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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Suazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc theus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mc theus Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Humberto Suazo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mc theus Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suazo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suazo throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva blocks a head kick by Suazo.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Suazo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva 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.
Silva is working Suazo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Suazo blocks nicely.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suazo's head.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva trying to control but Suazo is working from the bottom.
Suazo is trying to keep Silva in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Suazo.
Silva wants to control from the top but Suazo keeps moving.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Suazo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suazo 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.
Suazo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suazo wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Silva stands up and waves to Suazo to follow him.
Suazo leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Humberto Suazo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mc theus Silva.
Suazo throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Suazo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Suazo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suazo fails with the takedown
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Suazo's guard.
Suazo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suazo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Suazo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Suazo has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Suazo controls the pace.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suazo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Suazo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Suazo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Suazo stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Suazo chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mc theus Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Suazo throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suazo's guard now.
Suazo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Suazo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Suazo's legs - danger averted.
Suazo trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Suazo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Suazo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva trying to control but Suazo is working from the bottom.
Suazo trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva slips under a jab from Suazo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suazo throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Suazo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Suazo manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Suazo's guard.
Suazo wants to sweep but no luck.
Suazo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suazo wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Suazo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Silva 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva moves away from the strike by Suazo.
Suazo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suazo keeps working.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva is thwarting Suazo's attempts to control the position.
Suazo moves into full guard.
Suazo looking to control.
Suazo wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Suazo sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is thwarting Suazo's attempts to control the position.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Suazo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Suazo taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Suazo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Suazo's temple.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Suazo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suazo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mc theus Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Suazo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suazo tries to clinch
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Suazo's guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva pushing down on Suazo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Suazo defends it.
Suazo wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Suazo defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suazo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva prevents Suazo from getting a body triangle.
Mc theus Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva tries to escape the position.
Suazo throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Silva!
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Suazo's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva trying to control but Suazo is working from the bottom.
Suazo controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva trying to control but Suazo is working from the bottom.
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.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suazo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suazo wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva 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.
Suazo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suazo defending well though.
Suazo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva wants to control but Suazo is keeping him busy.
Suazo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Suazo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suazo has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Suazo controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suazo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Suazo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Suazo manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Suazo's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Suazo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Suazo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Humberto Suazo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mc theus Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mc theus Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Mc theus Silva!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Mc theus Silva!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Mc theus Silva!
Mc theus Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frederiko manchini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by Lambda Lambda Lambda Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dudley Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, frederiko manchini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
manchini misses with a looping right.
Dawson connects with a looping right hand.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but manchini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawson slips a jab from manchini.
manchini stuffs the takedown.
manchini scores with a nice head shot.
Dawson slips a jab from manchini.
Dawson throws a nice looking combination but manchini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from manchini.
Dawson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dawson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. manchini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dawson shoots in but no luck this time.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson shoots for a double leg takedown but manchini sprawls well. He's pushed Dawson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Dawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from manchini misses.
Nice defenses there by Dawson.
Oh, that's a big right hand from manchini and Dawson goes tumbling to the canvas! manchini follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
It looks like Dudley Dawson has been cut.
manchini wants to stand up but Dawson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
manchini postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dawson to stand up.
manchini throws the left hand but Dawson avoids the punch easily.
manchini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
manchini throws an overhand right that lands on Dawson's shoulder, as Dawson tries to avoid the shot.
Dudley Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson blocks a jab.
Dawson moves out of range as manchini strikes.
manchini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
manchini is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
manchini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
frederiko manchini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawson with a jab.
Dawson moves out of range as manchini strikes.
manchini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dawson throws a sloppy head kick and manchini moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
manchini looks to throw the jab but Dawson is out of range.
Dawson slips a jab from manchini.
Dawson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dawson is just content to waste time from the top position. manchini takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
manchini kicks Dawson off and gets to his feet.
manchini looks to throw the jab but Dawson is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
manchini loads up on a big right hand but Dawson slips the punch.
Dawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from manchini.
manchini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
manchini looks to throw the jab but Dawson is out of range.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from manchini.
