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DFC 8 - Wilhelm vs Monsoon PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Stulken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Nao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Nao will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Stulken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Nao!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stulken but Stulken pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stulken fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nao drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nao slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nao looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stulken looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nao stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Stulken has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Nao manages to get his head free but now Stulken has transitioned to an armbar! Nao grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Stulken! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremy Stulken!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladamir Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Id Hate To Be You Right Now. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Onward to Victory. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladamir Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodolfo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Drago persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drago not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drago is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Drago controlling the pace.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drago looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Drago sits in half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie looks gassed!
Drago frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drago content just to control the position here.
Drago breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Rodolfo Gracie has been cut.
Drago working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Drago controlling from mount.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Drago looking to control and managing it successfully.
Drago with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Drago lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Drago looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Drago maintains control.
Drago landing strikes from the mount.
Drago prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Drago fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago with a couple of short strikes.
That has opened up Rodolfo Gracie's cut even more.
Drago controlling his opponent.
Drago lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Drago landing punches.
Drago controlling the pace for now.
Drago landing strikes from the mount.
The cut above Rodolfo Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Drago controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie regains half guard.
Drago wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie tries to roll over but Drago keeps him under control.
Drago uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Drago decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladamir Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drago gets a clinch.
Drago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drago pulls Gracie into guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drago swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drago has his feet on Gracie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Drago counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie has hold of Drago's hands but Drago slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drago prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Drago sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Drago lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drago tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Drago takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Drago is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Drago sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drago is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drago shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drago showed some decent athleticism there.
Drago slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Drago frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drago lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Drago pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Drago controlling from the full mount.
Drago looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drago working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Drago tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie wants to control but Drago is having none of it.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drago controlling the position easily from mount.
Drago with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drago working Gracie over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladamir Drago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drago has managed to clinch.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Drago is controlling the position.
Drago has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gracie uses from the top position.
Gracie trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Drago throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie stays in close to Drago's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drago counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Drago.
Drago is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drago can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago stands up from Gracie's guard - Drago perhaps looking for a knockout.
Drago closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drago is aware though and is defending well.
Drago works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drago's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drago got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drago has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie has his foot on Drago's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drago works his way back into a safe position though.
Vladamir Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drago controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Drago trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drago counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Drago controlling the action here.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drago pulls his head out easily.
Vladamir Drago overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drago looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drago pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Drago moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gracie.
Drago has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Rodolfo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladamir Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drago has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladamir Drago!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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214 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambler!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguilar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambler stuffs the takedown.
Gambler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aguilar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aguilar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Antonio Aguilar has been cut.
Gambler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Gambler knocks Aguilar out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Degen Gambler!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Efron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerald Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stuart Efron!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Efron throws a nice looking combination but Lowe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Efron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Efron misses with a wild body shot.
Lowe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Efron wants to sweep here but Lowe controlling him for the moment.
Efron manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Efron fails to land with a series of punches.
Lowe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lowe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Efron on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Efron is on top in guard.
Lowe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lowe tries to get out of the position.
Efron slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Efron trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Efron won't allow Lowe to sweep him here.
Efron trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowe controlling Efron's posture.
Lowe keeping moving, preventing Efron from controlling successfully.
Lowe 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.
Efron trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lowe is defended easily by Efron.
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.
Efron misses with a takedown attempt
and Lowe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lowe stopping the sweep attempt from Efron.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Efron is on top in guard.
Lowe keeping moving, preventing Efron from controlling successfully.
Efron stops Lowe from standing up.
Lowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowe, not yet.
Lowe is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efron controlling from the top position.
Efron stopping the sweep attempt from Lowe.
Efron seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Efron trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Efron slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Efron wants to control from the top but Lowe keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Efron controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Efron trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
Efron slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Stuart Efron just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lowe drops his hands momentarily and Efron takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Efron lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lowe is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Efron scores with a shot to the body.
Efron punishes Lowe's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to de liver by Efron. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Efron 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.
Efron scores with a jab to the body.
Efron misses with a takedown attempt
and Lowe counters with a takedown into side control.
Efron is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lowe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Efron manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Efron manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lowe manages to get himself to full guard.
Lowe keeping moving, preventing Efron from controlling successfully.
