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IFC Mid Week 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dreamier Panda (ranked 8269 p4p, 744 weight class) and Julian Muller (ranked 9398 p4p, 781 weight class). Dreamier Panda is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dreamier Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julian Muller!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller shoots in for a double leg but Panda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muller shoots in but Panda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Panda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Panda half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dreamier Panda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Muller.
Panda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Panda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The strikes coming from Panda are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Muller can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Muller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Panda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Panda has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Panda tries for a kimura but Muller is defending well.
Panda working away.
Panda working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Panda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Muller struggling a bit here.
That's two 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.
Panda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Panda tries for a kimura but Muller is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muller can't do much from the bottom here.
Panda tries to advance to mount but can't.
Muller is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller prevents Panda from improving position.
Panda tries for a kimura but Muller is defending well.
Muller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Panda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Muller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Panda goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Muller rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Panda's guard! Nice work there by Muller!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda working for a triangle but Muller defends it easily.
Panda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Panda keeping full guard, as Muller tries to pass.
Muller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panda gets back to full guard.
We've been informed that Muller has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Panda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Muller is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dreamier Panda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Panda feints and as Muller raises his hands in defense, Panda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Panda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Panda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Panda wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
Panda tries to free his leg and advance position but Muller is retaining full guard.
Panda trying to control but Muller is working from the bottom.
Panda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda tries for a kimura but Muller is defending well.
Panda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Muller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller is trying to control Panda's posture but Panda avoids it.
Panda lands some shots froms side control.
Panda is trying to get an arm triangle but Muller is defending well.
Panda swings around for an armbar but Muller sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Panda's guard.
Panda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Muller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Muller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Panda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Panda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Muller has managed to get both his arms back between Panda's legs - danger averted.
Panda looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Muller puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Muller passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dreamier Panda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Panda is looking to improve his position but Muller isn't that keen on the idea.
Panda manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Panda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muller pulls his head out easily.
Panda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muller pulls his head out easily.
Panda is staying active underneath Muller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Panda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muller pulls his head out easily.
Panda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Panda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Muller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muller is working for a kimura but Panda is defending it quite comfortably.
Panda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panda wants to improve his position but Muller is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dreamier Panda dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Muller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Panda counters with a single leg into guard. Muller didn't expect that.
Panda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Panda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Panda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Muller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Panda trying to control the position from guard on top but Muller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda advances to half guard.
Panda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda wants to work for an arm triangle but Muller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Panda seems to be looking for submissions.
Panda is trying to work for a kimura but Muller is defending well.
Panda is just content to waste time from the top position. Muller takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Muller looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Panda passes into half guard.
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.
Panda stalling.
Panda wants to pass the guard but Muller is defending well.
Panda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Panda seems to be looking for submissions.
Panda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Panda seems to be looking for submissions.
Muller trying to hold on to Panda's head to control him but Panda postures up.
Muller is looking to improve his position.
Panda trying to control from Muller's half guard. Muller has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Muller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Panda defends it easily.
Panda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Panda looking to pass the guard.
Panda distracts Muller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panda is working Muller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Muller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Panda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Julian Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Panda drops back looking for a leg! Muller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Muller manages to kick Panda off! Panda jumps back into Muller's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dreamier Panda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dreamier Panda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Davis (ranked 23279 p4p, 678 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 24060 p4p, 668 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). 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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142 lbs
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165 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Thai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Davis shakes him off and moves away.
Thai clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Thai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thai swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Davis avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Davis avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis rushes Thai and presses him up against the cage.
Davis wants to break free but Thai has control.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thai lands with a short shot to the head.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Thai is controlling the position.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis clinches.
Thai lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Thai throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Davis shakes him off and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
Thai slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thai counters with a low kick, right behind Davis 's knee.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Thai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thai counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thai up against the cage.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai landing knees to the body.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Thai won't allow it.
Thai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Davis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
Davis taking a breather.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jonathan Davis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davis sizes up Thai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jonathan Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thai dodges the punch combination from Davis.
