presle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Presle blocks a jab.
Rastafari lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rastafari lands with an overhand left.
Nice jab there from Rastafari.
Presle looks to land a right hand but Rastafari moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rastafari moves away.
Presle throws a series of punches but Rastafari moves out of range.
Rastafari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big right from Presle misses.
Rastafari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Presle is rocked!
Rastafari throws a hook but Presle blocks it.
Presle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rastafari.
Rastafari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Presle is still on wobbly legs! Can Rastafari finish him?
That has opened up Ludovic Presle's cut even more.
Rastafari moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Presle seems to have recovered his senses.
Presle looks winded!
Rastafari lands a really nice looking cross but Presle seems unphased.
Rastafari connects with a body shot.
Rastafari connects with a nice looking jab.
Rastafari closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Presle out cold! Presle corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Math Rastafari!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Revan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope comes to the cage accompanied by Let's Go. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Cope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Revan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cope was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Cope connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie throws a body punch but Cope moves out of range.
Cope tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Cope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cope is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Cope keeps moving.
Cope working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Cope working a defensive guard but Gracie manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cope is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cope struggling a bit here.
Cope sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Cope is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cope is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Cope is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Cope looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cope is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cope makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cope.
Gracie told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie is trying to control. Cope wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Cope is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cope is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Cope is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cope tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Cope is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cope looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cope to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cope shrugs it off.
The referee warns Cope that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cope is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cope slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie winds up and cracks Cope with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cope tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Cope is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Revan Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cope takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cope connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Cope fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Cope lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cope lands a head shot.
Cope looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cope moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cope. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Cope sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cope dives on top into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Cope's head.
Cope wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Cope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Revan Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cope wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cope wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cope is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cope is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cope slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cope is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cope looking for a sweep. Not yet Cope, not yet.
Cope looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Cope keeps moving.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cope is keeping the position for now.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working Cope over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cope has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Cope's legs - danger averted.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cope keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Cope is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Cope wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Cope trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cope wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cope gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Revan Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie lands a nice hook to Cope's body. Cope takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cope fails to land with a series of punches.
Cope swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Cope lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Cope cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Cope fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cope trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Cope is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cope has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie is nestled in close to Cope, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Cope is having none of it.
Cope tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Cope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cope looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Cope is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Cope is defending well.
Cope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cope wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control.
Gracie working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Cope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is working Cope over with some ground and pound from side control.
Revan Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie wants to control but Cope is keeping him busy.
Cope gets back to half guard.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Cope is working away.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cope avoid being mounted?
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cope keeps working.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cope keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mike Cope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Revan Gracie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cope takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Revan Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Revan Gracie!
Revan Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kumtomanee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Allah Allah Praise be Allah. Yauch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Sleep Till Brooklyn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumtomanee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been told by Kumtomanee's head coaches at Ancient Alien Assassin Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kumtomanee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yauch tries to pull guard but Kumtomanee holds him up against the cage and eventually Yauch drops back down to his feet.
Kumtomanee misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kumtomanee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yauch is defending well for now.
Kumtomanee stalling the fight.
Kumtomanee pushes Yauch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kumtomanee prevents Yauch from breaking the clinch.
Yauch takes a shot to the head.
Yauch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kumtomanee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yauch is trying to break the clinch but Kumtomanee has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch wants the takedown. Kumtomanee is fighting it off but Yauch persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kumtomanee's guard against the cage.
Yauch trying to control the position from guard on top but Kumtomanee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yauch is looking to stand up but Kumtomanee won't let him.
Yauch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kumtomanee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yauch is stalling in the full guard.
Adam Yauch has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yauch just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kumtomanee is trying to trip Yauch. He has hold of a leg but Yauch is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kumtomanee persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kumtomanee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yauch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kumtomanee is fighting to break Yauch's control of his arms but Yauch is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kumtomanee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumtomanee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yauch manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kumtomanee has Yauch in his guard.
Yauch wanted to stand there but Kumtomanee had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch trying to control the position from guard on top but Kumtomanee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yauch won't allow Kumtomanee to get back to his feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Adam Yauch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kumtomanee is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Kumtomanee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kumtomanee takes the fight into the clinch.
Yauch's coach down at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yauch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Yauch tries to score a body lock takedown but Kumtomanee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Khali Kumtomanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Yauch.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Yauch 's eye.
Yauch manages to break the clinch.
Kumtomanee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch moves out of range as Kumtomanee throws a body kick.
Yauch avoids a kick to the body.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yauch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up.
Yauch avoids the head kick by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yauch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Kumtomanee catches Yauch right on the button with a cross.
Kumtomanee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kumtomanee doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kumtomanee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kumtomanee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kumtomanee misses with a straight left.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumtomanee moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khali Kumtomanee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch but Yauch is having none of it.