Dawson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from manchini.
manchini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
manchini keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
frederiko manchini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dudley Dawson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dawson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by manchini.
manchini catches Dawson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
manchini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
manchini throws a shot from downtown. Dawson moves away and avoids it.
manchini lands with a straight right. Dawson didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
manchini drops his shoulder and cracks Dawson with a huge uppercut! Dawson goes down! Can manchini finish him?
Dawson is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
manchini gets to his feet - Dawson follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
manchini throws a lazy right hand but Dawson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
manchini misses with a hook.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from manchini.
Dawson moves out of range as manchini strikes.
Dawson takes one on the button.
manchini throws the left hand but Dawson avoids the punch easily.
A jab from manchini misses.
Dawson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
manchini drops Dawson with a big left hand and mounts him. Dawson is in big trouble!
Oh Dawson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
manchini tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dawson seems to have got his legs back now.
manchini get's back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
manchini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawson.
A telegraphed right hand from manchini misses the target.
Dawson throws out a loose jab but manchini uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from manchini misses its intended target.
manchini's corner calls for a 1-2. manchini obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dawson slips a straight right by manchini.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
manchini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dawson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from manchini.
A punch combination from Dawson misses.
A big left from manchini misses.
manchini missing with a left hand there. Dawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
manchini throws an overhand right that lands on Dawson's shoulder, as Dawson tries to avoid the shot.
Dawson shoots for a double leg takedown but manchini sprawls well. He's pushed Dawson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four 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.
manchini misses with an uppercut.
manchini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawson.
Dawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
manchini cracks Dawson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from manchini misses.
Dawson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by manchini.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
manchini stuffs the takedown attempt from Dawson. Dawson gets slowly back to his feet.
manchini fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dawson on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
frederiko manchini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dudley Dawson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
manchini misses with a hook. Dawson ducked under it nicely.
Dawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by manchini.
manchini might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches up with manchini, looking for a takedown. Dawson pushes manchini against the cage but manchini circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dawson doesn't manage to clinch there - manchini circles away.
manchini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
manchini misses with an uppercut.
manchini misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson looks for a takedown but manchini sprawls well.
Dawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
manchini misses with a hook.
A jab from manchini does it's job there.
Dawson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Dawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
manchini misses with an uppercut. Dawson saw that one coming.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from manchini.
Dawson staying out of range there.
manchini throws a hook but Dawson blocks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dawson.
The fighters circling - manchini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well,Dawson is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from manchini.
manchini throws an overhand right that lands on Dawson's shoulder, as Dawson tries to avoid the shot.
Horrible takedown by Dawson or perhaps it was just good defense by manchini which made him look bad.
A jab from manchini misses.
manchini misses with a looping right.
manchini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
manchini throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Dawson tumbling to the canvas!
manchini wanted to stand there but Dawson had control of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
manchini stands up from guard. Let's bang!
manchini misses with a straight right.
manchini misses with a hook.
Dawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by manchini.
Dawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
manchini throws out a loose jab but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
manchini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dawson shoots in for a double leg but manchini sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dudley Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
manchini scores with a nice strike.
manchini throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dawson on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from manchini.
Dawson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
manchini throws a big shot that misses.
Dawson moves out of range as manchini strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
frederiko manchini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well manchini has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for frederiko manchini!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for frederiko manchini!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for frederiko manchini!
frederiko manchini wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Okan Topal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Drapeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Okan Topal!
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, Daniel Drapeau!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drapeau closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drapeau wants to control but Topal is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drapeau is looking to stall here but Topal recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drapeau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Topal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drapeau.
Drapeau stands up over Topal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drapeau trying to control but Topal is working from the bottom.
Topal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drapeau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Topal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drapeau trying to control but Topal is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drapeau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drapeau misses with a looping right.
Drapeau clinches up against the cage.
Drapeau connects with a nasty looking knee right to Topal's face.
It looks like Okan Topal has been cut.
Topal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drapeau walks away with a smile on his face. Topal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Drapeau gets caught flat footed, as Topal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Drapeau is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Topal looking to sit in guard and control but Drapeau gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Topal is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drapeau advances position into side control!