It seemed like Thai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Davis shakes him off and moves away.
A left lands for Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
Davis throws a right and a left that Thai avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis jabs Thai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
Davis is looking to wear down Thai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Thai throws a fast counter high kick but Davis manages to duck under it in time.
Davis lands with an overhand left.
Thai is rocked!
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis looks to land a combination but Thai avoids it well.
It seemed like Thai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thai misses with a kick to the body.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai circles away quickly and effectively.
A countering left hand to the body from Thai misses.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Thai's defenses.
Davis lands a jab to Thai's midsection.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thai is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Davis pushes him away.
Thai seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Davis pushes Thai up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai working Davis over with knees to the body.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Thai has double underhooks.
Thai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jonathan Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Davis pushes him away.
Thai throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis jabs Thai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Davis.
Thai connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jonathan Davis has been cut.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thai on the side of the head.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Thai had a free shot at his head there.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throws the left hand but Thai avoids the punch easily.
Davis moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Thai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis looks to land a combination but Thai avoids it well.
Thai tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Davis.
Davis throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Thai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Davis'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thai manages to break the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai wants to counter the offense by Davis and move into the clinch position.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Thai with an uppercut!
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThai.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thai as Davis tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai lands a nice knee to the body.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis sets himself, and Thai steps forward looking for the clinch! Davis avoids it this time.
Jonathan Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Davis misses with a hook.
Thai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thai moves away.
Davis forces Thai back against the cage and clinches.
Davis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Thai is controlling him.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Davis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thai breaks from the clinch.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thai counters with an outside leg kick.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Thai in a clinch.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai circles away quickly and effectively.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Davis.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Thai shapes to counter with a head kick.
Thai blocks a jab.
Thai dodges the punch combination from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thai counters with a nice leg kick.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thai, pushing him back against the cage.
Jonathan Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Thai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thai lands a nice looking body kick.
Long Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Davis!
Post fight, an emotional Jonathan Davis said 'I WILL be the New Blood Champion!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Average (ranked 4006 p4p, 473 weight class) and Hank Jones (ranked 5446 p4p, 588 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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210 lbs
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212 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Hank Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Average.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to stall but Average uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Average uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Average tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Average back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a body shot from Average.
Average scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Average, against the cage.
Jones tries a body shot but Average blocks it.
Average works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Average prevents a body shot from Jones.
Average tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Average scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Hank Jones has been cut.
Average misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Average.
Jones misses with some punches.
Average can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Average.
Jones cracks Average with a nice body shot.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Average misses with the head strike.
Average lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Average controls the action.
Average creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is leaning against Average and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Average struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Average has double underhooks.
Average misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Average.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Average creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average lands a shoulder strike.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Average misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Average can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Average tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Average struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Average throws an elbow but it misses.
Average lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones blocks a body shot from Average.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Average.
Jones working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Average gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Average lands a nice shot to the body.
Average swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Average lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Average misses with a punch on the inside.
Average blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Average can't fight it off and eventually Jones manages to take the fight to the floor. Average looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Average looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jones has picked Average up and slammed him! Average can't keep hold of the triangle and Jones manages to pass to side control!
Average is looking for a sweep.
Average is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Average will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hank Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Average moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Average appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Average.
Hank Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Average counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Average keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Average pulls his head out easily.
Average is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Average trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Average is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average is trying for a kimura here. Jones looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Average wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Average!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brooksbank (ranked 5276 p4p, 516 weight class) and Nando Vasquez (ranked 4914 p4p, 490 weight class). Dave Brooksbank could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nando Vasquez's chin.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
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, Nando Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Vasquez does it's job there.
Brooksbank lands a nice shot that snaps Vasquez's head back.
A jab lands there for Vasquez.