Kumtomanee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kumtomanee ducks right into an uppercut from Yauch.
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
Kumtomanee clinches with his opponent.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but Yauch blocks it.
Kumtomanee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yauch.
Yauch is trying to pull guard but Kumtomanee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yauch is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yauch blocks the elbow strike.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but Yauch blocks it.
Kumtomanee ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kumtomanee no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yauch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kumtomanee is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch trying to control the position from guard on top but Kumtomanee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kumtomanee managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yauch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yauch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee slips a straight right by Yauch.
Kumtomanee blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yauch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kumtomanee wants to clinch up but Yauch keeps it at a distance.
Kumtomanee forces Yauch back against the cage and clinches.
Kumtomanee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kumtomanee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yauch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kumtomanee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yauch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yauch gets through Kumtomanee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yauch stalling in the clinch.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but Yauch blocks it.
Kumtomanee tries to land a knee to the head but Yauch blocks with his arms.
Yauch is trying to push Kumtomanee away but Kumtomanee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yauch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kumtomanee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khali Kumtomanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Yauch.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yauch blocks the elbow strike.
Kumtomanee pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kumtomanee manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Yauch wants to stand up but Kumtomanee is controlling him.
Kumtomanee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kumtomanee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kumtomanee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kumtomanee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up but Yauch circles away and keeps his distance.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Kumtomanee.
Khali Kumtomanee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kumtomanee misses with a looping left.
Yauch checks a low kick from Kumtomanee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee ducks under a wild hook from Yauch.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kumtomanee moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Kumtomanee blocks a jab.
Yauch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kumtomanee moves into the clinch.
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow strike.
Yauch is trying to break free.
Kumtomanee misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yauch has Kumtomanee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kumtomanee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yauch is pressed up against the cage. Kumtomanee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yauch down to the mat. Yauch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kumtomanee wants to clinch
and Yauch counters with a straight right hand.
Kumtomanee moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khali Kumtomanee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kumtomanee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kumtomanee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kumtomanee doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
Yauch ducks under a wild hook from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee misses with a two punch combination.
Kumtomanee instigates a clinch.
Kumtomanee tries to work over Yauch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yauch tries to break free but Kumtomanee pushes him back against the cage.
Kumtomanee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yauch's efforts to push away.
Kumtomanee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the head.
Kumtomanee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yauch blocks it with crossed arms.
Kumtomanee misses with a knee strike.
Yauch is trying to maintain a safe position but Kumtomanee gets an underhook and turns Yauch into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow strike.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but Yauch blocks it.
Kumtomanee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yauch is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumtomanee has double underhooks.
Kumtomanee tries to work over Yauch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yauch tries a body shot but Kumtomanee blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kumtomanee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kumtomanee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yauch's brow.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee can't find room to land a body shot as Yauch controls the action.
Kumtomanee tries to throw a body punch but Yauch avoids it by throwing Kumtomanee back against the cage.
Kumtomanee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kumtomanee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kumtomanee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yauch blocks the elbow strike.
Kumtomanee gets underhooks to prevent Yauch's takedown attempt.
Yauch tries to break free but Kumtomanee pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Kumtomanee looking to throw knees to the head but Yauch is blocking nicely.
Yauch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kumtomanee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khali Kumtomanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Yauch.
Yauch managing to block the knees to the body from Kumtomanee.
Yauch gets underhooks to prevent Kumtomanee's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yauch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yauch blocks an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Yauch is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kumtomanee misses with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee trying to land knees to the body.
Kumtomanee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yauch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch fails to pull guard.
Yauch tries to break the clinch but Kumtomanee is controlling the position.
Yauch avoiding damage as Kumtomanee throws knees to the body.
Yauch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kumtomanee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yauch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up but Yauch circles away and keeps his distance.
Kumtomanee throws the kick towards the body but Yauch avoids it.
Kumtomanee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yauch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kumtomanee doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yauch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Kumtomanee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch moves out of range of the body kick.
Kumtomanee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adam Yauch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kumtomanee takes the fight into the clinch.
Yauch misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kumtomanee throws an elbow but misses.
Kumtomanee pushes off an throws an elbow but Yauch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kumtomanee stops a takedown attempt from Yauch.
Yauch tries to throw a body punch but Kumtomanee avoids it by throwing Yauch back against the cage.
Yauch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kumtomanee uses from the top position.
Yauch working for a triangle but Kumtomanee defends it easily.
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!
Kumtomanee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yauch looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yauch looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yauch!
Khali Kumtomanee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adam Yauch has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yauch throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khali Kumtomanee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kumtomanee, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khali Kumtomanee!
Khali Kumtomanee looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Allah will bless me with extra virgins for beating the heathen Butters.Even you dirty sinners can see that he had to be humbled. Allah be praised'.
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