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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iztiar Berejemas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corliss Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iztiar Berejemas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corliss Williams!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Williams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Williams blocks the strikes from Berejemas.
Berejemas tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Berejemas throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Berejemas is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Berejemas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berejemas gets back to half guard.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Berejemas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Berejemas throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Williams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Berejemas!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berejemas is working to get back to half guard.
Berejemas is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Williams looking for a guillotine from mount but Berejemas is having none of it.
Berejemas flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Williams pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Berejemas throwing hammer fists to the chest of Williams. What's that going to do exactly?
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.
Berejemas tries to reverse the position but Williams maintains control.
Williams trying to control but Berejemas is having none of it.
Berejemas is trying to escape the mount.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Berejemas working to try and regain half guard.
Williams wants to control the pace but Berejemas is squirming around nicely.
Berejemas throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Williams blocks Berejemas's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berejemas swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Berejemas has left one of his arms exposed and Williams doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Berejemas screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Corliss Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Piechocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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184 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Santos!
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, Ariel Piechocki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Piechocki.
Santos looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Piechocki has managed to clinch.
Piechocki drags the fight down to the ground.
Santos 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.
Piechocki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Piechocki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Piechocki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Piechocki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santos's face.
Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Piechocki landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piechocki fails to advance to Santos's back.
Piechocki looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocki scoring with strikes but Santos is staying in there.
Piechocki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Piechocki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Piechocki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Piechocki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Piechocki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santos's face.
Piechocki looking to finish Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santos!
Piechocki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santos's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santos wants to hold on but Piechocki pushes him away.
Piechocki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Piechocki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Piechocki looking for a guillotine from mount but Santos is having none of it.
Piechocki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Piechocki tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is looking to improve his position but Piechocki isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Piechocki wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
Santos tries to hold on but Piechocki pushes him away.
Piechocki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Piechocki with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Piechocki cracks Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Piechocki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Piechocki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos wants to hold on but Piechocki pushes him away.
Piechocki raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Piechocki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Piechocki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Piechocki lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piechocki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Piechocki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Piechocki.
Piechocki avoids the attempt from Santos to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Piechocki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left lands for Piechocki.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Piechocki shoots in.
Piechocki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Piechocki lands with a slapping head kick.
Santos is rocked!
Piechocki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piechocki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Piechocki somewhat.
Pedro Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ariel Piechocki.
Piechocki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piechocki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Piechocki fails to land the takedown.
Piechocki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Piechocki misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piechocki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Piechocki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Piechocki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Piechocki is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Piechocki managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Piechocki's efforts to push away.
Piechocki looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Piechocki gets control of Santos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Piechocki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Piechocki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Piechocki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ariel Piechocki has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Piechocki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Piechocki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piechocki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santos is proving hard to escape from.
Piechocki postures up.
Piechocki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Piechocki pushing down on Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Piechocki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki seems to be working for a kimura but Santos defends the submission attempt.
Piechocki stops Santos from getting back to his feet.
Piechocki wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Piechocki is working away from the top position though.
Piechocki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Piechocki prevents Santos from standing back up.
Piechocki working Santos over with strikes.
Piechocki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piechocki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Piechocki not doing much here.
Piechocki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Piechocki is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Piechocki manages to mount him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Piechocki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Piechocki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Piechocki lands some shots froms side control.
Piechocki landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Santos is not content to let Piechocki control the position.
Piechocki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Piechocki is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Piechocki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Piechocki wants to stand but Santos has his arm trapped.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Piechocki keeps moving and retains side control.
Piechocki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Santos prevents Piechocki from improving position.
Piechocki tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
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.
Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Piechocki has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pedro Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piechocki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Piechocki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Piechocki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Piechocki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Piechocki keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control Piechocki's posture but Piechocki avoids it.
Santos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Piechocki is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
Piechocki has an Americana. Santos didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Piechocki is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Piechocki hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ariel Piechocki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cutty Flam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reizander Casa de Valle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reizander Casa de Valle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cutty Flam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reizander Casa de Valle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flam shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Flam escapes and gets back to his feet.
Flam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Casa de Valle tries to bum rush Flam with a series of wild strikes but Flam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flam shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Flam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flam not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flam not doing much here.
Flam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flam controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flam decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Casa de Valle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Flam momentarily.
Casa de Valle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Casa de Valle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Casa de Valle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Casa de Valle. Those never looked like landing.
