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SPF 55 - PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Oliver misses.
Oliver slaps away a takedown attempt from Hanks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oliver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hanks.
Oliver tries to work over Hanks's front leg with a kick but Hanks checks it.
Oliver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Antonio Hanks has been cut.
Oliver swinging wildly here.
Oliver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanks clinches up against the cage.
Hanks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oliver smiles and moves away.
Tommy Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hanks.
Oliver misses with the combination.
Hanks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oliver did well to prevent Hanks getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliver is trying to stand back up but Hanks is controlling him
Hanks is trying to work for a kimura but Oliver is defending well.
Hanks is looking for a kimura but Oliver is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hanks to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver wants to get back to his feet.
Hanks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oliver is just riding it out for now. Hanks eventually gives up the hold.
Hanks wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hanks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Hanks is working for a submission of some sort.
Hanks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oliver knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is working for a submission of some sort.
Oliver is defending against the submission attempts here by Hanks.
Hanks is working for a kimura but Oliver is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hanks wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hanks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oliver doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hanks.
Hanks wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Oliver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Hanks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oliver misses with a few strikes there.
Hanks dodges the punch combination from Oliver.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks misses with a takedown attempt - Oliver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliver.
Tommy Oliver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanks shoots in for a takedown but Oliver shows good takedown defense.
Hanks tries for a takedown but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tommy Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hanks.
A head kick misses from Oliver.
Oliver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliver pinned against the cage. Oliver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oliver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliver lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hanks backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Oliver does no damage.
Oliver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanks swings for the body but Oliver moves out of range.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oliver looks to land a combination. Hanks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oliver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanks.
Tommy Oliver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oliver throws a series of punches but Hanks avoids them all with ease.
Oliver gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hanks drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oliver looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oliver looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oliver!
Hanks tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Oliver presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliver is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hanks.
Hanks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oliver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oliver knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hanks swings around for an armbar but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hanks's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hanks has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Oliver is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hanks.
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.
Oliver decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oliver cracks Hanks with a good jab.
Oliver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliver lands a two punch combo.
Hanks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oliver fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Oliver. Those never looked like landing.
Oliver throws a series of punches but Hanks avoids them all with ease.
Oliver throws a series of punches but Hanks moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Oliver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Hanks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hanks misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Hanks.
Hanks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hanks is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Oliver has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Oliver!
Hanks looking for subs off his back but Oliver has passed one foot through into half guard.
Oliver decides to stand and escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oliver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliver scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hanks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oliver connects with a looping right hand.
Oliver misses with a few strikes there.
Oliver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oliver is fending him off so far but Hanks persists. Nope, Oliver circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliver misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Oliver.
Oliver misses with a double jab.
Oliver throws a right hand that Hanks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanks also avoids with ease.
Hanks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Oliver tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hanks is in Oliver's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oliver looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oliver looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oliver!
Hanks is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hanks actively working from the bottom here.
Hanks looking for subs from the bottom but Oliver mounts him!
Hanks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio Hanks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliver stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Hanks looks for a takedown but Oliver sprawls well.
Tommy Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hanks.
Oliver misses with a two punch combination.
Oliver connects with a crisp jab.
Oliver throws a combination that misses
and Hanks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hanks is looking for a kimura but Oliver is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hanks to get the leverage.
Hanks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hanks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hanks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Oliver.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliver, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Oliver!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Pawter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Realest Sport. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Pawter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Allen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Allen with that takedown attempt.
Pawter fails with the takedown
and Allen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allen.
Pawter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen looking to pass the guard.
Pawter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pawter wants to stand and escape but Allen is having none of it.
Allen stays in close to Pawter's body and controls the position.
Allen postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Robert Pawter just wasn't active enough.
Nice sprawl there from Pawter as Allen shoots in.
Pawter wants to clinch but Allen slips to the side
and Allen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pawter's guard.
Allen wants to control from the top but Pawter keeps moving.
Allen preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen wants to control from the top but Pawter keeps moving.
Allen drops back looking for a leg! Pawter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pawter manages to kick Allen off! Allen jumps back into Pawter's guard.
Allen connects with a couple of short punches.