Topal struggling a bit here.
Topal taking punishment in the form of punches.
Drapeau trying to control the position but Topal is working away.
Drapeau misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Drapeau scoring with punches and elbows.
Drapeau throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Topal works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drapeau stands up and beckons Topal to join him on the feet.
Topal tries to close the distance and clinch but Drapeau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drapeau looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Topal!
Drapeau landing strikes from the mount and Topal is in trouble!
Topal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drapeau working Topal over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drapeau landing strikes from the mount and Topal is in trouble!
Drapeau tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Drapeau lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Drapeau tries to control but Topal wriggling away.
Drapeau looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Drapeau with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drapeau connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Topal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Drapeau fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Drapeau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Okan Topal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drapeau shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Topal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drapeau.
Drapeau sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Drapeau wants to control but Topal is keeping him busy.
Drapeau wants to stand up but Topal has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drapeau is looking to take a break and control but Topal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drapeau in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Topal tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Drapeau!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Drapeau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Stubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Into the Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
203 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Stubb!
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, Mickey Richards!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards lands with a cross.
Stubb shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stubb seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Richards is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michael Stubb!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gouge Velouria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gouge Velouria struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.3lbs 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. Gouge Velouria will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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19
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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19
213 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gouge Velouria!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goldberg.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Velouria has an active guard here but Goldberg has managed to pass into half guard.
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. Goldberg connects with a nice short shot to Velouria's temple.
Goldberg prevents Velouria from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg is pressing down on Velouria's thigh, looking to free his foot. Velouria is holding on for now.
Goldberg working the head and body with strikes.
Goldberg winds up and cracks Velouria with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Velouria looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg winds up and cracks Velouria with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg lands with a punch from half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Goldberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Goldberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Velouria defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg throwing shots but Velouria is blocking nicely.
Goldberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velouria keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Goldberg.
Goldberg moves into full mount! Velouria won't be happy about that!
Goldberg landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velouria is in a horrible position here. Goldberg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Goldberg 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.
Goldberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goldberg cracks Velouria with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Velouria but Velouria pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goldberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Velouria with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goldberg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Velouria!
Goldberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Velouria in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldberg with shots to the head and body - Velouria looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg with good strikes from the mount here!
Goldberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Goldberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goldberg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goldberg lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg scoring with strikes but Velouria is staying in there.
Goldberg breaks from Velouria's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goldberg lands a big elbow.
Velouria is wriggling around trying to escape.
Velouria is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velouria in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldberg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Velouria looks a forlorn figure.
Velouria in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Velouria is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Goldberg looking to finish Velouria with some ground and pound. This is bad for Velouria!
Goldberg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Velouria?
Goldberg landing strikes, looking to finish!
Velouria wants to control but Goldberg is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Goldberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Velouria is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goldberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Velouria's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goldberg postures up in Velouria's guard and throws a big left but Velouria blocks it.
Goldberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goldberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Goldberg lands a couple of digs.
Goldberg slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velouria trying to control here.
Velouria is trying to get back to full guard.
Velouria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goldberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goldberg lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg lands strikes from half guard.
Goldberg 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.
Velouria on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Velouria with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goldberg passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Velouria!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goldberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Goldberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goldberg, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Bill Goldberg!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Bill Goldberg!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Bill Goldberg!
Bill Goldberg wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riccardo Schiesaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nafees abbas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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19
187 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riccardo Schiesaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, nafees abbas!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
abbas throws the left hand but Schiesaro avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from abbas misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by abbas as he connects with a hook.
abbas loads up on a big right hand but Schiesaro slips the punch.
Schiesaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schiesaro slips under a jab from abbas.
Schiesaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from abbas.
Schiesaro slips a straight right by abbas.
Decent striking displayed by abbas there.
Schiesaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
abbas misses with an uppercut. Schiesaro saw that one coming.
A big left from abbas misses.
nafees abbas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
abbas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
abbas wants to stand up but Schiesaro has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiesaro gets back to full guard.