Efron wants to stand but Lowe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lowe is trying to keep Efron in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Efron stays in close to Lowe's body and controls the position.
Lowe wants to stand but Efron is controlling the position.
Gerald Lowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Efron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Efron with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lowe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Efron misses with a series of wild punches.
Efron's corner calls for a 1-2. Efron obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Efron lands with a right hand.
Efron shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lowe defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe has his takedown stuffed
and Efron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Efron.
A short right from Efron.
Lowe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Efron's efforts to push away.
Efron tries to break free but Lowe pushes him back against the cage.
Efron pushes Lowe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Efron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lowe has Efron pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Efron manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Efron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Nice body punch from Efron.
Efron can't break the clinch.
Efron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Efron is looking to break free of the clinch but Lowe has double underhooks.
Efron working hard to break the clinch.
Efron pulls guard successfully.
Efron manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lowe manages to get himself to full guard.
Efron looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is trying to control the position but Efron postures up.
Efron prevents Lowe from getting back to his feet.
Efron seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Efron gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Efron lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Efron has closed the distance and engaged Lowe in a clinch.
Efron gets underhooks to prevent Lowe's takedown attempt.
Efron successfully pulls guard.
Efron is trying to control the position but Lowe postures up.
Efron manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lowe manages to get himself to full guard.
Efron is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lowe keeping moving, preventing Efron from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Efron is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Efron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Efron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lowe showed some decent athleticism there.
Lowe is looking to take a break and control but Efron is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Efron works his way to full guard. Good work.
Efron pushes Lowe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lowe shoots in for a takedown but Efron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Efron throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Efron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lowe rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Efron finds it's way through Lowe's defenses.
Efron gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Efron pulls guard successfully.
Efron throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lowe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Efron working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lowe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lowe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Efron keeping moving, preventing Lowe from controlling successfully.
Efron trying to keep a closed guard but Lowe is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe lands a couple of digs.
Efron controls Lowe momentarily but Lowe frees himself.
Efron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Efron stalling.
Lowe wants to improve his position but Efron is controlling well.
Efron is taking a breather. Lowe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe has hold of Efron's hands but Efron slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Efron is taking a breather. Lowe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lowe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lowe is refusing to be controlled, as Efron sits in half guard.
Efron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Efron content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Let's hope that Efron has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Stuart Efron just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Efron tries to bum rush Lowe with a series of wild strikes but Lowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lowe misses with a takedown
and Efron counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stuart Efron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lowe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Efron's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lowe keeping moving, preventing Efron from controlling successfully.
Gerald Lowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Efron connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Efron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Efron 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Efron!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Mode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McGregor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sick Puppies - You´re going down!. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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263 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George McGregor!
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, Beast Mode!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mode swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGregor looks for the body kick but Mode saw that one coming.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Mode pushes him off.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
Crunch! McGregor slams his shin into Mode's torso.
Mode looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGregor is fending him off so far but Mode persists. Nope, McGregor circles away and we're back to standing.
McGregor misses with a wild combination.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mode avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mode scores with a nice strike.
Mode fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGregor scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! McGregor slams his shin into Mode's torso.
Mode looks gassed!
Mode misses with a takedown attempt - McGregor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
George McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beast Mode.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McGregor scores with a head kick.
It looks like Beast Mode has been cut.
McGregor throws a right hand that Mode ducks under and follows up with a left that Mode also avoids with ease.
McGregor circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Mode drops to the canvas, hurt badly! McGregor follows Mode to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George McGregor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Ratz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blow Jimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blow Jimmy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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285 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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, Jordan Ratz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blow Jimmy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ratz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jimmy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jimmy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jimmy landing with the ground and pound.
Jimmy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ratz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jimmy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jimmy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jimmy cracks Ratz with a solid left hand.
Jimmy slips nicely into half guard.
Jimmy drops an elbow to the side of Ratz's head.
Ratz is trying to get back to full guard.
Jimmy slips a nice elbow through Ratz's hands, connecting with Ratz's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ratz!
Jimmy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jimmy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ratz is rocked!
BOOM! Jimmy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Ratz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jimmy lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Ratz! Jimmy sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Ratz and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Blow Jimmy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Danes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelio Garcia 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Danes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcelio Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Danes sprawls well. Danes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Danes's guard.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Danes has his hands on Garcia's head, controlling the position.
Garcia trying to control but Danes is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danes wants to stand up but Garcia is controlling him.