Allen drops back looking for a leg! Pawter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pawter manages to kick Allen off! Allen jumps back into Pawter's guard.
Allen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Allen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pawter wants to sweep but no luck.
Allen cracks Pawter with a solid left hand.
Pawter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pawter looking for a sweep. Not yet Pawter, not yet.
Allen trying to control but Pawter is working from the bottom.
Pawter wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Pawter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pawter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Allen controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen 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.
Allen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pawter trying to control the position.
Allen passes Pawter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pawter is refusing to be controlled, as Allen sits in half guard.
Pawter wants to get back to his feet.
Allen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pawter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Allen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four 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.
Pawter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Allen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pawter is looking to control Allen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pawter avoid being mounted?
Allen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pawter defends it well.
Allen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Allen prevents Pawter from improving his position.
Allen wants to control but Pawter is keeping him busy.
Pawter tries to roll over but Allen keeps him under control.
Allen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Allen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pawter throws out a leg kick but Allen moves out of range and Pawter only half commits.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Allen.
Pawter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Allen!
Pawter working for a guillotine from mount but Allen is in no mood to give up.
Pawter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Allen because Pawter loaded up on that one.
Pawter looking to secure an arm triangle but Allen defends it well.
Allen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Allen is squirming around, avoiding Pawter's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen working to try and regain half guard.
Allen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pawter lands a big shot there that rocks Allen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Allen wants to control but Pawter is having none of it.
Pawter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen is trying to stand up.
Allen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Allen looks a forlorn figure.
Pawter tries to control but Allen wriggling away.
Pawter manages to capitalize on a mistake by Allen to take his back!
Allen is trying to get back to his feet but Pawter has full control of the position and if anything, Allen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen tries to escape the position.
Pawter is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Pawter landing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jason Allen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pawter breaks from Allen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Allen is trying desperately to improve position.
Pawter looking to control but Allen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Allen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pawter lands a big shot there that rocks Allen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pawter with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawter prevents Allen from getting the reversal.
Pawter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Allen is on top in guard.
Allen wants to control from the top but Pawter keeps moving.
Allen preventing the sweep.
Allen postures up.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Pawter is keeping the position.
Allen throwing strikes from guard but Pawter blocks nicely.
Pawter throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Pawter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pawter looks to clinch
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown. Pawter fights it but they end up in guard.
Pawter trying to keep a closed guard but Allen is proving a slippery customer.
Pawter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Allen defends well.
Pawter looking to control.
Allen stays in close to Pawter's body and controls the position.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Allen pushes down on Pawter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Allen lands with a punch from half guard.
Pawter is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pawter is looking to improve his position.
Allen slips a nice elbow through Pawter's hands, connecting with Pawter's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pawter!
Pawter is bucking up trying to escape but Allen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Allen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Allen looking to secure an arm triangle but Pawter defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen landing shots from mount.
Allen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Allen with shots to the head and body - Pawter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Allen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pawter is now in Allen's guard. A big mistake from Allen there, giving up the dominant position!
Allen is looking for a triangle but Pawter pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pawter scoring with some ground and pound.
Pawter won't allow Allen to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pawter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Allen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Allen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Allen looking for a guillotine here but Pawter defends easily.
Pawter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Robert Pawter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pawter gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pawter regains guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pawter is on top in guard.
Pawter wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Pawter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pawter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pawter wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Pawter wants to get up but he can't break Allen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pawter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allen is keeping the position for now.
Allen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pawter manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Allen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Allen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Baine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baine comes to the cage accompanied by Bagpipes From Baghdad. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nolan Baine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaac Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baine lands with a big left! Johnson is wobbled badly! Baine comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Johnson to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nolan Baine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Daniel Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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196 lbs
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Daniel Escudero!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong moves in looking to clinch but Escudero pushes him off.
Strong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Strong shoots in for a takedown but Escudero shows good takedown defense.
Strong tries to clinch there but Escudero circles away.
Escudero throws a leg kick but Strong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Strong tries for a takedown but Escudero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Strong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Strong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Strong trying to control but Escudero is working from the bottom.
Strong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Escudero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Escudero can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong trying to control but Escudero is working from the bottom.
