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PVF17: Haunted PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Moose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Moose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout keeps the fight on the outside.
Stout looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Stout closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moose counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moose takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Moose there.
Moose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moose content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moose stands up out of the half guard.
No luck for Moose with that takedown attempt.
Sam Stout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stout tries to clinch
and Moose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moose.
Stout tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stout is looking to sweep but instead, Moose has passed into half guard.
Moose controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcus Moose.
Moose closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moose lands in his opponent's guard.
Moose content to stall in guard here.
Moose pushes down on Stout's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moose stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moose darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stout trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stout manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moose 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.
Stout wants to control but Moose passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moose is thwarting Stout's attempts to control the position.
Stout is refusing to be controlled, as Moose sits in half guard.
Moose not doing much here.
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.
Marcus Moose dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stout tries to clinch up
and Moose counters by clinching up.
Moose can't get the takedown.
Stout tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moose goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stout prevents it.
Moose has Stout pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stout manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sam Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Moose.
Moose manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stout trying to control but Moose is working from the bottom.
Moose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stout wants to stand and escape but instead Moose has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Moose postures up.
Stout wants to control the position but Moose says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Moose is looking for a kimura here.
Stout wants to get back to full guard but Moose has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moose with the ground and pound from mount.
Stout reaches up to try and control the position but Moose seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Stout rolls and tries to escape and now Moose has his back!
Moose has the hooks in. Stout is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Stout staying busy and making it hard for Moose to control.
Moose is not going to allow Stout to sit and survive in this position.
Stout can't escape the position.
Stout tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Moose with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout is trying to reverse the position but instead Moose has taken his back - oops!
Moose working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Moose is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Stout up.
Stout trying to control the hands but Moose breaks the grip.
Moose punches the canvas rather than the man.
Stout knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moose on the ground.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Stout wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moose lands a shot to the body.
Stout looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Stout can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee is taking a good look at Stout as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Moose!
Stout tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Moose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stout closes the distance and clinches up with Moose, looking for a takedown. Stout pushes Moose against the cage but Moose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moose is looking to clinch.
Sam Stout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stout tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moose counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stout won't be happy with that.
Moose lands a few punches from side control.
Moose in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here as Moose stalls from top position.
Moose is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stout is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stout takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stout prevents Moose from improving position.
Moose tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stout is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Moose asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stout throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moose thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stout is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stout tries to clinch
and Moose counters by moving into the clinch.
Moose tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stout smiles and moves away.
Stout tries to clinch
and Moose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stout wants to clinch but Moose slips to the side
so Moose counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stout working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout can't keep his opponent in guard - Moose advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Moose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stout keeps working.
Moose controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stout has hold of Moose's hands but Moose slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stout is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Moose working over Stout with some ground and pound. Stout looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stout slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stout is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Moose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moose 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Moose!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elroy Jetson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by FEARLESS. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elroy Jetson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Din lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Elroy Jetson has been cut.
al Din rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jetson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
al Din scores with a push kick.
Jetson misses with a looping left.
al Din stuffs the takedown attempt from Jetson. Jetson gets slowly back to his feet.
al Din connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jetson looks gassed!
al Din throws a leg kick which misses Jetson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jetson tries to avoid it.
al Din fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
al Din lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
al Din is looking to slow Jetson down with leg kicks.
Jetson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
al Din chopping away at his opponent's legs.
al Din cracks Jetson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jetson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but al Din pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jetson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taj al Din!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransuave Doobney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes to the cage accompanied by ridin dirty. Doobney has chosen L_TIz# as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Fransuave Doobney was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fransuave Doobney!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Doobney is controlling Filipovic's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doobney gets back to full guard.
Doobney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Filipovic is one step ahead there.
Doobney is looking to stand up but Filipovic isn't so interested in that idea.
Doobney has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Filipovic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic lands a high kick!
Doobney bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Doobney controls the position.
Filipovic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if Doobney is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Doobney thows a huge punch but Filipovic dodges it nicely.
Doobney controlling the action here.
Filipovic desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doobney content to control rather than advance.
Doobney wants to pass the guard but Filipovic is defending well.
Filipovic wants to control but Doobney is keeping busy.
Filipovic is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Doobney jumps into side control!
Filipovic tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Doobney drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic trying to control but Doobney flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Doobney lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Filipovic.
Filipovic is taking damage to the body and head.
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Doobney working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Filipovic is doing well to defend. Doobney seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Filipovic is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fransuave Doobney!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyd Crowder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowder comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed - Down With The Sickness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Boyd Crowder will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boyd Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crowder wants to get back to his feet.
Jordan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jordan prevents Crowder from standing back up.
Jordan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crowder knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan wants to take a breather but Crowder is having none of it.
Crowder makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Crowder gets caught flat footed, as Jordan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Crowder pushes Jordan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Crowder slaps away a takedown attempt from Jordan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crowder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Crowder.
Crowder lands a jab.
Jordan drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan prevents Crowder from getting back to his feet.