Oooooh!!! Vasquez has knocked Brooksbank down with a huge combo! Vasquez steps away and waves a wobbly Brooksbank back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Brooksbank is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasquez is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Brooksbank flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Brooksbank is out cold! Vasquez holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nando Vasquez!
Nando Vasquez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hen Nessy (ranked 2670 p4p, 346 weight class) and Hallis Mollen (ranked 4393 p4p, 510 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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190 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hen Nessy!
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, Hallis Mollen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mollen misses with a hook.
Nessy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nessy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mollen.
Nessy lands a head shot.
Mollen looks to land a left hand but Nessy moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Nessy.
Mollen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hallis Mollen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mollen misses with a double jab
and Nessy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nessy.
Nessy postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nessy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nessy distracts Mollen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nessy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mollen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nessy manages to pass to side control.
Mollen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nessy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nessy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nessy trying to control but Mollen is working from the bottom.
Nessy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mollen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mollen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nessy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nessy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mollen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mollen working a defensive guard here.
Mollen wants to stand but Nessy is controlling the position.
Mollen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nessy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nessy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Nessy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nessy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mollen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mollen trying his best to control but Nessy has mounted him.
Nessy looking to control but Mollen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nessy lands a big elbow.
Nessy lands a couple of good shots and Mollen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
I really don't envy Mollen right now.
Nessy scores with punches to the body.
Nessy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mollen tries to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mollen covers up after that shot from Nessy.
Nessy avoiding Mollen 's attempts to control his hands.
Mollen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nessy is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mollen trying to control the position but Nessy manages to sink in the hooks.
Mollen rolls, trying to escape but Nessy keeps control of the position.
Nessy lands a shot to the head.
Nessy punches Mollen on the ear.
Nessy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mollen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mollen rolls, trying to escape but Nessy keeps control of the position.
Mollen wants to get back to his feet.
Mollen is trapped and Nessy is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Nessy lands punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nessy connects with a big shot to the side of Mollen's head.
Nessy connects with a big shot to the side of Mollen's head.
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!
Mollen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mollen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Nessy throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mollen!
Nessy lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nessy.
Mollen is rocked!
Nessy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mollen is defending well though. Nessy let's go of the attempt for now.
Mollen is still in real trouble! Can Nessy finish him?
Nessy is punishing Mollen with some ground and pound.
Mollen is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Nessy off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Nessy scoring with big shots to the body. Mollen is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Mollen was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hen Nessy!
Hen Nessy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Sixx (ranked 2702 p4p, 60 weight class) and Patrick Thompson (ranked 3076 p4p, 120 weight class). Sixx kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Fire of Power by WATAIN. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Sixx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixx darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Sixx.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Sixx.
Sixx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sixx is trying to push Thompson away but Thompson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson tries to work over Sixx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sixx throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Sixx avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sixx just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Sixx lands a body punch.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Sixx displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thompson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson cracks Sixx with a nice body shot.
Sixx manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sixx had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Sixx is pulling down on Thompson's head. It's preventing any offense from Thompson, at least for the moment.
Sixx looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.
Sixx has Thompson pulled in close to control his posture.
Thompson passes into half guard.
Sixx is pressing down on Thompson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sixx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sixx looking for a sweep. Not yet Sixx, not yet.
Sixx looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sixx has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sixx has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Sixx's legs - danger averted.
Sixx tries to strike from the bottom.
Thompson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sixx is looking to stand up but Thompson isn't so interested in that idea.
Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sixx bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixx postures up.
Sixx is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sixx preventing the sweep.
Sixx is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sixx not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sixx's guard.
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
Sixx trying to strike off his back.
Sixx has his hands on Thompson's head, controlling the position.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sixx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sixx looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sixx seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sixx wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sixx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sixx is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Sixx keeps moving.
Sixx has his foot on Thompson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thompson works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sixx bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompson's guard.
Sixx drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sixx jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Sixx is proving a slippery customer.
Sixx won't allow Thompson to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Sixx dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sixx counters by moving into the clinch.