Escudero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strong throwing strikes but missing.
Strong throwing strikes but missing.
Escudero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Strong stands and throws Escudero's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Escudero dodges the ground and pound from Strong.
Strong misses with the ground and pound.
Strong looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Escudero is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Strong crashes against the mat.
Escudero parries the strikes from Strong easily there. Strong is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Escudero to escape.
Strong throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Escudero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strong is looking to take a break and control but Escudero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Escudero looks gassed!
Escudero defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Strong crashes against the mat.
Strong wants to control but Escudero is keeping him busy.
Strong throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Escudero takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Strong's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Strong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Escudero is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Strong tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Strong decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong shoots in looking for a takedown but Escudero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strong thows a leg kick but Escudero checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Strong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Escudero leaves Strong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strong.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escudero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strong shoots in but Escudero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Strong shoots in for a takedown but Escudero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Strong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escudero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strong shoots for a takedown but Escudero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strong tries to clinch up but Escudero circles away and keeps his distance.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strong shoots in looking for a takedown but Escudero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strong misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong lands a really nice looking cross but Escudero seems unphased.
Strong doesn't manage to clinch there - Escudero circles away.
Strong misses with a takedown attempt - Escudero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strong misses with a takedown attempt - Escudero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Strong raining down shots from the mount!
Strong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Strong throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Strong there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escudero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Strong looking to finish with strikes here!
Escudero is breathing heavily.
Strong scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Escudero?
Strong throwing strikes here but Escudero is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Strong misses with a head shot.
Escudero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Strong with good strikes from the mount here!
Strong fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Escudero because Strong loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong with shots to the head and body - Escudero looks very uncomfortable down there.
Strong 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.
Strong throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
BOOM! Strong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Strong throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Strong lands a nice shot to the head.
Strong throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Escudero because Strong loaded up on that one.
Strong misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Strong raining down hammerfists from mount.
Strong throws some wild stikes that Escudero manages to avoid easily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Strong cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jack Strong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escudero blocking the ground and pound.
Strong postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Escudero looks a forlorn figure.
Escudero taking shots to the head.
Strong lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Strong lands a big shot there that rocks Escudero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Escudero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong breaks from Escudero's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Strong misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Strong dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Strong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Escudero is fending him off so far but Strong persists. Nope, Escudero circles away and we're back to standing.
Strong jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Strong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escudero but Escudero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Strong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strong tries to score with a low kick but Escudero moves his leg out of the way.
Escudero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Strong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Escudero avoids it really well and circles away.
Escudero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escudero's waist but Escudero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strong off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escudero circles away quickly and effectively.
Strong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Escudero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escudero misses with a low kick as Strong jumps back.
Strong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strong shoots for a takedown but Escudero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strong shoots in for a double leg but Escudero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Strong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Strong moves in looking to clinch but Escudero pushes him off.
Sergio Daniel Escudero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strong wants to clinch but Escudero slips to the side
and Escudero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escudero stuffs the takedown.
Strong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escudero as he jumps to the side.
Escudero circles away from the clinch attempt
and Escudero counters with an inside leg kick.
Strong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strong throws a good cross that connects.
Strong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Escudero is fending him off so far but Strong persists. Nope, Escudero circles away and we're back to standing.
Strong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Escudero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strong somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Strong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Escudero.
Strong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Escudero counters with a good low kick that Strong was not able to check.
Escudero scores with a nice head shot.
Escudero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strong.
Strong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Escudero counters with an inside leg kick.
Escudero scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escudero connects with a leg kick. Strong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Escudero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Escudero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Strong's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escudero throws a nice looking combination but Strong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strong throws a head kick that misses
and Escudero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escudero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jack Strong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escudero stuffs the takedown attempt from Strong. Strong gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Daniel Escudero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Strong!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Xtanspel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Tomlinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xtanspel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Whitesnake - Here I go again. Adrian Tomlinson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Xtanspel's chin.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Xtanspel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Tomlinson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomlinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tomlinson misses with a double jab.
Xtanspel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xtanspel misses with a wild body shot.
Tomlinson walks into a jab.
