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Battle On The Beach PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Morozevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macapinlac Co (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macapinlac Co told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Morozevich!
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, Macapinlac Co!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Co takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Co fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Co stuffs the takedown attempt from Morozevich. Morozevich gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Co. No joy for Morozevich on that attempt.
Morozevich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Co!
Morozevich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Co looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morozevich landing shots from mount.
Morozevich lands with some strikes.
Morozevich trying to control but Co is having none of it.
Morozevich landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morozevich lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Co is working to get back to half guard.
Co tries to lock up and control but Morozevich gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morozevich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Co is rocked!
Morozevich dominating with strikes here.
Co is still in real trouble! Can Morozevich finish him?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morozevich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morozevich scoring with strikes but Co is staying in there.
Morozevich lands with some strikes.
Morozevich lands a big elbow.
Morozevich with good strikes from the mount here!
Morozevich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morozevich lands a big elbow.
Co is in a horrible position here. Morozevich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Morozevich looking to finish Co with some ground and pound. This is bad for Co!
Co taking shots to the head.
Morozevich punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morozevich is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Co can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozevich working the ground and pound effectively.
Morozevich has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Co's face.
Morozevich dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Morozevich connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morozevich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morozevich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Co looks a forlorn figure.
Morozevich landing strikes from the mount.
Morozevich raining down shots from the mount!
Morozevich lands a big shot there that rocks Co but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morozevich is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Co can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Co takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morozevich lands a big shot there that rocks Co but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morozevich has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Co's face.
Morozevich has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Co's face.
Morozevich working Co over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Morozevich.
Morozevich lands a nice shot to the head.
Morozevich unloading with bombs!
Morozevich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morozevich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morozevich with a couple of short strikes.
Morozevich scoring with strikes but Co is staying in there.
Morozevich raining down shots from the mount!
Morozevich breaks from Co's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morozevich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Co?
Morozevich with a couple of short strikes.
Morozevich looking to finish Co with some ground and pound. This is bad for Co!
Co in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Co looks gassed!
Morozevich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morozevich landing shots from mount.
Morozevich landing punches.
Morozevich is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Co can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Co is bucking up trying to escape but Morozevich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morozevich cracks Co with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morozevich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Morozevich landing strikes from the mount.
Morozevich punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Morozevich lands a big shot there that rocks Co but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morozevich lands a nice shot to the head.
Co wants to hold on but Morozevich pushes him away.
Morozevich looking to finish Co with some ground and pound. This is bad for Co!
Morozevich has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Co's face.
A nice elbow there by Morozevich.
Morozevich punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morozevich landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Co is bucking up trying to escape but Morozevich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morozevich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morozevich has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Co's face.
Morozevich wants to finish this one by submission but Co is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Morozevich.
Morozevich is landing with some decent strikes but Co is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Morozevich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Co circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morozevich moves in looking to clinch but Co pushes him off.
Co stuffs the takedown attempt from Morozevich. Morozevich gets slowly back to his feet.
Morozevich has a takedown stuffed.
Morozevich just misses with a punch to the body.
Morozevich misses with a body shot.
Morozevich thows a body shot but no joy.
Co keeps the fight on the outside.
Morozevich tries to clinch up.
Morozevich is looking to clinch.
Morozevich takes a swing at Co's ribcage but misses.
Morozevich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Morozevich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozevich tries to close the distance and clinch but Co swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morozevich takes a swing at Co's ribcage but misses.
Morozevich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Co circles away.
Morozevich shoots for a takedown but Co saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morozevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Co.
Morozevich is looking to wear down Co with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Co keeps the fight on the outside.
Co keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morozevich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Co pinned against the cage. Co gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morozevich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morozevich tries to clinch up but Co circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morozevich shoots in for a takedown but Co shows good takedown defense.
Morozevich just misses with a punch to the body.
Morozevich takes a swing at Co's ribcage but misses.
Morozevich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Co but Co pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morozevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morozevich shoots for a takedown but Co saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morozevich misses the shot to the body.
Morozevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Co.