Jordan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crowder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jordan won't allow Crowder to get back to his feet.
Jordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jordan is controlling him.
Jordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crowder as he avoids it easily.
Crowder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crowder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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.
Crowder breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Jordan or perhaps it was just good defense by Crowder which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowder shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crowder showed some decent athleticism there.
Jordan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
Jordan is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowder thows a huge punch but Jordan dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Crowder there.
Jordan actively working from the bottom here.
Jordan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jordan is trying to control but can't.
Crowder drops an elbow to the side of Jordan's head.
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. Crowder connects with a nice short shot to Jordan's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder working the head and body with strikes.
Crowder prevents Jordan from improving his position.
Crowder scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crowder working Jordan over with strikes.
Crowder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jordan has hold of Crowder's hands but Crowder slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crowder lands strikes from half guard.
Crowder lands strikes from half guard.
Crowder winds up and cracks Jordan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crowder passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jordan!
Crowder cracks Jordan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Crowder connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crowder scoring with strikes but Jordan is staying in there.
Jordan is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oh Jordan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crowder putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Crowder raining down shots from the mount!
Crowder lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jordan is working to get back to half guard.
Jordan seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee warns Jordan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Crowder lands a heavy elbow.
Crowder scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crowder loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Jordan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Crowder land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Crowder stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boyd Crowder!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Giudarelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Hughes (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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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, Diego Giudarelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raul Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giudarelli misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Giudarelli shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giudarelli dives in and grabs Hughes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes down on Giudarelli's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Giudarelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giudarelli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hughes but Hughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Giudarelli.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Giudarelli is defended easily by Hughes.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giudarelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giudarelli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giudarelli is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giudarelli fails to land the takedown.
Hughes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Diego Giudarelli has been cut.
Giudarelli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hughes tries to bum rush Giudarelli with a series of wild strikes but Giudarelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hughes lands a big uppercut and Giudarelli crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Giudarelli looks OK. Hughes waves Giudarelli back to his feet!
Giudarelli is rocked!
Hughes lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Giudarelli is looking to close the distance but Hughes sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Giudarelli crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Giudarelli is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Raul Hughes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seiichi Ryuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seiichi Ryuu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Faber!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryuu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faber pushes Ryuu up against the cage in a clinch.
Faber gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ryuu trying to hold on to Faber's head to control him but Faber postures up.
Ryuu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Faber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Faber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ryuu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Faber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ryuu's head.
Faber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Faber wants to pass to mount but Ryuu is defending the position.
Ryuu actively working from the bottom here.
Faber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryuu wants to get back to full guard.
Ryuu looking for submissions off his back.
Faber lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Faber lands a nice short elbow.
Ryuu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Faber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Faber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Faber lands a nice short elbow.
Faber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Faber tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ryuu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ryuu tries to get to full guard but Faber has control of the leg.
Ryuu is breathing heavily.
Faber working over Ryuu with some ground and pound. Ryuu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Faber tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ryuu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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. Faber connects with a nice short shot to Ryuu's temple.
Ryuu looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Faber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Faber lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu is looking to control Faber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ryuu avoid being mounted?
Faber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ryuu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Faber working Ryuu over with strikes.
Faber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ryuu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ryuu wants to improve his position but Faber is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Faber there.
Ryuu has hold of Faber's hands but Faber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ryuu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ryuu trying to control from the bottom.
Faber working over Ryuu with some ground and pound. Ryuu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Faber is nestled in close to Ryuu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber winds up and cracks Ryuu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Faber lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber is nestled in close to Ryuu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ryuu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faber pulls his head out easily.
Faber working the head and body with strikes.
Faber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Faber passes to side control.
Ryuu is looking to regain half guard here but Faber keeps moving and retains side control.
Faber scores with punches from side control.
Faber is putting a hurting on Ryuu here, landing some big shots from side control.
Faber connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ryuu some visible discomfort.
Faber cracks Ryuu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ryuu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Faber is chipping away with strikes.
Ryuu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ryuu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ryuu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Faber winds up and cracks Ryuu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Faber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Faber there.
Faber 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.
Ryuu wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Faber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ryuu fails with a takedown attempt.
Faber forces Ryuu back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryuu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryuu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faber tries to break free but Ryuu pushes him back against the cage.
Faber tightens his grip and picks Ryuu up, before dumping him to the ground. Ryuu manages to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Faber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ryuu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Faber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ryuu is trying to get back to full guard.
Ryuu actively working from the bottom here.
Ryuu has hold of Faber's hands but Faber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clay Faber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Faber there.
Ryuu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ryuu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faber pulls his head out easily.
Ryuu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faber pulls his head out easily.
Faber works his way into side control.
Ryuu can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faber working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Faber lands some shots froms side control.
Faber cracks Ryuu with a big elbow.
Faber working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ryuu tries to bench press Faber off him but Faber keeps the position.
Faber is working Ryuu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Faber lands a few punches from side control.
Ryuu is looking to regain half guard here but Faber keeps moving and retains side control.