Casa de Valle tries a head kick but it misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Flam.
Flam decides to stand up, so the ref orders Casa de Valle to his feet.
Flam shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flam lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flam not doing much here.
Flam is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Flam stalling.
Casa de Valle trying to hold on to Flam's head to control him but Flam postures up.
Flam wants to free his trapped foot but Casa de Valle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Casa de Valle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flam pulls his head out easily.
Casa de Valle looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casa de Valle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Flam.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flam frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Flam controlling from mount.
Flam lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Flam controlling the pace for now.
Flam dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flam with the ground and pound from mount.
Flam working for a guillotine from mount but Casa de Valle is in no mood to give up.
Flam content just to control the position here.
Flam unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flam lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flam content just to control the position here.
Casa de Valle is bucking up trying to escape but Flam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cutty Flam dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flam closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Casa de Valle wants to control but Flam postures up.
Flam stands up and beckons Casa de Valle to his feet.
Flam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Casa de Valles head.
Casa de Valle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flam tries to break free but Casa de Valle pushes him back against the cage.
Flam has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Casa de Valle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Flam has Casa de Valle pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Flam pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Casa de Valle tumbling to the mat - Flam dives into Casa de Valle's guard.
Flam stands and steps away. Casa de Valle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Flam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Casa de Valle's guard.
Casa de Valle is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flam decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Casa de Valle looks to land a combination but Flam avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flam uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Casa de Valle has time to react.
Flam shoots in and gets a takedown into Casa de Valle's guard.
Flam landing with the ground and pound.
Casa de Valle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Flam controls the pace.
Casa de Valle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flam defends it easily.
Casa de Valle being controlled here, momentarily.
Flam stands and steps away. Casa de Valle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flam forces Casa de Valle back against the cage and clinches.
Flam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flam has Casa de Valle up against the cage in a clinch.
Flam has Casa de Valle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Casa de Valle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Flam turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Flam manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flam cracks Casa de Valle with a big right hand but Casa de Valle just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Flam stands up and beckons Casa de Valle to his feet.
Casa de Valle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Casa de Valle tries to sprawl but Flam drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Flam moves into full mount! Casa de Valle won't be happy about that!
Cutty Flam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casa de Valle tries to lock up and control but Flam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Casa de Valle's face.
Flam looking to control and managing it successfully.
Flam lands a big shot there that rocks Casa de Valle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Casa de Valle is desperately trying to improve his position but Flam has a good base and remains in mount.
Casa de Valle is bucking up trying to escape but Flam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Casa de Valle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Casa de Valle taking shots to the head.
Flam lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Flam cracks Casa de Valle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flam lands a big elbow.
Casa de Valle tries to lock up and control but Flam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flam controlling from the full mount.
Casa de Valle taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flam cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flam punishing his opponent with strikes.
Casa de Valle is rocked!
Flam working for a submission but Casa de Valle is keeping him at bay.
Casa de Valle is still in real trouble! Can Flam finish him?
Casa de Valle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flam cracks Casa de Valle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flam cracks Casa de Valle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Flam tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cutty Flam dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Flam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Casa de Valle seems to have recovered his senses.
Flam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Casa de Valle misses with a wild body shot.
Flam drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Flam's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Flam scoring with some ground and pound.
Flam postures up in Casa de Valle's guard and throws a big left but Casa de Valle blocks it.
Flam sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Casa de Valle's guard.
Casa de Valle wants to get back to full guard but Flam has passed into side control.
Flam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Casa de Valle is in a horrible position here. Flam smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Casa de Valle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flam looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flam raining down hammerfists from mount.
Flam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Casa de Valle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flam controlling from mount.
Flam punishing his opponent with strikes.
Flam tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Flam landing strikes, looking to finish!
Flam fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flam postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Casa de Valle bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Flam and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cutty Flam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Ward is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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280 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
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18
249 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Ward!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ward's waist but Ward gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kirk off to one side.
Ward throws the left hand but Kirk avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Kirk with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Kirk or perhaps it was just good defense by Ward which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Kirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward scores with a jab to the head.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward misses with a hook. Kirk ducked under it nicely.
Kirk has a takedown stuffed.
Kirk drives through and clinches with Ward against the cage.
Kirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ward scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ward misses with a straight right.
Ward lands a jab-cross combination.
Kirk has managed to clinch.