Xtanspel slips under a jab from Tomlinson.
Xtanspel throws a hook to the side of Tomlinson's head but Tomlinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomlinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tomlinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adrian Tomlinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomlinson misses with a shot to the body
and Xtanspel counters with a three punch combo that has Tomlinson backing up. Tomlinson nods at Xtanspel to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Tomlinson does no damage.
Xtanspel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tomlinson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xtanspel throws a looping overhand right but Tomlinson ducks down to avoid it.
Tomlinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Xtanspel finish him?
Xtanspel misses with a straight right.
Tomlinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Tomlinson throws a hook to the side of Xtanspel's head but Xtanspel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomlinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tomlinson takes a swing at Xtanspel's ribcage but misses.
Tomlinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tomlinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Xtanspel rather than just go for the knockout.
Xtanspel throws a hook but Tomlinson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomlinson throws an overhand right that lands on Xtanspel's shoulder, as Xtanspel tries to avoid the shot.
Tomlinson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Tomlinson misses.
Xtanspel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Xtanspel slips a jab from Tomlinson.
Xtanspel throws a hook but Tomlinson blocks it.
Xtanspel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomlinson at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xtanspel. Tomlinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomlinson throws a hook but Xtanspel blocks it.
Xtanspel drops Tomlinson with a beautiful combination! Tomlinson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Xtanspel is looking for the KO!
Xtanspel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomlinson.
Tomlinson throws a big shot that misses.
Tomlinson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xtanspel counters with a huge left! Tomlinson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Xtanspel isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tomlinson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Xtanspel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Xtanspel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Burning Down the House. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rossi tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rossi blocks the body kick.
Rossi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rossi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Rossi has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin scores with a hook.
Rossi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rossi looks gassed!
Martin cracks Rossi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Martin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rossi to stand back up!
It looks like Michael Rossi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin scores with a nice right hand.
Rossi is rocked!
Rossi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Martin lands a big uppercut and Rossi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rossi looks OK. Martin waves Rossi back to his feet!
Rossi is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Rossi flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rossi is out cold! Martin 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 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randall Martin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobe Bryan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bryan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bryan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Santos is tightening it up a little... Bryan has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bryan reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bryan taps out! nice BJJ there by Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pablo Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ettore Masiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Castle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ettore Masiero's chin.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ettore Masiero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Castle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masiero fakes the leg kick and cracks Castle in the body.
Castle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Ettore Masiero has been cut.
Masiero scores with a head kick.
Castle checks a low kick from Masiero.
Castle scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masiero misses with a body kick.
Masiero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Masiero throws a leg kick but Castle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masiero fakes the leg kick and cracks Castle in the body.
Masiero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Castle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masiero feints and then cracks Castle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Castle down.
Masiero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
Masiero throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masiero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Castle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Castle wants to land a leg kick but Masiero is out of range.
Castle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Masiero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masiero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castle. That did some damage!
Masiero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Castle lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masiero.
Castle looks gassed!
Masiero throws a push kick but Castle slaps the foot to one side.
Castle swats away the attempt to clinch by Masiero.
Masiero throws a push kick but Castle slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Castle as he checks the leg kick.
Masiero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masiero has closed the distance and engaged Castle in a clinch.
Masiero lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Dean Castle has been cut.
Castle avoids the elbow strike from Masiero, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masiero throws an elbow but misses.
Masiero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castle's defenses.
Masiero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masiero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masiero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castle lands an uppercut.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by Masiero.
Castle is trying to break the clinch but Masiero has him pressed against the cage.
Masiero lands an elbow that stopped Castle in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masiero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Masiero misses with an elbow over the top.
Castle has a couple of punches blocked by Masiero.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masiero trying to land knees to the body.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle wants to break free but Masiero has control.
Castle avoids the elbow strike from Masiero, against the cage.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masiero throws an elbow but misses.
Castle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castle scoring well with a low kick there.
Masiero throws a wild body kick that Castle sees coming a mile off.
Castle throws a series of punches but Masiero avoids them all with ease.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
Masiero blocks a jab.
Masiero throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
Masiero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masiero throws a head kick that misses.
Castle checks a low kick from Masiero.