Faber working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ryuu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Faber in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ryuu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faber tries to avoid it but Ryuu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faber to the ground. Faber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Faber scores with a takedown into Ryuu's guard.
Faber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber stopping the sweep attempt from Ryuu.
Faber slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Faber grinds an elbow into Ryuu's temple.
Faber working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryuu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Faber's best efforts.
Faber tries to pass to full mount but Ryuu defends it.
Faber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ryuu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ryuu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ryuu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Faber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Faber is working Ryuu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Faber defends well.
Faber stopping the sweep attempt from Ryuu.
Faber connects with a couple of short punches.
Faber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ryuu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ryuu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Faber connects with a couple of short punches.
Faber cracks Ryuu with a solid left hand.
Faber scoring with some ground and pound.
Ryuu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ryuu is pressing down on Faber's thigh, looking to free his foot. Faber is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu is working for a submission of some sort.
Faber is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Faber manages to get to full guard.
Faber looking for a sweep. Not yet Faber, not yet.
Ryuu postures up.
Faber might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ryuu kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryuu is pushing down on Faber's leg trying to pass to half guard. Faber is fighting to maintain full guard but Ryuu has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Faber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Faber gets a clinch.
Faber throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryuu.
Faber is trying to break free.
Faber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faber gets through Ryuu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faber has picked Ryuu up - he's going for a ride! Faber dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ryuu gets back to full guard.
Ryuu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryuu wants to sweep but no luck.
Faber slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Faber scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faber working the head and body with strikes.
Ryuu tries to buck Faber off but Faber is having none of it.
Faber landing strikes.
Ryuu tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ryuu some visible discomfort.
Ryuu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Faber working the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Faber closes the distance and clinches.
Faber wants to break free but Ryuu has control.
Ryuu has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Faber is trying to keep an underhook but Ryuu manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Faber works his way to full guard. Good work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Faber holds on and takes a little breather.
Ryuu won't allow Faber to sweep him here.
Faber wants to stand and escape but Ryuu is having none of it.
Ryuu preventing the sweep.
Ryuu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faber is keeping the position for now.
Faber manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Faber scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ryuu?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber landing strikes, looking to finish!
Faber is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Faber lands a nice shot to the head.
Faber lands a nice shot to the head.
Faber unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Faber cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Faber lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ryuu hang on?
Ryuu can't escape the position.
Faber cracks Ryuu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Faber lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Faber landing punches.
Faber lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ryuu hang on?
Ryuu gets back to half guard.
Faber is nestled in close to Ryuu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ryuu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ryuu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a big right hand that misses.
Faber cracks Ryuu with a solid left hand.
Ryuu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ryuu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Faber is aware though and is defending well.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryuu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Faber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryuu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Faber manages to get himself to full guard.
Faber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Faber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Faber working the head and body with strikes.
Faber working over Ryuu with some ground and pound. Ryuu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clay Faber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryuu looking for submissions off his back.
Ryuu is staying active underneath Faber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ryuu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Faber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ryuu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Faber working over Ryuu with some ground and pound. Ryuu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Faber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Faber postures up in Ryuu's guard and throws a big left but Ryuu blocks it.
Faber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ryuu keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ryuu's head.
Seiichi Ryuu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faber thows a big elbow that misses.
Ryuu has momentary wrist control but Faber slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clay Faber.
Well Faber 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Faber!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Owen Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaden Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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25
177 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen Lee!
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, Kaden Drake!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Drake.
Drake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee stalling.
Drake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drake seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Lee has recovered full guard.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Drake is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Drake passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Drake prevents Lee from improving his position.
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.
Drake is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Drake is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Drake wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.
Lee is looking to escape.
Drake tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is stalling here. Lee is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Drake seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lee has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Drake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Drake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drake shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Owen Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaden Drake.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Drake. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
Drake looks gassed!
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Drake avoids the head kick by Lee.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lee! Drake is out on his feet! Lee rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Drake is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Drake is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Owen Lee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max De Fritos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronni Two Tone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max De Fritos!
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, Ronni Two Tone!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fritos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Two Tone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Two Tone passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Fritos dodges the ground and pound from Two Tone.
You can see the frustration on De Fritos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Two Tone cracks De Fritos with a big right hand but De Fritos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Two Tone working the ground and pound.
Two Tone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
De Fritos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Two Tone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Fritos actively working from the bottom here.
Two Tone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Two Tone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Two Tone with the ground and pound but De Fritos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Two Tone with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Fritos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Two Tone defends well.
Two Tone is working De Fritos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two Tone throws a big right hand that misses.
Two Tone won't allow De Fritos to sweep him here.
Two Tone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Fritos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Two Tone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Two Tone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Two Tone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Fritos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Two Tone distracts De Fritos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Two Tone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Fritos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Fritos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Fritos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Two Tone.
De Fritos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Two Tone is one step ahead there.
Two Tone is in close to De Fritos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two Tone throwing strikes but missing.
Two Tone stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! De Fritos throws up his legs and catches Two Tone in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Two Tone tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by De Fritos! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Max De Fritos!
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