Morozevich shoots in for a takedown but Co shows good takedown defense.
Morozevich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Co pinned against the cage. Co gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morozevich just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Co moves away.
Morozevich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Co manages to avoid it.
Morozevich looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morozevich shoots in looking for a takedown. Co tries to sprawl out of it but Morozevich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Co manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morozevich thows a body shot but no joy.
Macapinlac Co is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morozevich swings for the body but Co moves out of range.
Morozevich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Co swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morozevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morozevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Co moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morozevich fails with a takedown attempt.
Morozevich misses the shot to the body.
Alexander Morozevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morozevich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Co as he avoids it easily.
Morozevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morozevich just misses with a punch to the body.
Co keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Co avoids the body shot from Morozevich.
Morozevich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morozevich takes a swing at Co's ribcage but misses.
Morozevich shoots in but Co avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morozevich is looking to clinch but Co is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macapinlac Co showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Co keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morozevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Co moves away.
Morozevich looks for a takedown but Co sprawls well.
Morozevich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Co swivels and escapes.
Co uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morozevich.
Morozevich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Morozevich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morozevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Co.
Morozevich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Co as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Co. No joy for Morozevich on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morozevich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morozevich fails with a takedown attempt.
Morozevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozevich misses with a wild body shot.
Morozevich swings for the body but Co moves out of range.
Morozevich tries for a takedown but Co sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Co stuffs the takedown attempt from Morozevich. Morozevich gets slowly back to his feet.
Morozevich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morozevich looks to score with a jab to the body but Co is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Co. No joy for Morozevich on that attempt.
Morozevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Co.
Morozevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morozevich shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morozevich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morozevich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morozevich swings for the body but Co moves out of range.
Co uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morozevich.
Morozevich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morozevich misses with a takedown attempt - Co sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morozevich is looking to clinch.
Morozevich throws a body punch but Co moves out of range.
Morozevich fails to land the takedown.
Morozevich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Co circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morozevich fails with a takedown attempt.
Co keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Co uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morozevich.
Morozevich misses with a takedown attempt - Co sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Co avoids the body shot from Morozevich.
Co avoids the body shot from Morozevich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morozevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morozevich wants to clinch.
Morozevich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morozevich misses with a wild body shot.
Morozevich shoots in for a double leg but Co sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morozevich tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Co. No joy for Morozevich on that attempt.
Morozevich tries for a takedown but Co sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Co avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morozevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Co stuffs the takedown attempt from Morozevich. Morozevich gets slowly back to his feet.
Co uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morozevich.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macapinlac Co comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Co 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Spaticus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Spaticus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucky Stratton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Spaticus misses.
Stratton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spaticus looks to land a combination but Stratton avoids it well.
Stratton ducks under a wild hook from Spaticus.
Spaticus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stratton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Spaticus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stratton has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spaticus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Spaticus trying to control the position but Stratton is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spaticus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stratton wants to get back to his feet but Spaticus drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton defending against the ground and pound.
Spaticus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stratton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Spaticus is breathing heavily.
Spaticus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stratton is trying to control Spaticus's posture but Spaticus avoids it.
Spaticus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stratton wants to control but Spaticus postures up.
Stratton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spaticus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stratton fails with the takedown
and Spaticus counters with a single leg into guard. Stratton didn't expect that.
Spaticus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spaticus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stratton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spaticus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton keeping moving, preventing Spaticus from controlling successfully.
Spaticus stopping the sweep attempt from Stratton.
Stratton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stratton has his foot on Spaticus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spaticus works his way back into a safe position though.
Stratton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spaticus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spaticus preventing the sweep.
Spaticus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stratton looking for a sweep. Not yet Stratton, not yet.
Stratton looking for a guillotine here but Spaticus defends easily.
Stratton wants to stand and escape but Spaticus is having none of it.
Stratton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Spaticus uses it to pass to side control.
Stratton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spaticus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Spaticus postures up.
Spaticus won't allow Stratton to sweep him here.
Spaticus trying to control but Stratton is working from the bottom.
Spaticus preventing the sweep.
Spaticus landing some decent shots from guard.