Castle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masiero can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masiero. Masiero obviously looking to wear him down.
Castle keeps the fight on the outside.
Masiero wants to clinch.
Masiero throws a leg kick but Castle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Castle there.
Masiero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castle is looking to break free of the clinch but Masiero has double underhooks.
Castle tries to circle away but Masiero has him pinned against the cage.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle tries to break free but Masiero pushes him back against the cage.
Masiero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masiero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Masiero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masiero.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle tries to circle away but Masiero has him pinned against the cage.
Masiero misses with an elbow over the top.
Castle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle misses the jab.
Castle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Masiero.
Masiero lands with a slapping head kick.
Castle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castle throws a leg kick
and Masiero counters with a leg kick.
Masiero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masiero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masiero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castle.
Castle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Masiero throws a leg kick but Castle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masiero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castle's sensitive parts.
Masiero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Masiero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Masiero lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castle takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ettore Masiero dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Masiero tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Castle. Those never looked like landing.
Castle blocks the body kick.
Masiero moves out of range as Castle strikes.
Good leg kick by Masiero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Masiero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castle, pushing him back against the cage.
Masiero throws an elbow but it misses.
Masiero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castle's defenses.
Masiero lands an elbow that stopped Castle in his tracks for a moment.
Masiero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masiero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masiero pushes Castle away with a front kick.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Castle moves out of range as Masiero throws a body kick.
Masiero bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Masiero scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masiero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castle moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle avoids the head kick by Masiero.
Masiero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castle can do to turn this around?
Masiero connects with a solid leg kick.
Castle blocks a low kick nicely.
Masiero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dean Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masiero forces Castle back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masiero.
Masiero pushes off an throws an elbow but Castle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castle blocks the elbow strike.
Castle is looking to break free of the clinch but Masiero has double underhooks.
Masiero lands a good knee to the midsection. Castle won't want to take too many of those.
Masiero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Masiero lands an elbow that stopped Castle in his tracks for a moment.
Masiero misses with an elbow strike.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle avoids the elbow strike from Masiero, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masiero throws an elbow but misses.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Masiero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masiero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castle tries a body shot but Masiero blocks it.
Castle managing to block the knees to the body from Masiero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masiero lands an elbow just above Castle 's eye.
Masiero misses with an elbow strike.
Castle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castle tries to break free but Masiero pushes him back against the cage.
Masiero misses with an elbow over the top.
Masiero lands an elbow inside that Castle shrugs off.
Masiero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masiero lands an elbow that stopped Castle in his tracks for a moment.
Castle lands with a light punch inside.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masiero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castle is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masiero.
Castle managing to block the knees to the body from Masiero.
Masiero misses with an elbow strike.
Masiero misses with an elbow strike.
Castle tries to throw a body punch but Masiero avoids it by throwing Castle back against the cage.
Masiero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masiero lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Castle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masiero throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masiero.
Castle avoids a wild elbow strike from Masiero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Castle pushes Masiero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castle blocks an elbow strike.
Castle avoids the elbow strike from Masiero, against the cage.
Castle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castle is trying to force a seperation but Masiero has the dominant position.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masiero lands a nice elbow.
Masiero lands an elbow that stopped Castle in his tracks for a moment.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Masiero pushes off an throws an elbow but Castle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masiero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masiero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Masiero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castle avoids it.
Castle avoids the elbow strike from Masiero, against the cage.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masiero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castle's brow.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Castle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masiero connects with a leg kick. Castle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Masiero cracks the inside of Castle's front leg.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Masiero throws a low kick but Castle moves out of range easily.
Masiero connects with a high kick.
Castle blocks a head kick by Masiero.
Castle throws a sloppy body shot
and Masiero counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Masiero lands an elbow just above Castle 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masiero throws an elbow but misses.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle wants to break free but Masiero has control.
Masiero prevents Castle from breaking the clinch.
Castle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Masiero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castle's defenses.
Masiero trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masiero's elbow.
Masiero misses with an elbow over the top.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masiero has him pressed against the cage.
Castle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ettore Masiero dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Castle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Masiero is able to avoid easily.
Masiero lands a leg kick that knocks Castle off balance momentarily.