Sixx prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sixx controls his hands.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Sixx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Sixx doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sixx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sixx tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
Sixx takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Vinnie Sixx has been cut.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Sixx's ribcage. Sixx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sixx's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sixx drops to his knees and Thompson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thompson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Jensen (ranked 3786 p4p, 400 weight class) and Cj McGregor (ranked 2931 p4p, 323 weight class). Jensen comes into the arena with Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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162 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cj McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen scores with a takedown into McGregor's guard.
McGregor has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jensen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Jensen trying to stall but McGregor improves his position.
McGregor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jensen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGregor walks away with a smile on his face. Jensen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jensen swings widly with a right hand
and McGregor counters with a right hand to the body.
Jensen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jensen misses with a hook
and McGregor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jensen! McGregor lets Jensen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jensen is rocked!
It looks like Simon Jensen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor tries to sprawl but Jensen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jensen trying to mount his opponent but McGregor defends it.
Jensen prevents McGregor from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGregor's head.
McGregor told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
McGregor regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jensen.
Jensen throws a strike but McGregor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jensen 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.
McGregor wants to stand but Jensen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jensen pushes a forearm under McGregor's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, McGregor is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Jensen!
During a confident post fight interview, Simon Jensen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 1640 p4p, 39 weight class) and Randall Couture (ranked 2303 p4p, 49 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230 lbs
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233 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randall Couture!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuit rushes Couture and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Biscuit is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Couture lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Biscuit gets back to full guard.
Couture loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Couture won't allow Biscuit to sweep him here.
Biscuit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Couture defends well.
Couture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Biscuit is keeping the position for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Couture working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Biscuit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Couture's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Couture is controlling Biscuit's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuit distracts Couture with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biscuit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Couture can do anything to dispel that myth.
Biscuit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Biscuit is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Biscuit wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
Biscuit postures up and lands a big shot to Couture's brow.
Biscuit cracks Couture with a solid left hand.
Biscuit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Couture controls Biscuit momentarily but Biscuit frees himself.
Couture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Biscuit with a nice head shot there.
Couture wants to sweep here but Biscuit controlling him for the moment.
Biscuit 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture seems keen to control Biscuit's posture.
Biscuit throwing strikes but missing.
Biscuit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Biscuit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Couture is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Biscuit is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Biscuit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Biscuit throwing strikes but missing.
Couture working a defensive guard but Biscuit passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to get to full guard but Biscuit has control of the leg.
Couture on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Biscuit takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Biscuit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Biscuit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Biscuit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Couture is trying to get back to full guard.
Biscuit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Couture has managed to free his arm - good work.
Biscuit is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Biscuit is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Couture is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Schmorgen Biscuit!
Schmorgen Biscuit made sure to mention his sponsor, IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Correia Azevedo (ranked 1135 p4p, 141 weight class) and Anton Touchard (ranked 2173 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Correia Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Touchard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touchard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Touchard connects with a nice looking jab.
Azevedo misses with a takedown attempt - Touchard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Azevedo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Touchard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Touchard misses with a hook to the body
letting Azevedo counter with a right hand.
Azevedo misses with a body shot.
Azevedo moves out of range of the strikes.
Touchard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Azevedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Touchard was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azevedo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Touchard misses the jab.
Touchard throws a poor cross that misses
and Azevedo counters with a takedown into side control.
Touchard felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Touchard prevents Azevedo from moving into mount.
Touchard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo tries to pass to full mount but Touchard defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azevedo is trying to work for a kimura but Touchard is defending well.
Azevedo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Touchard wants to get back to full guard.
Azevedo wants to pass the guard but Touchard is defending well.
Touchard tries to get to full guard but Azevedo has control of the leg.
Azevedo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Azevedo wants to pass to mount but Touchard is defending the position.
Touchard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Touchard.
Azevedo looking to pass the guard.
Touchard controls Azevedo momentarily but Azevedo frees himself.
Touchard managing to control the position.