Stratton keeping moving, preventing Spaticus from controlling successfully.
Spaticus looking to sit in guard and control but Stratton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spaticus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spaticus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Spaticus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stratton's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spaticus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spaticus stays in close to Stratton's body and controls the position.
Spaticus wants to control from the top but Stratton keeps moving.
Spaticus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stratton's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spaticus wants to control from the top but Stratton keeps moving.
Spaticus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spaticus lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spaticus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spaticus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Spaticus wants to pass the guard but Stratton is keeping the position.
Stratton had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Spaticus is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Stratton Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Spaticus's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Spaticus 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.
Spaticus throws a nice looking combination but Stratton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spaticus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spaticus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stratton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Spaticus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stratton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stratton's back!
You can see the frustration on Stratton's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Spaticus looking for the choke but no joy.
Spaticus tightening his grip on Stratton, looking for the choke.
Spaticus has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
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!
Spaticus is hanging on to Stratton's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spaticus tries to keep control of the position but Stratton is staying busy.
The referee is taking a good look at Stratton as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Spaticus!
Stratton can't escape the position.
Stratton trying to control but not successfully.
Spaticus could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stratton is breathing heavily.
The referee is taking a good look at Stratton as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Spaticus!
Spaticus is trying to stick to Stratton's back but Stratton is turning into Spaticus. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Spaticus's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Stratton.
Stratton won't allow Spaticus to sweep him here.
Spaticus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stratton won't allow Spaticus to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stratton blocks a head kick by Spaticus.
Stratton fails with the takedown
and Spaticus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leonidas Spaticus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaticus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stratton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spaticus counters with a one-two to the body.
Spaticus throws a low kick but Stratton avoids it.
Stratton tries for a takedown but Spaticus circles away easily
and Spaticus counters with a shoot takedown. Stratton fights it but they end up in guard.
Leonidas Spaticus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Stratton.
Stratton is trying to control the position but Spaticus postures up.
Spaticus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stratton gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spaticus trying to control the action but Stratton is working from the bottom.
Spaticus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stratton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Spaticus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stratton!
Stratton is squirming around, avoiding Spaticus's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spaticus lands a heavy elbow.
Spaticus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stratton?
Spaticus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stratton is looking to escape.
Spaticus prevents Stratton from getting the reversal.
Spaticus landing shots from mount.
Stratton is squirming around, avoiding Spaticus's attempts to control the action.
Spaticus landing strikes from the mount and Stratton is in trouble!
Stratton is desperately trying to improve his position but Spaticus has a good base and remains in mount.
Spaticus with a couple of short strikes.
Stratton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Spaticus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stratton has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton tries to control Spaticus's body but Spaticus pushes him off. Stratton squirms to his side and now Spaticus has his back!
Stratton grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Spaticus is working the ground and pound. Can Stratton escape?
Spaticus is working the ground and pound. Can Stratton escape?
Spaticus not allowing Stratton to control his hands.
Spaticus is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Stratton up.
Stratton tries to escape the position.
Spaticus is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Spaticus gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Spaticus gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Spaticus apologises and we restart here on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spaticus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stratton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stratton showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spaticus wants to improve his position but Stratton is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Spaticus dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Spaticus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Spaticus trying to control from Stratton's half guard. Stratton has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Spaticus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Spaticus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stratton is rocked!
Spaticus passes into half guard.
Stratton is still in real trouble! Can Spaticus finish him?
Spaticus moves nicely into side control.
Spaticus is working Stratton over with some ground and pound from side control.
Spaticus tries for a kimura but Stratton is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stratton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spaticus lands some shots froms side control.
Spaticus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stratton seems to have recovered his senses.
Stratton is not content to let Spaticus control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton is looking to reverse the position.
Spaticus cracks Stratton with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Spaticus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Spaticus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stratton can do to turn this around?
Stratton tries to improve position but can't.
Spaticus advances to full mount.
Spaticus is landing with some decent strikes but Stratton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Spaticus with shots to the head and body - Stratton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Spaticus swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stratton is now in Spaticus's guard. A big mistake from Spaticus there, giving up the dominant position!