Masiero takes the fight into the clinch.
Castle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masiero moves out of range as Castle strikes.
Masiero throws a leg kick
and Castle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castle checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masiero.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Masiero.
Castle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That kick from Masiero tenderised Castle's leg. Castle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Masiero misses with a low kick.
Castle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Masiero. That one must have hurt.
Masiero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castle throws a lazy right hand but Masiero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masiero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Masiero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masiero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masiero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masiero. Masiero obviously looking to wear him down.
Masiero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Castle scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masiero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castle's brow.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Castle throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Castle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masiero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castle.
Masiero pushes off an throws an elbow but Castle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masiero lands an elbow inside that Castle shrugs off.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero throws an elbow but it misses.
Masiero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Masiero misses with an elbow strike.
Masiero throws an elbow but it misses.
Dean Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masiero misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masiero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castle's brow.
Castle is trying to break the clinch but Masiero has him pressed against the cage.
Castle avoids a wild elbow strike from Masiero.
Castle is trying to break free.
Masiero throws an elbow but it misses.
Castle avoids a wild elbow strike from Masiero.
Masiero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masiero throws a low kick but Castle moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Castle!
Masiero tries a head kick but it misses.
Masiero throws a wild body kick that Castle sees coming a mile off.
Masiero looks to throw a body kick
and Castle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masiero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masiero throws a solid leg kick but Castle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masiero.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masiero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masiero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Masiero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masiero throws a leg kick
and Castle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Masiero wants to clinch up but Castle keeps it at a distance.
A left and a right from Castle both land. Nice combination.
Masiero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Castle does no damage.
Castle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masiero tries to clinch but Castle moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Castle blocks the leg kick.
Ettore Masiero is winning the standup battle so far.
Castle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masiero circles away quickly and effectively.
Castle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masiero ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
Masiero moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Castle throws a head kick that misses.
Castle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masiero circles away quickly and effectively.
Masiero lands with a kick to the temple. Castle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masiero is looking to slow Castle down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masiero.
Castle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masiero instigates a clinch.
Masiero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masiero misses with an elbow over the top.
Castle blocks the elbow strike.
Masiero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masiero pushes off an throws an elbow but Castle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ettore Masiero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Masiero throws an elbow that misses.
Masiero prevents Castle from breaking the clinch.
Masiero misses with an elbow strike.
Castle is trying to push Masiero away but Masiero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masiero blocks an uppercut.
Masiero keeps control of Castle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Masiero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Castle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ettore Masiero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masiero 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ettore Masiero!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Soeren Lindstroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robot Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindstroem kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Time is Tickin away. Soeren Lindstroem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robot Joe's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soeren Lindstroem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robot Joe!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindstroem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lindstroem moves into range and clinches up with Joe.
Lindstroem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lindstroem is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Lindstroem throws an elbow but misses.
Lindstroem lands a nice uppercut.
Lindstroem lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joe.
Joe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lindstroem just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lindstroem is pressed up against the cage. Joe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lindstroem down to the mat. Lindstroem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joe moves out of range of the body kick.
Joe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joe wants to clinch
and Lindstroem counters with a nice body kick.
Lindstroem checks a leg kick nicely.
Lindstroem wants to clinch.
Lindstroem lands with a kick to the ribs.
Joe looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindstroem tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Lindstroem bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joe's head.
Lindstroem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soeren Lindstroem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe moves out of range as Lindstroem throws a body kick.
A head kick by Joe misses
and Lindstroem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soeren Lindstroem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Soeren Lindstroem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robot Joe.
Lindstroem lands a big head kick that sends Joe tumbling to the mat! Lindstroem takes a step backwards and waves Joe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Joe is rocked!
A head kick misses from Lindstroem.
Lindstroem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Lindstroem.
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Lindstroem finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindstroem motions for Joe to come forward. Lindstroem throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lindstroem thumps Joe with a low kick.
Joe seems to have recovered his senses.
Lindstroem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joe. That did some damage!
Lindstroem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindstroem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lindstroem. That one must have hurt.
Joe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lindstroem. That one must have hurt.
Joe 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.