Schiesaro wants to sweep but no luck.
Schiesaro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
abbas tries to free his leg and advance position but Schiesaro is retaining full guard.
abbas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schiesaro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
abbas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Schiesaro's guard.
Schiesaro is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! abbas rolls with it to try and escape but Schiesaro cranks on the arm and abbas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riccardo Schiesaro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Zizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piter Kuiper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
207 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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206 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jermaine Zizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piter Kuiper!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zizzo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuiper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zizzo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zizzo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Zizzo is trying to control the action in half guard but Kuiper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zizzo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kuiper!
Zizzo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuiper tries to hold on but Zizzo postures up.
Zizzo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kuiper wants to control but Zizzo is having none of it.
Zizzo prevents Kuiper from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizzo breaks from Kuiper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zizzo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kuiper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kuiper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Zizzo.
Kuiper tries to hold on but Zizzo pushes him away.
Zizzo wants to control the pace but Kuiper is squirming around nicely.
Kuiper tries to hold on but Zizzo pushes him away.
Zizzo misses with a head shot.
Kuiper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zizzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kuiper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuiper tries to hold on but Zizzo postures up.
BOOM! Zizzo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zizzo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kuiper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zizzo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kuiper looks gassed!
Kuiper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zizzo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kuiper?
Zizzo swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jermaine Zizzo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mach Cheesmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Sonnen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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197 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mach Cheesmo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cheesmo trying to control the position.
Sonnen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sonnen throwing strikes but missing.
Cheesmo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sonnen is one step ahead there.
Cheesmo is working hard here to advance position.
Sonnen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cheesmo trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cheesmo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sonnen. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheesmo tries to clinch up but Sonnen circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheesmo lands with a slapping head kick.
Cheesmo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheesmo is looking to clinch.
Sonnen closes the distance but Cheesmo moves to the side
and Cheesmo counters with a nice leg kick.
Sonnen gets the takedown into side control.
Sonnen cracks Cheesmo with a big elbow.
Cheesmo is trying to control Sonnen's posture but Sonnen avoids it.
Cheesmo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sonnen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sonnen cracks Cheesmo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen working Cheesmo over with strikes here.
Sonnen controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sonnen trying to control but Cheesmo is having none of it.
Cheesmo can't escape the position.
Sonnen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cheesmo is trying to escape the mount.
Sonnen lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen lands a big elbow.
Cheesmo is in a horrible position here. Sonnen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sonnen blocks Cheesmo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sonnen prevents Cheesmo from getting the reversal.
Cheesmo controls the position.
Sonnen avoids the attempt from Cheesmo to control.
Cheesmo can't escape the position.
Sonnen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sonnen controlling from the full mount.
Cheesmo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo wants to hold on but Sonnen pushes him away.
Sonnen working the ground and pound effectively.
Cheesmo is working to get back to half guard.
Cheesmo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sonnen wants to work for an arm triangle but Cheesmo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cheesmo is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen wants to take a breather but Cheesmo is having none of it.
Sonnen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Sonnen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sonnen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cheesmo defends it nicely.
Sonnen checks a leg kick.
Cheesmo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sonnen's head.
Cheesmo scores with a nice body kick.
Cheesmo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sonnen.
Cheesmo tries to clinch but Sonnen is having none of it.
Sonnen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cheesmo trying to control from the bottom.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
Cheesmo wants to improve his position but Sonnen is controlling well.
Cheesmo tries to kick Sonnen off but Sonnen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen is looking to advance position but Cheesmo won't allow it.
Cheesmo tries to get to full guard but Sonnen has control of the leg.
Sonnen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cheesmo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sonnen wants to pass to mount but Cheesmo is defending the position.
Cheesmo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sonnen.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cheesmo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cheesmo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sonnen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cheesmo pinned against the cage. Cheesmo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sonnen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheesmo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sonnen's calf.
Cheesmo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Cheesmo.
Cheesmo throws a leg kick which misses Sonnen's front leg but catches the back leg as Sonnen tries to avoid it.