Spaticus 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spaticus is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton keeping moving, preventing Spaticus from controlling successfully.
Spaticus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spaticus is pressing down on Stratton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stratton is holding on for now.
Stratton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stratton is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Spaticus has latched onto it... Big trouble! Spaticus pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Stratton is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Spaticus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonidas Spaticus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Sanders (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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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian St James!
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, Bill Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders 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.
St James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanders working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders gets to his feet - St James follows without any prompting.
St James throws a nice head kick!
Sanders is rocked!
St James tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders is still on wobbly legs! Can St James finish him?
Sanders moves out of range as St James throws a body kick.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
St James misses with a head kick.
St James lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanders seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders shoots in but St James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St James moves in looking to clinch but Sanders pushes him off.
St James tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders has managed to clinch.
Sanders is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St James gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ian St James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Sanders.
Sanders looks gassed!
Sanders is working for takedown but St James is calmly controlling the position for now.
St James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St James blocking some punches.
Sanders managing to block the knees to the body from St James.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanders.
Sanders prevents St James from breaking the clinch.
St James avoiding damage as Sanders throws knees to the body.
Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but St James pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanders stuffs the takedown attempt from St James. St James gets slowly back to his feet.
St James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanders counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanders wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanders is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St James gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
St James is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
St James prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanders with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanders gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sanders moves into full mount! St James won't be happy about that!
Sanders lands a big elbow.
St James is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish St James?
Oh St James is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James is in a horrible position here. Sanders smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanders fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanders has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! St James is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bill Sanders!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Co Crop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Defunce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Co Crop comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - Wild Boyz. Defunce is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cochise. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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246 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mirko Co Crop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timothy Defunce!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Defunce fails to land the takedown.
Defunce keeps the fight on the outside.
Defunce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Defunce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Defunce avoids the head kick by Co Crop.
Co Crop throws a sloppy head kick and Defunce moves out of range easily.
Defunce shoots in for a takedown but Co Crop shows good takedown defense.
Mirko Co Crop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timothy Defunce.
Defunce blocks a head kick by Co Crop.
Defunce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Defunce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Co Crop tries to avoid it but Defunce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Co Crop to the ground. Co Crop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crack! A monster head kick from Co Crop and Defunce falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Co Crop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Co Crop!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ciprian Mukesha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Bayman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mukesha comes to the cage accompanied by Sound of Madness. Dante Bayman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ciprian Mukesha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Bayman!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Bayman.
Bayman has Mukesha up against the cage in a clinch.
Mukesha breaks the clinch.
Bayman slips a jab and a cross from Mukesha.
Bayman shoots in and drives through. Mukesha sprawls well.
Bayman misses with a combination
and Mukesha counters with a two punch combo.
Mukesha looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bayman tries to get to full guard but Mukesha has control of the leg.
Bayman is looking to control Mukesha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bayman avoid being mounted?
Mukesha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bayman on the ground.
Mukesha is looking to take a break and control but Bayman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bayman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mukesha is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bayman is looking to control Mukesha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bayman avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from Mukesha misses.
Bayman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mukesha wants to stand back up but Bayman manages to pass into side control.
Bayman blocks the strikes from Mukesha.
Bayman working away.
Mukesha tries to bench press Bayman off him but Bayman keeps the position.
Bayman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bayman trying to control the position but Mukesha is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukesha is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bayman throws a right hand that Mukesha ducks under and follows up with a left that Mukesha also avoids with ease.
Mukesha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mukesha tries to clinch up but Bayman circles away and keeps his distance.
Mukesha moves out of range of the leg kick from Bayman.
Mukesha changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bayman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bayman can't do much from the bottom here.
Mukesha works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mukesha lands a few punches from side control.
Bayman struggling a bit here.
Mukesha wants to control but Bayman is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukesha stands up.
Mukesha is breathing heavily.
Mukesha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bayman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bayman scores with a takedown into Mukesha's guard.
Bayman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bayman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mukesha struggling a bit here.
Bayman wants to control but Mukesha is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukesha is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bayman is controlling him well.