Garcia has gone for a leg lock! Danes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Garcia's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking to control.
Danes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Danes looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danes trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Danes looking to pass the guard.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Danes is looking to stand up but Garcia won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Danes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garcia trying to control but Danes is working from the bottom.
Danes keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Danes managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes trying to control the position.
Garcia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Danes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Danes has escaped and now he's on top!
Danes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Garcia, up you get!
Danes wants to clinch.
Garcia gets a takedown into half guard.
Garcia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Danes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Garcia looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danes is trying to stand.
Garcia wants to work for an arm triangle but Danes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Danes defends it.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Danes trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelio Garcia 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.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Danes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcelio Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danes tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia shoots for a takedown but Danes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danes tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danes to the ground. Danes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luke Danes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelio Garcia.
Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garcia 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.
Garcia wants to control but Danes is keeping him busy.
Danes tries to bench press Garcia off him but Garcia keeps the position.
Danes isn't going anywhere.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danes wants to clinch.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
Garcia stuffs the takedown attempt from Danes. Danes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Danes tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Danes as Garcia shoots in.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Danes lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Garcia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Danes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Danes lands an elbow that stopped Garcia in his tracks for a moment.
Danes lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Danes misses with an elbow over the top.
Danes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Danes scores with a knee to the head.
Danes successfully pulls guard.
Danes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Danes is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Danes wants to stand and escape but Garcia is having none of it.
Danes keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Danes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danes tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Danes was covering up waiting for the punch and Garcia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Danes is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Danes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Danes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Danes misses with an elbow strike.
Danes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Danes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Danes tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danes is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Danes doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Danes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcia somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Danes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Danes doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia scores a takedown into full mount!
Danes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Danes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garcia wants to take his opponent's back but Danes doesn't allow it.
Garcia throwing strikes here but Danes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Danes wants to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Danes holds on to Garcia as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia goes for an armbar but Danes turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Danes.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Danes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Danes passes to full mount!
Garcia tries to lock up and control but Danes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Danes gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Danes tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danes tries to clinch up.
Garcia scores a takedown into full mount!
Garcia tries to control but Danes wriggling away.
Danes is trying to escape the mount.
Garcia looking to control but Danes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Danes is on top in guard.
Danes stands and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Garcia is being controlled here.
Garcia wants to control but Danes postures up.
Danes controlling the position.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Danes keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Danes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia.
Danes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danes doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Danes moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Luke Danes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danes clinches up against the cage.
Danes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Danes.
Nice takedown defense from Danes. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Danes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Danes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Danes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Danes!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and evander holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fraser comes to the cage accompanied by Sirius. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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287 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Fraser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, evander holyshit!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
holyshit thows a body shot but no joy.
Fraser throws a right and a left that holyshit avoids nicely.
Fraser moves out of range of the body kick from holyshit.
Donald Fraser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
holyshit lands a nice looking body shot.
Fraser tries to clinch up but holyshit circles away and keeps his distance.
holyshit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fraser throws a left and a right that both miss
and holyshit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
holyshit jabs at Fraser's body.
Fraser is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fraser misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from holyshit.
holyshit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fraser manages to avoid it.
Fraser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fraser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
holyshit swings for the body but Fraser moves out of range.
holyshit lands a nice hook to Fraser's body. Fraser takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
holyshit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fraser.
Fraser misses with a telegraphed body shot
and holyshit counters with a nice uppercut.
Fraser misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
holyshit throws a body punch but Fraser moves out of range.
Fraser throws a low kick but holyshit avoids it.
holyshit lands with an uppercut that bounces Fraser off the cage and back into rage.
holyshit jabs Fraser right on the nose. Fraser blinks but takes it well.
Fraser swings for the body but holyshit moves out of range.
Fraser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from holyshit.
Fraser takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and holyshit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from holyshit misses
and holyshit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fraser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
holyshit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fraser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
holyshit cracks Fraser with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fraser. holyshit does a little dance to reset his feet.
holyshit loads up on a big right hand but Fraser slips the punch.
Fraser takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
holyshit just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Fraser misses the target.
Fraser moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
holyshit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
holyshit just misses with a punch to the body.
holyshit drops Fraser with a straight right hand, right on the button! holyshit follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). evander holyshit! evander holyshit retains his heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Monsoon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Wilhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Monsoon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilhelm doesn't manage to clinch there - Monsoon circles away.