Lindstroem closes the distance and pushes Joe back into the cage.
Lindstroem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joe wants to get back to striking at distance but Lindstroem won't allow it.
Lindstroem lands a right hand.
Lindstroem stalling against the cage.
Lindstroem pushes Joe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lindstroem lands a damaging elbow.
Lindstroem throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Lindstroem as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lindstroem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lindstroem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lindstroem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lindstroem tries to buck Joe off but Joe is having none of it.
Lindstroem regains half guard there - taking advantage of Joe's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindstroem wants to control but Joe is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying to work for a kimura but Lindstroem is defending well.
Joe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joe is just content to waste time from the top position. Lindstroem takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Joe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soeren Lindstroem dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lindstroem throws a leg kick but Joe moved away.
Lindstroem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joe, right into the meat.
Lindstroem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindstroem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joe throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe lands an overhand right.
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe is looking to clinch.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindstroem was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lindstroem as he avoids it easily.
Joe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joe is looking to land body kicks.
Joe throws a leg kick but Lindstroem moved away.
Lindstroem scores with a kick to the body.
Lindstroem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joe is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindstroem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindstroem misses with the combination.
Lindstroem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lindstroem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joe. That did some damage!
Lindstroem throws a nice head kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lindstroem - the referee stops the clock and Joe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lindstroem. Joe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lindstroem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lindstroem scores with a head kick. Joe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lindstroem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lindstroem's knee momentarily.
Joe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe connects with a solid leg kick.
Soeren Lindstroem is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Joe.
Lindstroem wants to land a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem tries to land a front kick but Joe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lindstroem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lindstroem throws a push kick but Joe slaps the foot to one side.
Lindstroem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe throws a leg kick but Lindstroem checks it.
Lindstroem throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joe on the side of the head.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch but Lindstroem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lindstroem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lindstroem enables Joe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lindstroem manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindstroem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lindstroem can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Joe controls the pace.
Joe looking to sit in guard and control but Lindstroem gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joe has Lindstroem pulled in close to control his posture.
Joe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Joe throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lindstroem escapes and throws Joe's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lindstroem tries to move to mount but Joe blocks the move with his legs.
Joe trying to remain calm as Lindstroem controls from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe is trying to control Lindstroem's posture but Lindstroem avoids it.
Joe is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soeren Lindstroem dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Joe is keen to just control but Lindstroem is a slippery customer.
Joe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Joe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe trying to pass the guard but Lindstroem defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joe is working for a submission of some sort.
Joe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lindstroem defending well though.
Lindstroem trying to control but Joe postures up.
Joe trying to control from Lindstroem's half guard. Lindstroem has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lindstroem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindstroem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe looking to pass the guard.
Joe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lindstroem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lindstroem preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joe throws a big right hand that misses.
Joe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Joe is in close to Lindstroem's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindstroem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Joe being controlled here momentarily.
Joe wants to pass the guard but Lindstroem is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe pushes down on Lindstroem's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robot Joe really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joe throws a hook but Lindstroem blocks it.
Lindstroem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lindstroem tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lindstroem.
Joe tries to clinch up.
Joe misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Joe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lindstroem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Joe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Joe throws a strike but Lindstroem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Joe is trying to control the position but Lindstroem postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lindstroem wants to pass the guard but Joe is keeping the position.
Joe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Joe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lindstroem stacks Joe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lindstroem!
Robot Joe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joe is not content to let Lindstroem control the position.
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.
Joe strikes from the bottom but Lindstroem takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Lindstroem controlling from mount.
Joe is trying to reverse the position but instead Lindstroem has taken his back - oops!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lindstroem looking to hold on to the position here but Joe rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Lindstroem stopping the sweep attempt from Joe.
That's four 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.
Joe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joe keeping full guard, as Lindstroem tries to pass.
Lindstroem got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lindstroem has managed to get both his arms back between Joe's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robot Joe dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Joe motions for Lindstroem to come forward. Joe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joe.
A head kick misses from Joe.
Joe fails with the takedown
and Lindstroem counters with a thumping low kick.
Lindstroem lands a high kick!
Joe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lindstroem avoids it really well and circles away.