Ward should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kirk ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kirk no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ward is looking to stand up but Kirk won't let him.
Kirk wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward wants to clinch
and Kirk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kirk pulls Ward into guard.
Kirk wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kirk is on top in guard.
Kirk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ward is working an open guard so Kirk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ward throws a shot from downtown. Kirk moves away and avoids it.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kirk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kirk controlling from mount.
Ward really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kirk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kirk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ward?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward is in a horrible position here. Kirk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ward is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Ward getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kirk instigates a clinch.
Kirk avoiding damage.
Kirk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward jabs at Kirk's body.
Ward fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kirk closes the distance and clinches.
Ward misses with a body punch.
Kirk breaks the clinch.
Kirk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ward smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Ward lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kirk doesn't seem phased though.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
Ward lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ward cracks Kirk with an open hand slap.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.
Ward lands a nice hook to Kirk's body. Kirk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward gets tackled into the cage by Kirk. Kirk maintains the clinch.
Kirk can't get the takedown.
Kirk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ward uses from the top position.
Ward decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kirk, up you get!
Kirk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ward finds it's way round the side to connect with Kirk's head.
Ward throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kirk 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.
Kirk is standing up over Ward. Ward looks to escape but Kirk dives into side control.
Kirk prevents Ward from escaping the position.
Kirk stands up and beckons Ward to his feet.
Ward checks a leg kick.
Ward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
A jab lands there for Ward.
Ward scores with a jab. Kirk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ward is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kirk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kirk pushes Ward up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kirk no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kirk pulls Ward in close to his closed guard and prevents Ward from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kirk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ward can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward wants to stand but Kirk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kirk has control of Ward's left arm, preventing Ward from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward wants to stand but Kirk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kirk pulls Ward in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kirk dominated that round.
That's time! Kirk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kirk fails with a takedown attempt.
Ward connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kirk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ward tries to circle away but Kirk has him pinned against the cage.
Kirk pulls guard successfully.
Ward must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ward wants to get up but he can't break Kirk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ward wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kirk's closed guard. He's half up but Kirk has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kirk pivots and extends the arm, Ward falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kirk! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Kirk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maggie Thauerskold Crusell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piroco Piqueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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23
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maggie Thauerskold Crusell!
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, Piroco Piqueno!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piqueno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Thauerskold Crusell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thauerskold Crusell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Piqueno checks a leg kick nicely.
Piqueno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thauerskold Crusell.
Maggie Thauerskold Crusell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thauerskold Crusell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Piqueno blocks the low kick.
Thauerskold Crusell cracks a nice hook into Piqueno's ribs.
Thauerskold Crusell misses with a leg kick.
Thauerskold Crusell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piqueno.
Piqueno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Piqueno is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thauerskold Crusell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piqueno keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Piqueno is trying for a kimura here. Thauerskold Crusell looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Piqueno wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Piroco Piqueno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tequila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tucker Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tequila comes into the arena with Sandstorm blaring out of the sound system. Jack Tequila has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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23
176 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Tequila!
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, Tucker Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tequila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jack Tequila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Tequila. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Tequila tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tequila is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tequila stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tequila wants it to stay on the feet.
Tequila shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thomas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tequila has hold of Thomas's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Thomas seems comfortable defending it but Tequila has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Thomas is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Thomas is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Tequila couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Tequila!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Jones!
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, Francis Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Fernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fernandez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fernandez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fernandez works his way into full mount!
Fernandez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fernandez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fernandez with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Fernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fernandez raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Jones is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Jones flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Fernandez anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Jones and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Fernandez slips an arm under Jones chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Fernandez has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Fernandez is squeezing on Jones like an anaconda would it's prey. Jones fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Francis Fernandez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Notch Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeebes Killin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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25
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Notch Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeebes Killin!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Killin avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Killin is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Killin circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson lunges at Killin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Killin's hand.
A right-left combo lands from Killin.
It looks like Notch Johnson has been cut.
Killin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Notch Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killin scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Killin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Killin fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Killin counters with a stiff right hand.
Killin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Killin moves out of range.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Killin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Killin looks gassed!
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Johnson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson staying calm.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Killin keeps working.
Killin regains half guard, as Johnson was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Killin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson controlling the pace.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson working Killin over with strikes.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Killin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Killin won't allow it.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Killin's hands, connecting with Killin's forehead.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Killin defends it.