Cheesmo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sonnen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheesmo pushes Sonnen up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheesmo tries to land knees in the clinch but Sonnen avoids the damage to the body.
Cheesmo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sonnen.
Cheesmo landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheesmo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sonnen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sonnen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cheesmo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mach Cheesmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Sonnen.
Cheesmo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sonnen's calf.
Sonnen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cheesmo can pounce on him.
Cheesmo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cheesmo. That's going to slow Sonnen down.
Cheesmo throws a leg kick which misses Sonnen's front leg but catches the back leg as Sonnen tries to avoid it.
Cheesmo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheesmo.
Sonnen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheesmo closes the distance and clinches.
Cheesmo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cheesmo connects with a knee to the head.
Cheesmo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheesmo.
Cheesmo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cheesmo crunches a lovely knee into Sonnen's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Cheesmo.
Cheesmo landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Cheesmo.
Sonnen wants a takedown.
Cheesmo landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen goes for a takedown attempt but Cheesmo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sonnen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sonnen lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cheesmo's head.
Cheesmo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sonnen.
Sonnen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sonnen postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheesmo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sonnen is one step ahead there.
Sonnen gets to his feet - Cheesmo follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mach Cheesmo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sonnen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheesmo throws a nice head kick!
Cheesmo misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sonnen.
Cheesmo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sonnen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cheesmo tries to avoid it but Sonnen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cheesmo to the ground. Cheesmo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sonnen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cheesmo is looking to clinch but Sonnen is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Cheesmo.
Cheesmo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheesmo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cheesmo throws a head kick that Sonnen semi-blocks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheesmo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mach Cheesmo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheesmo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheesmo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sonnen, pushing him back against the cage.
Sonnen has Cheesmo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cheesmo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mach Cheesmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Sonnen.
Cheesmo landing knees to the body.
Cheesmo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cheesmo looking to throw knees to the head but Sonnen is blocking nicely.
Sonnen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cheesmo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cheesmo is pressed up against the cage. Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cheesmo down to the mat. Cheesmo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sonnen keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheesmo wants to clinch up but Sonnen keeps it at a distance.
Cheesmo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sonnen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sonnen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cheesmo counters with a good low kick that Sonnen was not able to check.
Cheesmo scores with a head kick.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sonnen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sonnen.
Cheesmo wants to stand up but Sonnen is controlling him.
Sonnen sitting in guard here, content to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cheesmo is on top in guard.
Cheesmo wants to control from the top but Sonnen keeps moving.
Dick Sonnen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sonnen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sonnen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cheesmo manages to get himself to full guard.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Cheesmo is keeping the position.
Cheesmo wants to improve his position but instead Sonnen has moved into half guard.
Sonnen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cheesmo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonnen.
Sonnen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cheesmo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four 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.
Cheesmo is trying to stand up here but Sonnen is controlling him well.
Cheesmo tries to roll over but Sonnen keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cheesmo throws a leg kick but Sonnen checks it.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheesmo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sonnen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cheesmo tries to get to full guard but Sonnen has control of the leg.
Sonnen controlling the action here.
Cheesmo is looking for a sweep. Sonnen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mach Cheesmo clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cheesmo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sonnen is out of range and Cheesmo settles back down.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cheesmo's half guard.
Cheesmo is trying to stand up here but Sonnen is controlling him well.
Sonnen slows the pace down in half guard.
Cheesmo trying to hold on to Sonnen's head to control him but Sonnen postures up.
Cheesmo gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cheesmo is on top in guard.
Sonnen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheesmo throws a big right hand that misses.
Cheesmo looking to sit in guard and control but Sonnen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sonnen passes Cheesmo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sonnen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sonnen prevents Cheesmo from improving his position.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Cheesmo is working from the bottom.
Sonnen 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sonnen is keen to just control but Cheesmo is a slippery customer.
Cheesmo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sonnen postures up.
Sonnen distracts Cheesmo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cheesmo controls Sonnen momentarily but Sonnen frees himself.
Cheesmo wants to sweep but no luck.