Wilhelm swings for the body but Monsoon moves out of range.
Wilhelm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilhelm leaves Monsoon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Monsoon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wilhelm controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilhelm manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Monsoon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilhelm is keeping the position for now.
Monsoon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wilhelm wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilhelm is retaining full guard.
Monsoon throwing strikes from guard but Wilhelm blocks nicely.
Monsoon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilhelm is keeping the position for now.
Wilhelm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilhelm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wilhelm loads up on a big right hand but Monsoon slips the punch.
Monsoon misses with a wild combination.
Monsoon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Monsoon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilhelm regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon thows a huge punch but Wilhelm dodges it nicely.
Monsoon throwing shots but Wilhelm is blocking nicely.
Monsoon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilhelm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilhelm.
Monsoonis looking to pass into half guard but Wilhelm pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wilhelm is in guard.
Wilhelm landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monsoon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilhelm!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monsoon landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wilhelm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilhelm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monsoon is one step ahead there.
Monsoon trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilhelm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilhelm is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilhelm pushes down on Monsoon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Monsoon is trying to get back to full guard.
Monsoon tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wilhelm has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Monsoon is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Wilhelm dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horrible takedown by Monsoon or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilhelm which made him look bad.
A shot to de liver by Wilhelm. Beautiful body shot.
Wilhelm jabs Monsoon right on the nose. Monsoon blinks but takes it well.
Wilhelm scores with a nice body kick.
Wilhelm feints and then cracks Monsoon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monsoon down.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilhelm, right into the meat.
Monsoon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilhelm circles away.
Wilhelm thuds his shin into the meat of Monsoon's side.
Wilhelm feints and then cracks Monsoon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monsoon down.
Monsoon is breathing heavily.
Wilhelm tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilhelm thows a body kick. Monsoon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Victor Wilhelm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilhelm drops Monsoon with a nice combination! Wilhelm dives into Monsoon's guard, looking to finish!
Monsoon is rocked!
It looks like Ray Monsoon has been cut.
Wilhelm stopping the sweep attempt from Monsoon.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Monsoon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilhelm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilhelm's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wilhelm wants to control from the top but Monsoon keeps moving.
Monsoon looking for a sweep. Not yet Monsoon, not yet.
Wilhelm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilhelm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilhelm scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wilhelm not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wilhelm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilhelm scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilhelm trying to control the position from guard on top but Monsoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilhelm scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilhelm trying to control but Monsoon is working from the bottom.
Wilhelm working some strikes from top position.
Wilhelm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Monsoon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon punching from mount but Wilhelm doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Monsoon throwing strikes but Wilhelm recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monsoon is thwarting Wilhelm's attempts to control the position.
Wilhelm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilhelm.
Wilhelm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wilhelm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon is looking to get to half guard.
Wilhelm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wilhelm prevents Monsoon from getting the reversal.
Wilhelm controlling the pace for now.
Monsoon is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilhelm raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Wilhelm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Monsoon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wilhelm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Monsoon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Monsoon shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilhelm sprawls well. He's pushed Monsoon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilhelm cracks the inside of Monsoon's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilhelm.
Wilhelm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wilhelm scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilhelm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Victor Wilhelm is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilhelm lands a front kick.
Monsoon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monsoon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wilhelm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monsoon can do to turn this around?
Wilhelm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monsoon. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilhelm.
Wilhelm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monsoon's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilhelm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilhelm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monsoon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wilhelm won't be happy with that.
Wilhelm manages to get back to half guard.
Monsoon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Monsoon thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wilhelm to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Monsoon!
Wilhelm avoids the attempt from Monsoon to control.
Victor Wilhelm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilhelm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wilhelm pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilhelm 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.
Wilhelm lands a nice shot to the head.
Monsoon is still in real trouble! Can Wilhelm finish him?
Wilhelm controlling the position easily from mount.
Monsoon seems to have recovered his senses.
Monsoon is in a horrible position here. Wilhelm smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm looking to finish Monsoon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Monsoon!
Monsoon tries to reverse the position but Wilhelm maintains control.
Wilhelm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Monsoon hang on?
Wilhelm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wilhelm cracks Monsoon with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Wilhelm!
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