Azevedo throws a big right hand that misses.
Azevedo is sitting in close to Touchard's body. Touchard has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Azevedo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Azevedo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Touchard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anton Touchard!
During a confident post fight interview, Anton Touchard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Light Heavyweight (ranked 289 p4p, 42 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 1092 p4p, 156 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Heavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavyweight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Damien OQuinn has been cut.
Heavyweight clinches up with OQuinn and pushes him back against the cage.
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OQuinn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as OQuinn controls his hands.
OQuinn's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on OQuinn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Heavyweight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OQuinn tries to throw a body punch but Heavyweight avoids it by throwing OQuinn back against the cage.
OQuinn stalling in the clinch.
Heavyweight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavyweight misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OQuinn.
Heavyweight misses with some punches.
Heavyweight blocks a body shot from OQuinn.
OQuinn lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OQuinn controlling the action here for a moment.
Heavyweight prevents a body shot from OQuinn.
OQuinn is working Heavyweight over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
OQuinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OQuinn takes a swing at Heavyweight's ribcage but misses.
OQuinn has Heavyweight up against the cage in a clinch.
OQuinn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
OQuinn lands an uppercut.
Heavyweight prevents OQuinn from breaking the clinch.
OQuinn lands an uppercut.
OQuinn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heavyweight tries to throw a body punch but OQuinn avoids it by throwing Heavyweight back against the cage.
Heavyweight works on OQuinn's body with a couple of short punches.
Heavyweight gets through OQuinn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OQuinn taking a breather.
Heavyweight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight tries a body shot but OQuinn blocks it.
Heavyweight digs a right hand underneath OQuinn's ribcage. OQuinn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OQuinn blocks a body shot from Heavyweight.
OQuinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Heavyweight uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Heavyweight fails to land.
OQuinn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OQuinn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on OQuinn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
OQuinn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OQuinn is struggling to control the position.
Heavyweight lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn tries to stall but Heavyweight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Heavyweight.
OQuinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OQuinn tries to circle away but Heavyweight has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from OQuinn.
A head punch on the inside from Heavyweight fails to land.
OQuinn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heavyweight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heavyweight.
OQuinn struggles to land a body shot inside as Heavyweight controls his hands.
Heavyweight misses with a punch on the inside.
Heavyweight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
OQuinn trying to stall but Heavyweight improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Light Heavyweight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien OQuinn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Heavyweight clinches up against the cage.
OQuinn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OQuinn stalling in the clinch.
A short right from OQuinn on the inside.
Heavyweight misses with a punch to the body.
OQuinn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
OQuinn leaning his opponent against the cage.
OQuinn receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OQuinn is looking to control Heavyweight's arms but Heavyweight gets an underhook and turns him. Now OQuinn has his back to the cage.
Heavyweight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
OQuinn can't find room to land a body shot as Heavyweight controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn effectively controlling the action here.
Heavyweight swings wildly with an uppercut but OQuinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
OQuinn is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Damien OQuinn.
Heavyweight scores with a nice head shot.
Heavyweight takes a swing at OQuinn's ribcage but misses.
OQuinn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Damien OQuinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heavyweight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heavyweight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Light Heavyweight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
OQuinn lands a left hand.
Heavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as OQuinn controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight throws a punch but it's blocked by OQuinn.
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heavyweight misses with a punch to the body.
Heavyweight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OQuinn misses with a punch on the inside.
OQuinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OQuinn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
OQuinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OQuinn manages to avoid it.
OQuinn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heavyweight counters with a straight right hand.
OQuinn misses with a lunging right hand
and Heavyweight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Heavyweight throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends OQuinn stumbling backwards into the cage! OQuinn bounces back off the cage towards Heavyweight, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Heavyweight lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Heavyweight celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Light Heavyweight!
Our winner, Light Heavyweight, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Damien OQuinn spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm a fan of him and I knew it was gonna be a tough fight, but this is wont be the last time we fight'.
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