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. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Killin's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson is looking to stall here but Killin recovers full guard.
Killin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson cracks Killin with a solid left hand.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Killin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson stands up over Killin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Killin has wrist control.
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 Notch Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Notch Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Killin colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Johnson as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Killin is left battered and dazed whilst Johnson and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Notch Johnson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Klebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klebanov's entrance music is Your Worst Nightmare. A fine choice. 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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25
166 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
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25
157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evgeni Klebanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klebanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Klebanov cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Klebanov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klebanov moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klebanov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Klebanov lands in his opponent's guard.
Klebanov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Klebanov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Klebanov is taking a breather. Johnson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson wants to stand back up but Klebanov manages to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Johnson pushes Klebanov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Klebanov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Klebanov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Klebanov drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Klebanov is staying tight to Johnson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Johnson tries to escape but Klebanov is in control.
Johnson trying to remain calm as Klebanov controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Evgeni Klebanov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Klebanov shakes it off.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Klebanov moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Klebanov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Klebanov cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Klebanov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Klebanov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Klebanov passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Klebanov passes to side control.
Johnson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Klebanov moves into the clinch.
Johnson looks gassed!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klebanov.
A hook to the body from Klebanov.
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!
Klebanov lands a right hand.
Klebanov cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Klebanov jumps guard.
Johnson is fighting to break Klebanov's control of his arms but Klebanov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Klebanov is on top in guard.
Klebanov stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
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.
Evgeni Klebanov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Klebanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Klebanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Klebanov.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klebanov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Klebanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Klebanov lands with a good body shot.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klebanov on the side of the head.
Klebanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klebanov can pounce on him.
Crunch! Klebanov slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Klebanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klebanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Klebanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Klebanov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Klebanov works his way into side control.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Klebanov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Klebanov taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.
Johnson pushes Klebanov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Klebanov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Johnson's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Evgeni Klebanov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Klebanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hook to the body lands for Klebanov.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Klebanov lands a left hand.
Klebanov scores with a hook to the body.
Klebanov decides to pull guard.
Klebanov seems keen to control Johnson's posture.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klebanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Klebanov is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Klebanov holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Evgeni Klebanov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Klebanov works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klebanov ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Klebanov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Klebanov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Klebanov feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Klebanov is out of range.
Klebanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Klebanov.
Johnson is letting Klebanov control him for a moment.
Johnson sneaks out the side door and pushes Klebanov away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kevin Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Klebanov counters with a body kick.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klebanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klebanov moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Klebanov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson tries to kick Klebanov off in order to stand up. Klebanov Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Klebanov working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov slows the pace down.
Klebanov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Klebanov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Klebanov controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Evgeni Klebanov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Klebanov counters with a leg kick.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Klebanov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Klebanov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Klebanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Klebanov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Klebanov not doing much here.
Johnson is in trouble now - Klebanov has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnson is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Klebanov has taken his back!
Klebanov is riding his opponent, not letting Johnson buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Klebanov clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klebanov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Klebanov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Klebanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Klebanov.
Klebanov moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Klebanov moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Klebanov closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Klebanov.
A hook to the body from Klebanov.
Klebanov lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klebanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kevin Johnson has been cut.
Klebanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Klebanov.
Johnson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Klebanov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.
Klebanov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klebanov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Johnson pushes Klebanov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Klebanov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Klebanov controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Evgeni Klebanov just wasn't active enough.
Klebanov thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Nice body kick from Klebanov.
Klebanov scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Klebanov. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Klebanov feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Klebanov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Klebanov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Klebanov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Klebanov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is letting Klebanov control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Klebanov had his way with Kevin Johnson in that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Klebanov counters with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Klebanov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Klebanov.
Klebanov stops Johnson from standing up.
Klebanov passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Klebanov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Klebanov eventually gives up the hold.
Klebanov is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to kick Klebanov off but Klebanov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Klebanov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Klebanov wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Evgeni Klebanov just wasn't active enough.
Johnson misses the jab.
Klebanov is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson moves forwards but Klebanov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Klebanov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Klebanov isn't so interested in that idea.
Klebanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Klebanov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Klebanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but Klebanov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.
Klebanov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to escape back to his feet but Klebanov uses the scramble to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here as Klebanov stalls from top position.
Kevin Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeni Klebanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klebanov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:44
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:43
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgeni Klebanov!
Evgeni Klebanov retains his lightweight title!
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