Sonnen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cheesmo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cheesmo looking for a sweep. Not yet Cheesmo, not yet.
Sonnen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Cheesmo keeps moving.
Cheesmo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sonnen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mach Cheesmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Sonnen blocks the leg kick.
Cheesmo closes the distance and pushes Sonnen back into the cage.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cheesmo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cheesmo trying to land knees to the body.
Cheesmo missing with knees to the body.
Sonnen wants a takedown.
Sonnen throws an elbow that misses.
Sonnen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cheesmo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mach Cheesmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Sonnen.
Cheesmo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sonnen's face.
Cheesmo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cheesmo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cheesmo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four 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.
Cheesmo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cheesmo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sonnen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cheesmo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cheesmo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sonnen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cheesmo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cheesmo misses with a knee strike.
Cheesmo looking to throw knees to the head but Sonnen is blocking nicely.
Cheesmo stops a takedown attempt from Sonnen.
Cheesmo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sonnen blocks it with crossed arms.
Sonnen is working for takedown but Cheesmo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sonnen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cheesmo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cheesmo landing knees to the head.
Cheesmo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sonnen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cheesmo stops a takedown attempt from Sonnen.
Cheesmo landing knees to the body.
Cheesmo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sonnen avoids it.
Cheesmo with a knee to the head.
Sonnen has picked Cheesmo up - he's going for a ride! Sonnen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sonnen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cheesmo is trying to maintain the position but Sonnen is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dick Sonnen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sonnen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cheesmo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cheesmo is refusing to be controlled, as Sonnen sits in half guard.
Cheesmo trying to control here.
Cheesmo is looking for a sweep. Sonnen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sonnen working Cheesmo over with strikes.
Cheesmo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sonnen is looking to advance position but Cheesmo won't allow it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cheesmo misses with a kick to the body.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cheesmo's half guard.
Sonnen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cheesmo wants to sweep but Sonnen has passed to side control!
Cheesmo is trying to get back to half guard.
Sonnen taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throwing strikes but Cheesmo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sonnen defending against the ground and pound.
Sonnen holds on to Cheesmo's head and controls the position momentarily.
Sonnen seems a little lost for a moment, as Cheesmo dominates the positioning.
Cheesmo wants to control but Sonnen is keeping him busy.
Cheesmo scores with punches from side control.
Sonnen can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheesmo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sonnen keeps working.
Sonnen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sonnen is refusing to be controlled, as Cheesmo sits in half guard.
Sonnen is trying to control but can't.
Cheesmo wants to control but Sonnen is keeping him busy.
Sonnen wants to control the action here but instead Cheesmo manages to pass to full mount!
Sonnen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cheesmo looking to ground and pound but Sonnen is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cheesmo prevents Sonnen from getting the reversal.
Cheesmo thowing shots but they're missing.
Sonnen is trying to escape the mount.
Cheesmo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sonnen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cheesmo.
Cheesmo raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sonnen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cheesmo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Sonnen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sonnen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Mach Cheesmo!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Mach Cheesmo!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Mach Cheesmo!
Mach Cheesmo wins by unanimous decision!
Mach Cheesmo retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between cain velazques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strep Agalactaciae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, cain velazques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Strep Agalactaciae!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agalactaciae keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like cain velazques has been cut.
velazques is trying hard to land a takedown here. Agalactaciae sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Agalactaciae scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Agalactaciae throws a head kick that misses.
velazques dives in and grabs Agalactaciae's left leg, looking for a takedown. Agalactaciae pushes down on velazques's head and hops out.
Agalactaciae drops velazques with a beautiful combination! velazques stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Agalactaciae is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agalactaciae looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
velazques is breathing heavily.
Agalactaciae lands with a straight right. velazques didn't see that one coming.
cain velazques's cut is getting worse.
velazques takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Agalactaciae misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Agalactaciae.
velazques takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agalactaciae lands a left and a right that send velazques crashing to the mat, dazed. Agalactaciae thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
cain velazques's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Agalactaciae bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of velazques's head.
Jeez, cain velazques's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at cain velazques's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Strep Agalactaciae!
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