Lindstroem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joe's calf.
Lindstroem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Joe.
Lindstroem scores with a leg kick.
Joe is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindstroem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lindstroem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindstroem is looking to chop away at Joe's legs.
A clash of legs there as Joe blocks the low kick.
Joe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Joe avoids the head kick by Lindstroem.
Joe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lindstroem manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lindstroem keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Joe looking to pass the guard.
Lindstroem pulls Joe in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindstroem looking for a sweep. Not yet Lindstroem, not yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lindstroem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Soeren Lindstroem just wasn't active enough.
Lindstroem tries to clinch up
and Joe counters with a takedown into side control.
Joe looks up at the clock and then as Lindstroem takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Joe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Joe tries to score with some ground and pound. Lindstroem controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lindstroem takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lindstroem manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe actively working from the bottom here.
Lindstroem is pressing down on Joe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joe is holding on for now.
Joe is looking for a sweep. Lindstroem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Joe gets back to full guard.
Joe has his foot on Lindstroem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lindstroem works his way back into a safe position though.
Joe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lindstroem puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Joe wants to get back to full guard.
Lindstroem trying to control the action but Joe is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe actively working from the bottom here.
Joe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soeren Lindstroem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lindstroem has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soeren Lindstroem!
Soeren Lindstroem retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Coburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Atreyu- You were the king, now your unconcsious. Alex Coburn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John White's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Coburn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coburn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Coburn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Coburn looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coburn manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Coburn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Coburn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
Coburn scores with a shot to the body.
Coburn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coburn.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White looks to land a left hand but Coburn moved out of range nicely.
White loads up on a big right hand but Coburn slips the punch.
White throws a body punch but Coburn moves out of range.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Coburn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coburn cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Coburn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coburn throws a good cross that connects.
White scores with a nice head shot.
White lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Coburn misses its intended target.
Coburn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Coburn.
White misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a hook to the side of Coburn's head but Coburn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coburn avoids the body shot from White.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
A cross from Coburn lands.
Coburn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coburn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coburn.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coburn.
White loads up on a big right hand but Coburn slips the punch.
Coburn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Coburn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Coburn is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
White tries to throw a body punch but Coburn avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Coburn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coburn lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Coburn tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Coburn back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Coburn as the two fighters clinch.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coburn lands a nice shot to the body.
Coburn slips under a jab from White.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coburn. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coburn 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.
White scores with the left hand. Coburn knows he should have avoided that one.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coburn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coburn slips a straight right by White.
Coburn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White staying out of range there.
Coburn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Coburn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Coburn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White misses with a looping right.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coburn.
Coburn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coburn.
Coburn connects with a body shot.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Coburn counters with a left to the body.
White takes one to the chin there.
Coburn digs a good hook to White's body.
White is breathing heavily.
Coburn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coburn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White slips a straight right by Coburn.
Coburn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Coburn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coburn.
Coburn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Coburn scores with a jab to the body.
Coburn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White defending well as Coburn loads up on a big left hand.
Coburn's corner calls for a 1-2. Coburn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White ducks right into an uppercut from Coburn.
Jab, jab by Coburn - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coburn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coburn lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
Coburn lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
Coburn scores with a punch to the head.
Coburn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Jab, jab by Coburn - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coburn connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coburn.
Coburn lands a lovely overhand right.
Coburn connects with the punch.
Coburn connects with a body shot.
Coburn's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
Coburn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Coburn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coburn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coburn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Coburn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Coburn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Coburn sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Coburn connects with a looping right hand.
Coburn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coburn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coburn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coburn lands an overhand right.
Coburn connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Coburn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coburn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Coburn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coburn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coburn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Coburn lands a head shot.
White looks to land a left hand but Coburn moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Coburn.
White throws a series of punches but Coburn avoids them all with ease.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Coburn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Coburn scores with a body shot.
Coburn thuds a left hand into White's body.
Coburn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Coburn.
Coburn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
Coburn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Coburn lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coburn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White ducks right into an uppercut from Coburn.
Coburn has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
Coburn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coburn lands a big right hand that drops White! The killer instinct kicks in and Coburn finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Coburn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Coburn!
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