Bayman trying to control the action but Mukesha is working from the bottom.
Bayman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mukesha down.
Bayman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mukesha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bayman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mukesha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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 Ciprian Mukesha will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mukesha misses with the combination.
Bayman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mukesha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bayman to the mat! Bayman manages to get full guard.
Mukesha wants to pass the guard but Bayman is keeping the position.
Bayman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mukesha escapes and throws Bayman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bayman is trying to control Mukesha's posture but Mukesha avoids it.
Bayman explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bayman is breathing heavily.
Mukesha lands a glancing blow to the side of Bayman's head.
Mukesha fails to land the takedown.
Bayman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bayman counters with a left and a right that stings Mukesha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bayman as Mukesha shoots in.
Mukesha lands a nice shot that snaps Bayman's head back.
Mukesha shoots in for a takedown but Bayman shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ciprian Mukesha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mukesha throws a series of punches but Bayman avoids them all with ease.
Bayman jabs at Mukesha's body.
Bayman scores with a leg kick.
Mukesha scores with a sloppy right hand. Bayman should have avoided that one.
Mukesha throws a combination. Bayman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bayman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mukesha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bayman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayman is trying to stand up here but Mukesha is controlling him well.
Bayman gets back to full guard.
Mukesha gets to his feet - Bayman follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mukesha.
Bayman shoots in for a double leg but Mukesha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mukesha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bayman is fending him off so far but Mukesha persists. Nope, Bayman circles away and we're back to standing.
Mukesha tries to clinch up
and Bayman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mukesha is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mukesha slips a jab and a cross from Bayman.
A punch combination from Mukesha misses.
Mukesha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bayman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bayman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mukesha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mukesha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bayman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mukesha counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bayman is looking to reverse the position.
Bayman is trying to control Mukesha's posture but Mukesha avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bayman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mukesha's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayman manages to get to full guard.
Mukesha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bayman is proving hard to escape from.
Mukesha is in close to Bayman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bayman wants to sweep here but Mukesha controlling him for the moment.
Bayman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mukesha manages to get himself to full guard.
Bayman trying to control but Mukesha is working from the bottom.
Mukesha trying to keep a closed guard but Bayman is proving a slippery customer.
Bayman stands and steps away. Mukesha gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Good leg kick by Mukesha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukesha tries for a takedown but Bayman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bayman avoids the head kick by Mukesha.
Mukesha closes the distance and clinches up with Bayman, looking for a takedown. Mukesha pushes Bayman against the cage but Bayman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mukesha shoots in but Bayman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mukesha slips a jab and a cross from Bayman.
A clash of legs there as Bayman blocks the low kick.
Mukesha lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mukesha.
Mukesha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bayman's waist but Bayman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mukesha off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Mukesha or perhaps it was just good defense by Bayman which made him look bad.
Mukesha throws a series of punches but Bayman avoids them all with ease.
Bayman tries to clinch up but Mukesha circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mukesha tries to clinch
and Bayman counters with a nice body kick.
Mukesha tries to keep at a distance but Bayman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bayman breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dante Bayman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bayman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mukesha's waist but Mukesha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bayman off to one side.
Mukesha lands an overhand right.
Bayman staying out of range there.
Mukesha shoots in for a takedown but Bayman shows good takedown defense.
Nice body punch from Bayman.
Ciprian Mukesha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bayman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ciprian Mukesha is winning the standup battle so far.
Bayman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayman feints and as Mukesha raises his hands in defense, Bayman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bayman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bayman looking to pass the guard.
Bayman wants to control from the top but Mukesha keeps moving.
Mukesha working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bayman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mukesha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bayman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bayman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bayman won't allow Mukesha to sweep him here.
Bayman stops Mukesha from standing up.
Mukesha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mukesha scores with a three punch combo!
Mukesha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bayman stuffs the takedown.
Mukesha looks to land a body kick but Bayman moved away.
Mukesha decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mukesha prevents Bayman from standing back up.
Bayman gets full guard.
Mukesha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bayman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bayman looking for a guillotine from mount but Mukesha is having none of it.
Bayman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bayman raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayman trying to control but Mukesha is having none of it.
Bayman lands a nice shot to the head.
Bayman with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Bayman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mukesha is rocked!
Bayman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oh Mukesha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bayman swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mukesha is now in Bayman's guard. A big mistake from Bayman there, giving up the dominant position!
Mukesha seems to have got his legs back now.
Mukesha gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukesha shoots in looking for a takedown. Bayman tries to sprawl out of it but Mukesha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bayman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ciprian Mukesha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bayman wants to clinch.
Mukesha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mukesha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mukesha is looking to clinch but Bayman is avoiding it.
Mukesha scores with a takedown into Bayman's guard.
Mukesha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mukesha stays in close to Bayman's body and controls the position.
Bayman working for a triangle but Mukesha defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mukesha stands up from Bayman's guard - Mukesha perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Bayman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bayman 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ciprian Mukesha!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Caerdinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Caerdinn's choice of entrance music: Dr. Feelgood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Caerdinn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul tries to bum rush Caerdinn with a series of wild strikes but Caerdinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Caerdinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Paul tries to land a front kick but Caerdinn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paul misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paul.
Paul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caerdinn momentarily.
It looks like Brent Caerdinn has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Caerdinn misses with a right hand
and Paul counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Caerdinn!
Caerdinn is rocked!
Caerdinn looks gassed!
Caerdinn is looking to improve his position.
Caerdinn is still in real trouble! Can Paul finish him?
Paul postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Caerdinn to stand up.
Paul sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Caerdinn's defenses. It connects perfectly with Caerdinn's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Paul!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Drunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zen Budha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Budha's choice of entrance music: Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing. The Drunk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zen Budha's chin.
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Drunk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zen Budha!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drunk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Budha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drunk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drunk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Budha had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Drunk is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Budha Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Drunk's back instead.
Drunk breaks Budha's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Drunk trying to control but Budha is working from the bottom.
Drunk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Budha is keeping the position for now.
Budha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drunk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Budha is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Drunk, into his guard.
Budha won't allow Drunk to sweep him here.
Drunk controlling Budha's posture.
Budha pushes down on Drunk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budha tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Budha controlling the action here.
Budha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drunk keeps working.
Drunk gets back to full guard.
Budha passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drunk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Drunk is breathing heavily.
Drunk tries to pass to full mount but Budha defends it.
Drunk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Budha tries to get to full guard but Drunk has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budha wants to control but Drunk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Budha gets full guard.
Budha wants to sweep here but Drunk controlling him for the moment.
Budha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drunk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Drunk stands and throws Budha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Budha is looking to regain half guard here but Drunk keeps moving and retains side control.
Budha manages to get back to half guard.
Budha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Budha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Budha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drunk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drunk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drunk trying to control but Budha is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drunk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Drunk postures up.
Drunk wants to pass the guard but Budha is keeping the position.
Budha is trying to control the position but Drunk postures up.
Drunk wants to pass the guard but Budha is keeping the position.
Drunk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drunk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Budha is keeping the position for now.
Drunk wants to control from the top but Budha keeps moving.
Drunk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Budha trying to control the position.
Drunk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Drunk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Budha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drunk tries to stand but Budha is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Drunk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Budha pinned against the cage. Budha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Budha tries for a takedown but Drunk circles away easily
so Drunk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drunk lands a couple of digs.
Drunk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Budha is rocked!
Budha has a closed guard, preventing Drunk from standing up.
Drunk slips nicely into half guard.
Drunk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drunk is looking for a kimura here.
Budha trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Drunk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Budha gets caught flat footed, as Drunk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Budha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drunk manages to get himself to full guard.
Budha wants to pass the guard but Drunk is keeping the position.
Drunk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Budha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drunk is keeping the position for now.
Drunk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Budha actively working from the bottom here.
Budha looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Drunk pushes past his half guard into mount!
Budha manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Budha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Budha tries to get to full guard but Drunk has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budha is refusing to be controlled, as Drunk sits in half guard.
Budha trying to hold on to Drunk's head to control him but Drunk postures up.
Budha is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but Budha is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.
Budha tries to get to full guard but Drunk has control of the leg.
Drunk is working for a submission of some sort.
Budha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Drunk trying to control but Budha is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Budha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drunk counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Budha!
Budha tries to hold on but Drunk pushes him away.
Drunk throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Budha has his hands clasped together but Drunk breaks the hold and Budha is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Drunk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Drunk!
The Drunk retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Dejesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onne Stokman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stokman has chosen Justice - Stress as his entrance music. Onne Stokman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Douglas Dejesus's chin.
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270 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Dejesus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Onne Stokman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dejesus scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dejesus controlling his opponent.
Stokman tries to reverse the position but Dejesus maintains control.
Dejesus landing shots from mount.
It looks like Onne Stokman has been cut.
Dejesus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dejesus stands up from mount. Strange move.
Dejesus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stokman swivels and escapes.
Stokman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stokman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dejesus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dejesus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stokman wants to improve his position but Dejesus is controlling well.
Stokman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dejesus lands strikes from half guard.
Stokman is looking to improve his position.
Stokman trying to control from the bottom.
Dejesus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stokman!
Stokman looks gassed!
Stokman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That has opened up Onne Stokman's cut even more.
Dejesus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dejesus has hold of Stokman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stokman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokman working to try and regain half guard.
Dejesus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Stokman is working to get back to half guard.
Dejesus lands a nice shot to the head.
Dejesus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dejesus tries to control but Stokman wriggling away.
Dejesus dominating with strikes here.
Dejesus avoids the attempt from Stokman to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dejesus with shots to the head and body - Stokman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stokman tries to buck Dejesus off but he can't manage it.
Dejesus prevents Stokman from getting the reversal.
Dejesus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stokman?
Stokman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stokman regains half guard.
Dejesus 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.
Stokman trying to hold on to Dejesus's head to control him but Dejesus postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stokman wants to get back to his feet.
Dejesus wants to free his trapped foot but Stokman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stokman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stokman is looking to stand up but Dejesus isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokman looking for a sweep. Not yet Stokman, not yet.
Stokman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dejesus shoots for a takedown but Stokman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stokman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stokman stuffs the takedown attempt from Dejesus. Dejesus gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Dejesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dejesus takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stokman scores with a nice body kick.
Stokman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dejesus scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Dejesus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onne Stokman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dejesus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dejesus drops back looking for a leg! Stokman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stokman manages to kick Dejesus off! Dejesus jumps back into Stokman's guard.
Dejesus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dejesus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stokman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stokman being controlled here, momentarily.
Stokman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stokman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stokman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dejesus landing some decent shots from guard.
Stokman wants to stand but Dejesus is controlling the position.
Dejesus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dejesus lands a couple of digs.
The cut above Onne Stokman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dejesus wants to control from the top but Stokman keeps moving.
Stokman striking off his back but it's not causing Dejesus any problems.
Stokman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dejesus controls the pace.
Dejesus slips nicely into half guard.
Dejesus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dejesus is landing with some decent strikes but Stokman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Onne Stokman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokman is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Dejesus has taken his back!
Dejesus is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Stokman up.
Stokman trying to control the hands but Dejesus won't let him.
Dejesus has Stokman flattened out and is raining down punches.
Stokman trying to control but not successfully.
Dejesus is hanging on to Stokman's back as he tries to escape.
Stokman trying to control the hands but Dejesus breaks the grip.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dejesus's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Stokman wants to escape the position.
Dejesus is looking for the choke from the back position but Stokman is controlling his hands well.
Stokman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Stokman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokman tries to buck Dejesus off but he can't manage it.
Dejesus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stokman is looking to escape.
Dejesus looking to land elbow strikes but Stokman uses the position to regain half guard.
Dejesus prevents Stokman from standing back up.
Dejesus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dejesus working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dejesus is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stokman is surviving well by controlling Dejesus's body position as best he can.
Stokman taking shots to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Onne Stokman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Douglas Dejesus!
Douglas Dejesus is the new heavyweight champion!
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